Workshop Registration and Schedule - Business Bootcamp

Registration

• Pre-registration is required - call 818.238.5198
• Burbank businesses/residents receive priority!
• Cost:
  • $10 - Burbank residents/businesses
  • $15 - non-residents/business
  • FREE - Burbank Chamber of Commerce members

All Classes: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Payment is made at the door (cash only).

All workshops will be held in the Community Services Building located at 150 N. Third St. (free parking is available off Olive Ave.)

Title and Time	Description
Start Your Own Business...NOW!	Ever dreamt of starting your own business?  Are you an aspiring entrepreneur who wants to achieve independence and financial freedom?  This fast-paced workshop will arm you with the basic information you need to know in order to get your business idea into motion.  Topics will include: facing the realities, avoiding the pitfalls, utilizing your resources, basic business planning strategies, city permits/licenses and general financing information you need to know.  Control your own destiny and take this first, important step toward making your dream come true.
9/11 11/5
Business Accounting & Finance Basics	This class introduces and overviews basic accounting procedures for the small business owner. The entire accounting cycle including identifying and organizing business transactions, prepare journal entries and adjusting journal entries, preparing the financial statements and preparing closing entries will be covered. Learn how to understand the financial health of your business.
12/3
All About Business Loans - FREE!	Do you want to expand, purchase equipment/inventory, or restructure your existing business?  Explore various SBA, microloan, minority, veteran and special loan programs.  Learn how to apply.  Credit, collateral, cashflow and character are discussed as well as loan packaging options.
9/10 11/19
E-Commerce	A series of seminars covering website creation, website marketing and promotion, and e-commerce solutions.  The seminars will be organized into three components: 1) website design and creation, 2) marketing and promotion of the website, 3) conducting business via the Internet and website.  Classes will be held on the Woodbury University campus.
9/17 Part #1 - Creating A Website 9/24 Part #2 - Promoting A Website 10/1 Part #3 - Doing Business on the Web
Customer Service	In today’s economy, what will differentiate your business from all the rest? The key is customer service and managing customer relationships. Learn all the tricks of the trade and how to implement practices for your business and your employees to retain your current customers and attract new ones.
11/13
Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations	Just the core, most important aspects of how to identify a solid, working, realistic marketing plan for your business. An 80% business failure rate is often attributed to lack of a formal and effective marketing strategy. The best product won’t sell if no one knows about it! Find out how to attract people to your business and generate more sales with target marketing, research, competitive analysis, timeline and budgeting and appropriate options for advertising, networking and client relations and retention.
10/8
QuickBooks Beginners!	QuickBooks is designed to make it easy to accomplish everyday financial tasks. Learn how QuickBooks helps you easily manage business fiscal affairs, and maintain complete and accurate records.
10/22
QuickBooks Advanced!	This workshop is the next step in getting all the QuickBooks tools you need in one package. Manage customers, vendors, and employees easily with access to contact information, balances, and transactions. Boost efficiency with direct access to key tasks and information. Organize everything in one place, including sales, expenses, business loans, and more.
10/29
Marketing II – Brainstorming Your Business!	Part II of our Marketing Series briefly introduces Marketing Fundamentals and how to assess your current strategies. This class is an intensive, fast-paced breakout session that will specifically target your business and provide feedback on instant solutions and short & long term approaches to bringing in new clients for your company’s growth.
11/12
Intellectual Property Rights/Risk Management	This session on Intellectual Property (IP) and Risk Management will provide the business owner and/or entrepreneur and overview of two timely content areas. The intellectual property session will introduce laws covering basic patents, copyright, designs and trademarks and how these laws protect property rights in the creative and inventive arts. It will also show how these regulations give the creators certain exclusive rights to deal with their creative works or inventions. The session on risk management will cover areas of commercial risk and refer to numerous types of threats caused by environment, technology, humans, and organizations. Loss mitigation will also be discussed which involves insurance and other contingency planning protections.
12/4
Business Planning for New & Growing Success	The importance of a comprehensive, well thought out business plan cannot be overemphasized. Much hinges on it: outside funding, credit from suppliers, management of your operation and finances, marketing of your business, and achievement of your goals and objectives. This class is designed to give an overview of the components of a well written business plan, including examining the proposed products, the market, the industry, management policies, marketing, production needs and financial needs.
12/10

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