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Training ScheduleThe following classes are offered by the Community Business Partnership's programs.
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Effective January 1, 2007, this program is required of ALL new clients prior to taking other classes or scheduling counseling sessions. This is the place to start! Our free one hour orientation workshop will help you understand all the resources, programs and services provided by the Community Business Partnership programs: The Women's Business Center, the South Fairfax Small Business Development Center, the Business Finance Center, the Financial Education Center for Women Entrepreneurs, and the Business Incubation Center.
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ABC's of Starting a Business Sign up
Get the tools to successfully start and grow your small business including topics such as: What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Where do you get licensed and registered? How do you select the right legal form for your business? Where can you get money for start up? What's a business plan and why do you need one? How do our classes and free counseling work? And much, much more! Dates: Registering your Business Step-by-Step | Sign up
Accessing the "links" to download forms and resources can be invaluable. This two hour seminar will lead you step by step through the process of legal entity registration, federal and state tax registration. Handouts, with web links will be provided. Dates:  1,2,3's of Starting a Business | Sign up
An introductory class of all of the numbers involved in starting a business. What personal finances should I have? What are the costs associated in running a business? How do my personal finances affect my business? Dates: Loans
Options for Funding | Sign up
Do you need financing for your small business? Learn about the different ways of getting that important start up capital. Traditional bank loans, microloans and the SBA SOHO (Small Office Home Office) program will be explained in detail. Dates: Business Planning
Small Business Toolkit Series |
A 4-day training series where you will gain all of the tools needed to successfully start a small business. You will meet qualified professionals who will teach these classes and who specialize in working with small business owners. Classes may be taken in any order. Toolkit 1: Business Planning and Financing for Growth Sign up Cost-Early Bid: $50, Regular: $65 Toolkit 2: Tax Planning & Bookkeeping Sign up Learn from accountants how to set up a small business accounting system and plan for annual tax reporting and filing. Cost-Early Bid: $50, Regular: $65 Toolkit 3: Legal & Risk Planning Sign up Learn how to properly manage insurance risk, establish the appropriate entity for your business, choose your business attorney and the secrets to contract negotiations all in one day! Legal and insurance professionals will guide you through the process and help you navigate with ease. Cost-Early Bid: $50, Regular: $65 Toolkit 4: Creating a Marketing Plan Sign up Find your customers and get their attention on a budget that works! Learn from a marketing expert on how to create a marketing strategy that supports your business goals. Cost-Early Bid: $50, Regular: $65
Business Planning for the Entrepreneur | Sign up Cost: $35 (early) / $50 | Duration: 2 hours
A written business plan helps you control your business rather than letting it control you. Attend this seminar and learn the business planning process and start writing the plan! Cost-Early Bid: $35, Regular: $50 Dates:
Pre-Requisites: NxLevel for Business Start-ups addresses those questions every entrepreneur needs to answer before starting a business venture. Participants develop a start-up business plan during the course to test the feasibility of their business concept and to act as the blueprint for their start-up venture.
