Stop Spinning Your Wheels. Start Dominating Social Media.
The top challenges crushing social media users right now:
Reaching the right audience
Creating effective content
Meeting engagement goals
Constructing a strategy that produces results
Sound familiar?
Here's the gamechanger: Crafting an unstoppable social media approach isn't about throwing content at the wall and hoping it sticks. It's about strategy, precision, and results. This LIve Online Workshop walks you through the exact playbook to set goals AND hit them:
Tracking every metric that matters
Benchmarking your performance against competitors
Unlocking the hidden potential in your content calendar
Ready to shift your activity into actual impact? Let's go.
What to Expect from This Live Online Workshop?
Building a Powerful Social Presence that commands attention in your industry
Aligning Your Strategy with Real Business Goals?no more guessing games
Knowing Your Audience (and Beating Your Competition) with deep competitive intelligence
Choosing the Right Platforms for Your Business and stop wasting time where you don't belong
Creating Content That Converts?not just gets likes, but drives actual results
Expanding Your Reach Exponentially with proven amplification methods
Measuring What Matters with tracking systems that show exactly what's working
Join us and walk away with an actionable blueprint you can implement immediately. Remember the guy with the $$$ suit yelling on TV the government has money to give away? The honest answer is no, they aren?t giving money to everyone that ask, but there is grant money for people that qualify. Learn about where to find grant programs that are available and what are the steps needed to apply.
This course will be taught by Daniel McCoy, Business Consultant for UGA SBDC at Kennesaw State University, who holds four certificates in various grant writing courses and has worked with for profit companies, non-profits and churches in seeking grant funds. Join us for this webinar to learn the ins and outs regarding grants.
Course Outline
Agenda
The myth of free money
Types of grant programs
Searching and finding grants
Qualifying and applying for a grant
Q and A
Learner Outcomes
Attendees will gain an understanding of:
what grants are available to small business
how to search for grants
how to qualify for grants.
steps to apply for grants The DeKalb Chamber Executive Committee meets to discuss the important issues impacting the Chamber and the business community as well as approve upcoming business. Join us for an informative session led by Jennell K. Taylor, Economic Development Specialist and Veteran Business Development Officer with the SBA Georgia District Office. This presentation will guide business owners and entrepreneurs through key strategies for securing access to capital, preparing for financing, and maximizing the value of business counseling resources. Attendees will also gain clarity on SBA certification options and learn how to determine which certification best aligns with their business goals?plus additional insights to support long-term business growth. Whether you're looking to expand your professional network, explore new business opportunities, or simply engage with like-minded individuals, this Multi-Chamber Mixer is your gateway to meaningful connections. Join the DeKalb Chamber, Greater Perimeter Chamber and Brookhaven Chamber for an evening designed to foster collaboration, celebrate community, and elevate your networking experience. A business plan is more than just a document ? it?s your roadmap to success.
A strong business plan helps keep you focused, reach your goals and is critical if you plan to seek financing for your business. Many business owners don?t have a business plan because they just don?t know where to start. This class breaks down each section of the business plan, from the executive summary to financial projections, with tools and resources to guide you along the way. Whether you?re just starting a business, need funding, or just finally have time to focus, this class will help you create an effective business plan to guide your business for years to come.
LEARN HOW TO:
Use the business plan tool or template that works for you
Understand and explain who your target customer is
Start with your company description and proceed step-by-step to finish your business plan
Strategically position your business using a written plan
Incorporate a strong financial foundation into your business plan Financial Fundamentals for Business Owners will aim to improve the financial decision making of small business owners. The program content is designed to educate business owners on the importance of good financial data and how to use that financial data for both tactical and strategic decision making. This program will cover the process around good recordkeeping, the tools to use, the reports to be derived, how to analyze the numbers to improve cash flow and profits. Participants will also gain a better understanding of how banks/lenders evaluate their businesses and capital requests.
Course Outline
Accounting and Record Keeping Basics
Understanding Financial Statements
Analyzing Financial Statements
Improving Cash Flow and Increasing Profits
Establishing Financial Controls
Forecasting
Becoming Bank Ready and Financing Options
Learner Outcomes
Participants will learn how to understand and interpret data on financial statements.
Participants will learn strategies for improving cash flow and increasing profits.
Participants will learn how to implement financial controls in their business.
Participants will learn how to become ''bank ready'' and gain an understanding of financing options.
Course Outline
What COVID-19 has and hasn?t changed for Small Business taxes.
Overview of accounting best practices.
Seven tax tips to help your business.
Learner Outcomes
Understand best practices in business record keeping that?ll help you all year.
Learn the top seven tips for making sure tax season is a breeze. This is a practical course designed to help small business owners and professionals build visibility, credibility, and meaningful connections on LinkedIn without sounding overly polished, sales-focused, or impersonal.
You will learn how to create a strong profile, share content that reflects their expertise and personality, engage with the right people, and turn online connections into real business relationships. The course focuses on using LinkedIn as a relationship-building tool?helping you show up consistently, communicate authentically, and grow your professional brand in a way that feels natural and human.
LEARN HOW TO:
Optimize each section of your LinkedIn profile for stronger visibility and credibility
Use strategic keywords to help the right people discover your business and expertise
Strengthen your personal brand with clear, consistent messaging
Create and share content that supports your marketing goals and generates new opportunities The DeKalb Chamber Small Business Committee assists the Chamber with recruiting, educating, and mentoring small businesses. Create and identify opportunities for growth and facilitate partnerships to improve small business programs. Help identify opportunities in the public and private sector.
This committee meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Workshop - Building an Effective Social Media Strategy
Workshop - Grants for Small Business: Myths vs. Realities
DeKalb Chamber Executive Committee Meeting
Business @ Breakfast - SBA Pathways to Capital, Certification, and Business Readiness
Multi Chamber Mixer at Hyatt Regency Atlanta Perimeter at Villa Christina
Workshop - Writing a Business Plan
Workshop - Start-Up Business - Financial Plan
Workshop - LinkedIn That Works
Small Business Committee Meeting
