Events/Workshops

The road to financial security presents numerous turning points, and you will learn that there may be a few detours along the way. Working toward financial security will provide peace of mind and help you handle the inevitable financial bumps in the road. In addition, you will gain confidence in managing your finances. Staying on track takes planning and persistence. Attend one or all the free classes being offered in this series to help improve your financial management skills.

Taller para los que piensan empezar un negocio. Hablamos de como hacer un estudio de factibilidad, como estructurar legalmente el negocio y cómo hacer un estudio de mercado.

Speaker: Luis Reynoso - Analista de Negocios - Maricopa SBDC

Business Launch is a two hour workshop designed to help you evaluate your business idea. Course covers the basic information needed to start a business, how to do a feasibility study to determine if the idea can fly and tips for business success.

Speaker: Lisha Garcia

Business Launch is a two hour workshop designed to help you evaluate your business idea. Course covers the basic information needed to start a business, how to do a feasibility study to determine if the idea can fly and tips for business success.

Speaker: Lisha Garcia

Triple your chances of survival.

Taller para los que piensan empezar un negocio. Hablamas de como hacer un estudio de factibilidad, como estructurar legalmente el negocio y cómo hacer un estudio de mercado.

Speaker: Lisha Garcia

Are you prepared to become an entrepreneur? Improve your chances for success with this workshop! Small business professionals of the Maricopa Community Colleges Small Business Developement Center will explain the due diligence before starting a business, the process to follow and mistakes to avoid. Areas covered will be the feasibility study, market reserach, break-even analysis, Licensing, Permits, LLC's and steps to set up your business.

Speaker: Luis Reynoso - Business Analyst - Maricopa Community Colleges SBDC

1st in a series of four business seminars sponsored by the City of Scottsdale - Business Planning

Speaker: Luis Reynoso

This class will assist you with developing your business plan for financing. Small Busines professionals of the Maricopa Community Colleges Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will explain the key elements of a business plan for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the bank, types of financing qualification requirements for a loan, the 5C's of credit and financial projections.

Speaker: Luis Reynoso - Business Analyst - Maricopa Community Colleges SBDC

If your business is standing still, you are already falling behind in today’s business environment. Join our Leadership Power Groups–a new paradigm in leadership learning and experience. LPG is a 10-month program identifying your values and applying those values to every aspect of your business. LPG is not for everyone—if you are committed to investing your time and effort into building yourself and your company; if you want to gain new knowledge and share thoughts with others who are equally passionate; if you are willing to bring 1 or 2 key employees with you to share the experience; and if you want to implement a plan to make positive changes in how you do business immediately, then you will take the next step now to get more information about joining this exciting program. Does your business: Enjoy gross revenue or sales of at least $500,000 annually or approaching $1 million? Employ 5 to 75 employees? Are you a leader who: Is committed to investing time, effort and resources into building yourself and your company? Desires to gain new knowledge and share thoughts with others who are equally passionate? Wants to implement a plan to make positive changes in how to do business immediately? Values your employees and wants to develop them to be engaged, productive and committed to the success of the business? Is willing to bring 1 or 2 key employees into the program to learn together and share the experience and the implementation of the new ideas and tools you will gain? If you answered “YES” to these questions, then you may be a perfect candidate for membership in Leadership Power Groups. Cost of the program is $3970.00 for each business entity up to 3 participants. BUT if you register before September 1, you will receive a 10% discount–full payment $3573.00 — get one full session free. * Sessions begin Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Opening Session - Meet the Players. * 10/13/10 - The Leader’s Role in the New Reality – Overview of the course; expectations between sessions; Identifying new leadership skills needed in the New Reality. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby & Sylva Leduc * 11/10/10 - Vision & Values Determine Your Level of Success – 1. Explore, question and identify your company’s true core values; 2. Identify, implement and ensure you are operating from those values and not compromising your core integrity. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby & Kandi Lee * 12/02/10 - A. The High Cost of Doing Nothing-Impact your Bottom Line-Leverage Your Talent. B. “ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?!”-Communicate Effectively-Engage Your Employees.” – Engaging, retaining, creating a dynamic and high performance organization; Examining the multi-generational & virtual workforce. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby, Ted Szaniawski & John Guettler * 01/12/11 - Customer Service is the New Marketing - Who are your profitable customers? Learn how to find more; how do you engage customers; product development using customer feedback. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby & Norma Huibregtse * 02/09/11 - Marketing, Branding & Other Strategic Issues in the New Economy – The Value Proposition & Positioning Statement that reflect your business precisely. Identifying risks. Sustainability in your organization. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby, Tom Fulcher & Fay Feeney * 03/09/11 - Building a High Performance Sales Team…for Selling in the New Normal – Selling in the New Normal requires new rules, strategies & ways of thinking – the customer & the selling environment have changed. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby & Vickie Bouffard * 04/13/11 - Using Social Media & Strategic Visibility in the New Economy – Developing strategic social media strategy; what are the right tools to use; gaining strategic visibility. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby, Ann Videan and Panel of Strategists * 05/11/11 - A. Financing a Growth Company B. Measuring the Cost of Growth & Forecasting ROI – Creating the future of your organization on paper; calculating and measuring the cost of growth. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby & Rosiland Moore * 06/08/11 - Things are Different Now: Leveraging the System – Identify Social Capital in Your Organization – Leverage productivity and impact the bottom line by identifying Social Capital in relation to Human Capital in your organization; a culture scan of the organization. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby & Dr. Deborah Peck * 07/13/11 - Leadership Wrap Up/Next Steps/Graduation – Look back over the 10 months of the program; share learnings and successes you have experienced; look at where to go next. Leaders: Margaret Jacoby, Mark Engle & Speakers from all sessions..

Customer service means money. Are your employees bringing in more money?

"Hands-on" training that will show you how to set-up a new company, handle monthly accounting chores, and familiarize you with the various reports QuickBooks offers.

Get the most from QuickBooks, the best selling small business accounting software. This 16 hour hands-on workshop covers everyday tasks to help you effectively and accurately manage your financial data. Learn the basics of this business acounting package in a two-day trainiing program. Course fee includes textbooks and materials.

Speaker: Michelle Savoy - President of Savoy Bookkeeping and Tax Services

This is a 2 day session that will help you learn how to set-up your and manage your Quickbooks accounts. When Quick Books data is entered correctly, it can be a powerful tool for managing your business. Make your CPA happy. Attend this Class! All training material costs are covered by the cost of this session. Cost $175 to be paid on first day of the seminar. Lunch is on your own. For more information call Molly Pitts at 1-928-333-4298 or the main SBDC office at 928-532-6170 for more information

Speaker: Gary Hanyzewski

This is a FREE course. In one day, you'll learn how to build your own website with MS site builder. You will need to have a personal or email address to register your site. BRING ANY AND ALL PHOTO'S YOU'LL WANT TO USE IN YOUR WEBSITE. Lunch is on your own.

Speaker: Gary Hanyzewski