Time: Wednesdays 6pm to 9pm Dates: September 16 through December 9 Space is limited to 20 seats! Government Contracts
Marketing Plans for Government Contractors | Sign up
This class will help you by providing a framework to identify and focus your marketing and sales efforts on the high profitability opportunities and strategies within the State and Federal Government. Cost: Early Bird: $80, Regular (Within 7 days of class): $100 Dates: Friday, Apr 10 from 8:30am to 2pmFriday, Jul 24 from 8:30am to 2pm Friday, September 25 from 8:30am to 2pm Legal Issues and Managing Risk
Patents, Trademarks & Copyright| Sign up
Do you have a product that you need to protect and safeguard as yours? A very informative Patent Attorney will help you understand the difference between patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. Learn how to use intellectual property to compete in the market. Cost: Early Bird: $40, Regular (within 7 days of class): $65 Dates: Marketing & Websites
Cost: $35 (early) / $50 | Duration: 2 hours Brochures are a great way to market your product and pain a picture of your company. A good brochure could win clients where as a bad brochure can cost your company lost clients, miscommunication and loss in revenue. Join us for a day of learning what a good brochure should have, what colors to use, what fonts to use. Cost: Early Bird: 35, Regular (within 7 days of class): $50, For Virtual Incubator Clients: $25 Dates: Cost: $35 (early) / $50 | Duration: 3 hours You will learn everything you need to decide if you should build your own website or hire someone to build it for you. Note: No computers will be used in this class) Cost: Early Bird: 35, Regular (within 7 days of class): $50 Dates: Cost: $35 (early) / $50 | Duration: 3 hours Smart business owners know that "if you build it, they will come" doesn't work when it comes to websites! With over 8,000,000,000 webpages on the internet you can't just hope that people will find your website. Come learn how to help your prospects and customers find their way to you. This class will arm you with knowledge and help you develop an actionable plan for getting the most our of your website.
Cost: Early Bird: 35, Regular (within 7 days of class): $50 Dates:Monday, June 8 from 6pm to 9pm Monday, Sept 14 from 6pm to 9pm
Cost: $35 (early) / $50 | Duration: 2 hours So you heard of twitter, facebook and linked in, now what? Join us for a group session where we will all create a twitter account, and a customized background. Learn the twitter lingo and tweet in a group while creating a facebook page or group for your business and creating a winning strategy to get linkedin! Cost: Early Bird: 35, Regular (within 7 days of class): $50, For Virtual Incubator Clients: $25 Dates: Accounting & Financial Planning 
QuickBooks I for Business Accounting | Sign up Cost: $75 (early) / $95 | Duration: 2 days (3 hours each day)
your 60-day FREE trial QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2009 Trial and load onto your personal laptop the week prior to class.QB Simple Start is not a substitute for ordering the trial version. Cost:-Early Bird: $75, Regular (within 14 days of class): $95
Dates: Monday & Tuesday, Jun 1 & 2 from 6pm to 9pm each night QuickBooks II: Now What? Beyond the Basics | Sign up Cost: $75 (early) / $95 | Duration: 2 days (3 hours each day) As requested by you, our clients!!! An advanced Quickbooks class to take you beyond the basics! In this class, learn more about Reconciling Bank Accounts, Inventory Processing, Setting up and processing Payroll, accounts receivable management and much more! Also bring your issues and concerns! Cost:-Early Bird: $75, Regular (within 14 days of class): $95 Dates: Monday & Tuesday, May 11 & 12 from 6pm to 9pm each nightMonday and Tuesday, August 3 and 4 from 6pm to 9pm each night Networking
Network with other entrepreneurs and hear professionals speak on topics of interest. The first Friday of each month. Cost includes continental breakfast. Cost: Early Bird: $7, At the door: $10
DATE: Friday, Jun 5 from 8am to 9am Topic: The Legal Issues of Social Networking Presenter:John D. Pellegrin of Law Offices of John D. Pellegrin, P.C. Benefactor: TBANO FIRST FRIDAY IN JULY
DATE: Friday, Aug 7 from 8am to 9am Topic: TBA Presenter:TBA Benefactor: TBADATE: Friday, Sept 4 from 8am to 9am Topic: TBA Presenter:TBA Benefactor: TBASpecial Event
the Brown Bag Lunch seminar series is free of charge for Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Members and just $5 for anyone else. Advance Registration NOT required.  Topics: January 6- New Year, New Marketing Plan February 3-Branding: What is it? March 3-Logo Basics: Do it yourself or hire someone April 7-Commercial Leases May 5- Contracts and Legal Forms: What you don't know can hurt you June 2- What type of entity to be, or not to be: LLC, LP, Corp and more July 7- Facebook Networking August 4- LinkedIn Networking September 1- Old Fashioned Face to Face Networking |
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