Attend Workshops
Our chapter is continually developing workshops for areas of interest to the business entrepreneur. We presently find a continuing need for the workshops shown below, and present those a number of times each year.
How to Start and Manage a Small Business
Writing Effective and Useful Business Plans
Bookkeeping and Quick Books for Start-Ups
Opening and Operating a Restaurant
The very secure Acteva system allows you to fully register for the workshops.
If you intend to register for a workshop, press Acteva system and register electronically.
You will save $5 compared to paying at the day of the workshop.
Call 707-571-8342 for more information.
How to Start and Manage a Small Business
If you are an entrepreneur just starting out with your venture, or if you are struggling through your first year of operation, there's nothing more helpful - and encouraging - than this 4-hour workshop. You will receive expert advice about all aspects of starting and operating your business:
Getting yourself into the right mind set, differentiating your product or service in a competitive environment, and promoting them through skillful (and cheap) guerilla marketing. Other topics are: Legal business formation, financing, and taxes.
Dates: January 13, 2007 Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Cost and Location: See below
Writing Effective and Useful Business Plans
In this workshop, you will get a start on writing your business plan, and how it can be fun and exciting rather than tedious. A straightforward process of "telling your business story" will serve as your writing guide. You will learn about the main components of a good business plan: Position your product or service within your industry; reaching your target customers through methods of guerilla marketing; and how operations, marketing, and sales work together.
You'll hear about the choices you have to legally "form" your business: sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, S or C corporation. Considerable time will be spent on another crucial topic: how to convince an underwriter at a bank to fund your business. We will talk about the entire process from application to managing the loans prudently.
Dates: March 10, 2007 Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Cost and Location: See below
Bookkeeping and Quick Books for Start-Ups
Part 1, we will explain the main concepts and the terminology of bookkeeping for a small business: what a balance sheet contains, the difference between cash and accrual basis, income statement (also called profit-loss), cash flow, and how these different aspects of recording and controlling your money interact.
Part 2, we will set up the chart of accounts for a fictitious small business in front of your very eyes: which information you need to get started, how to pay bills, how to enter accounts payable and receivable, and how to know whether you are making money or just moving monies around.
Dates: February 10, 2007 Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Cost and Location: See below
Opening and Operating a Restaurant
Part 1, you will be guided through every step required to open a restaurant and receive pointers about leases, concept, design and equipment, financing, hiring your personnel, menu, food production, as well as details about formalities such as taxes and licenses.
Part 2, you will learn how to operate a restaurant: how to prepare quality food, how to provide efficient service, and how to create a pleasant ambience - and make a living. You will be treated to several bits of wisdom acquired over decades in the business: No free Come-ons, no Two-for-One coupons, no personal checks, no unproductive advertising gimmicks.
Dates: December 9, 2006 Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Cost and Location: See below
Cost: $35 if registered in advance; $40 at the door; If you wish, call our office at (707) - 571 - 8342 for registration details.
Location: Emeritus Hall - Room 1520 at Santa Rosa Junior College at their Santa Rosa campus.
Elliott Avenue, off Mendocino Avenue. Directions for Emeritus Hall: First parking lot on right, third building on far end of lot. Please call for room number updates prior to session. For a map of the SRJC campus is, click here.
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