Business Basics Course Descriptions

The Business Basics courses may be taken as individual sessions or all five as part of the series.  Learn More

The First Steps to Starting Your Business

The Small Business Development Center offers a class for new business owners. In a small group setting, you will review the basics of going into business and identify your next steps.  Instruction time is three hours, including time for questions and answers.

  • Fall 2013 Date to be determined

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Financial Basics for Business

Financial statements can help you make key decisions for your business. This three-hour workshop provides an introduction to three basic financial statements used by business owners: income statement, cash flow statement, and the balance sheet.  Not only will you learn how to read these financial statements, but you will also learn how to use them for better management control.

  • Fall 2013 Date to be determined

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Marketing Basics for Business

Marketing is the strategic foundation for business success.  Selecting target markets, analyzing the competition, building your promotion calendars and evaluating your marketing results will help keep your business on the right path. Begin to plan your marketing efforts.

  • Fall 2013 Date to be determined

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Planning Basics for Business 

Writing a business plan is more than a document, it is a planning process that will help your business be more successful! This three-hour class gives an introduction to what goes into a business plan, what resources are available, and how to get started. The class includes worksheets and exercises, a discussion of software programs and a look at sample plans.

  • Fall 2013 Date to be determined

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Website Basics: Getting Your Business Online

Learn a specific 10-step process to getting your business Web site online. Everything from how to register a domain name to learning how to accept payments. More specifically, this 3-hour workshop will cover the following topics: 

·         Develop a budget
·         Register domain name
·         Select a Web host
·         Select a Web site template
·         Site architecture
·         Write Web content
·         Install Google Analytics
·         E-commerce setup
·         Recruit affiliates
·         Optimize your content for search engines

  • Fall 2013 Date to be determined

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