Is your business WOSB/ED-WOSB certified?
Before you can participate in the women?s federal contracting program, you must either use SBA FREE online application or an approved third-party certifier. Both methods will require you to use the WOSB.Certify.sba.gov new portal.
This webinar will provide you information on the certification process for the Women Owed Small Business Certification Program. Is your business WOSB/ED-WOSB certified?
Before you can participate in the women?s federal contracting program, you must either use SBA FREE online application or an approved third-party certifier. Both methods will require you to use the WOSB.Certify.sba.gov new portal.
This webinar will provide you information on the certification process for the Women Owed Small Business Certification Program. This webinar will provide local makers with invaluable insights and practical strategies to take their businesses to the next level. This engaging one-hour session will cover essential topics such as product preparation, pricing strategies, catalog creation, business planning, participating in our Makers & Merchants Matchmaking Event to get in front of local retailers, negotiating terms, order fulfillment, marketing tactics, legal considerations, building lasting relationships, and sustainable scaling. Whether you?re a craftsperson, artisan, or local producer, this webinar is your gateway to successfully breaking into the wholesale market while continuing to participate in farmers markets and local shows. Join us to unlock the secrets of wholesale success and watch your business flourish! Are you looking to establish yourself as an influencer and thought leader in your industry? This interactive session, led by LinkedIn marketing expert Sheryl Cattell, will show you how to increase your presence and impact on LinkedIn, the world?s largest professional network. This Live Online Workshop will focus on the ways that business people can leverage LinkedIn to build their credibility and business leads without spending a dime. Participants will come away with practical tips and a checklist of best practices for creating memorable content on LinkedIn that will attract your ideal customer.
The topics covered in the webinar include:
Creating a business page on LinkedIn
Establishing the goals for your business presence on LinkedIn
Connecting with the target companies, job titles, and influencers in your ?space?
Developing a pillar and cluster content strategy to support your business goals
Getting more mileage from your posts (from hundreds to thousands of views)
Learning the pros and cons of hosting an event on LinkedIn
About Our Instructor
LinkedIn marketing expert Sheryl Cattell, MBA, CSM, MCLC is a certified lead instructor at BizHack Academy and the creator of the LinkedIn Business Edge, a course designed to help businesses drive sales and build strategic partnerships using LinkedIn. https://bizhack.com/lbe
Sheryl has spent more than 25 years in digital marketing, is the founder of South Florida Interactive Marketing https://sfima.com, and is a Master Certified Life Coach. Do you want to use LinkedIn as a launching pad for your success? This program will show you a unique, three-pronged LinkedIn strategy ? the Three C?s of LinkedIn Success ? to build your business!
The 1.0-hour class will include:
Live demonstrations on LinkedIn of the key parts of the strategy
Why the strategy works and how to put it into practice
Q&A
Course Outline
The 1st C ? How to use (free) advanced search techniques to find and add the right Connections
The 2nd C ? How to project Credibility using your LinkedIn profile
The 3rd C ? How to use Conversations to build your reputation and gain new customers
Learner Outcomes
Techniques to locate the right new connections on LinkedIn
How to generate targeted lists of your perfect prospects ? and what to do next
How to transform your LinkedIn profile into a landing page ? for you!
Profitable things to say on LinkedIn Join us for this one-hour webinar where we?ll walk you through everything you need to know to discover your strategic position. By learning how to perform a SWOT analysis for your business, you can understand what actions you need to take to ensure your business thrives.
Course Outline
What is SWOT?
What are my strengths?
What are my weaknesses?
Understanding opportunities
Evaluating threats
Learner Outcomes
How to create a SWOT analysis
Learn to identify internal strengths and weaknesses
Understand external opportunities and threats 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. SBDC StartSmart was developed by the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center. This year?s program is tailored to being held virtually to facilitate virtual discussion, class engagement, & mastery of content. Participation in StartSmart will also allow access to online business planning software. The program is facilitated by specially trained SBDC consultants and a long-term relationship with the SBDC and follow-up consulting is available and encouraged.
Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or are still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools?and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
SBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
Evaluate & refine your business concept
Improve your knowledge of business concepts
Research markets and competition
Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
Develop a thorough, practical business plan
Course Outline
Eight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
MODULE 1: Business Success ? How do we get there?
MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions
MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies
MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers
MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
MODULE 8: Plan, Run, Review, Revise
SBDC StartSmart programs include 16 hours of instruction delivered over a period of four weeks. Sessions will be held twice a week for 2 hours each. Check your preferred location for details on when their 2021 program will be held.
Learner Outcomes
Owning your own business is the American dream. Building it to withstand the test of time requires a unique set of tools. SBDC StartSmart? provides the resources, support, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
SBDC StartSmart provides the tools to:
Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
SBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
Access to financial and business resources.
A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals.
Notes
A Public Service and Outreach Unit of the University of Georgia. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All programs of the UGA SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Testimonials
''I cannot thank you enough for the stellar StartSmart program. This experience has transformed the way I do business, both now and in the future.?
''I look forward to following up with my SBDC Consultant to build on this program and continue to strengthen my business plan and practices.'' SBDC StartSmart was developed by the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center. This year?s program is tailored to being held virtually to facilitate virtual discussion, class engagement, & mastery of content. Participation in StartSmart will also allow access to online business planning software. The program is facilitated by specially trained SBDC consultants and a long-term relationship with the SBDC and follow-up consulting is available and encouraged.
Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or are still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools?and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
SBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
Evaluate & refine your business concept
Improve your knowledge of business concepts
Research markets and competition
Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
Develop a thorough, practical business plan
Course Outline
Eight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
MODULE 1: Business Success ? How do we get there?
MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions
MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies
MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers
MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
MODULE 8: Plan, Run, Review, Revise
SBDC StartSmart programs include 16 hours of instruction delivered over a period of four weeks. Sessions will be held twice a week for 2 hours each. Check your preferred location for details on when their 2021 program will be held.
Learner Outcomes
Owning your own business is the American dream. Building it to withstand the test of time requires a unique set of tools. SBDC StartSmart? provides the resources, support, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
SBDC StartSmart provides the tools to:
Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
SBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
Access to financial and business resources.
A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals.
Notes
A Public Service and Outreach Unit of the University of Georgia. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All programs of the UGA SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Testimonials
''I cannot thank you enough for the stellar StartSmart program. This experience has transformed the way I do business, both now and in the future.?
''I look forward to following up with my SBDC Consultant to build on this program and continue to strengthen my business plan and practices.'' SBDC StartSmart was developed by the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center. This year?s program is tailored to being held virtually to facilitate virtual discussion, class engagement, & mastery of content. Participation in StartSmart will also allow access to online business planning software. The program is facilitated by specially trained SBDC consultants and a long-term relationship with the SBDC and follow-up consulting is available and encouraged.
Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or are still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools?and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
SBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
Evaluate & refine your business concept
Improve your knowledge of business concepts
Research markets and competition
Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
Develop a thorough, practical business plan
Course Outline
Eight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
MODULE 1: Business Success ? How do we get there?
MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions
MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies
MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers
MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
MODULE 8: Plan, Run, Review, Revise
SBDC StartSmart programs include 16 hours of instruction delivered over a period of four weeks. Sessions will be held twice a week for 2 hours each. Check your preferred location for details on when their 2021 program will be held.
Learner Outcomes
Owning your own business is the American dream. Building it to withstand the test of time requires a unique set of tools. SBDC StartSmart? provides the resources, support, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
SBDC StartSmart provides the tools to:
Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
SBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
Access to financial and business resources.
A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals.
Notes
A Public Service and Outreach Unit of the University of Georgia. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All programs of the UGA SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Testimonials
''I cannot thank you enough for the stellar StartSmart program. This experience has transformed the way I do business, both now and in the future.?
''I look forward to following up with my SBDC Consultant to build on this program and continue to strengthen my business plan and practices.''
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