Essential Steps for Writing a Business Plan

A business plan is a necessity for the success of your business! This workshop will cover all aspects of creating a business plan. Critical topics such as business development, marketing plans, advertising strategies, financial analysis & budgeting will be covered.   Attendees may bring a laptop to work on their business plan during the training.

QuickBooks Boot Camp

In this day long workshop, participants will learn how to set up their company file from scratch; how to create a quality chart of accounts; how to create new vendors, customer, items and accounts. You will also learn how to pay bills, invoice customers, receive payments, make deposits and reconcile bank accounts. An introduction to the report center will be covered, including how to create a Profit & Loss Statement and a Balance Sheet. Ideal for business owners, office managers, and bookkeepers who are brand new to QuickBooks, as well as, existing users who would like some formal education in one of these QuickBooks features. Please note that there will be a one hour lunch break (lunch not provided).

How to Successfully Start Your New Business

This hands-on workshop will help you get started quickly as you learn the steps necessary to successfully launch your new business. Learn to prepare a written plan you can use to build and grow a profitable business. Learn the best way to structure your business as you identify and focus on the key marketing, sales and financial issues of your business and how to bring it all together. This powerful event has helped many entrepreneurs just like you  achieve success.

LinkedIn for Business Development and Networking

Whether you are a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced user of LinkedIn, this workshop has something new and essential for you! Using LinkedIn actively and strategically, you can and will grow your business! Learn how to:

* Create / improve / complete your LinkedIn profile and presence to increase your visibility and
the probability of being found by others

* Build a network that expands your search capability

* Utilize Groups and Advanced Search to prospect for, find and connect with potential new
Customers, Strategic Referral Partners, Vendors and Service Providers, and Industry Peers

* Expand your Search Results list (and save the cost of Premium services)

* Message within LinkedIn for free with in-direct connections (and save the cost of Premium
services)

* Identify the last name of 3rd level connections (and save the cost of Premium services)

* Find contact information (including phone and email addresses) for in-direct connections

Annual California Agricultural Export (CalAgX) Session (1 of 6)

Topic: Food & Agricultural Exporting Essentials

Specialty crops… you grow them, but who’s buying? It’s no secret that international sales is the next frontier in moving mass quantities of crops.  It’s just simple math.  The seven billion plus people living on Earth is more than the 300 or so million here in the United States.  Figuring out a way to get your crop to other countries could be the way to grow your farm and your business in ways you never imagined.  The six (6) session California Agricultural Export (CalAgX) Training Program will help you not only figure these things out, but will also save your  time and money in the process.  You’ll connect with foreign buyers and global trade professionals during the course of the comprehensive and insightful program in California.

New Client Orientation

This orientation will give insight into starting and running a successful small business. You will learn about what the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has to offer and how we can assist you in establishing or maintaining your small business through one-on-one consultation and training seminars. We offer the New Client Orientation free of charge to all new clients.