seminars
The SBDC presently offers a series of seminars designed to help you begin the process of examining your business idea. The training seminars cover specialized topics that include initial start-up planning, market research, cash flow planning, marketing and financing sources available to small businesses.
Information is provided below or click on the link highlighted in red for specific training dates and locations, or call the number provided for additional information.
How to Really Start your Own Business Workshop - November 15, 2008 - Sioux Falls. 8:00am-3:30pm at the Ramkota Best Western Hotel, 2400 N. Louise Ave., Sioux Falls. Pre-registration is $35 ($40 at the door) $20 each additional associate, $20 for students. Registration fee includes lunch and materials. Register by calling SCORE at 605-330-4243, Ext. 44.
QuickBooks: Advanced - November 17, 2008. 7:00p.m. Sioux Falls. During this advanced workshop, held at the University Center, 2205 N Career Avenue, Room 227, you will work with a sample company and learn firsthand the more advanced features contained in QuickBooks. While working with the provided sample company, you will learn how to set up and work with 'splits', the necessary accounts for any assets owned by the organization, tracking and making use of payroll reports, how the inventory feature works, the idea behind the accountants review copy, tax reporting and much, much more. This course is meant for those individuals who have taken the QuickBooks Pro: Introduction to QuickBooks class or who have worked with QuickBooks Pro. There will be an opportunity to answer any specific questions and/or solve problems as time allows during the course. Cost is $20 per person. For additional information or to register, call 605-367-5757. To register online, go to http://www.usd.edu/sbdc/registration.cfm.
Quickbooks: Introduction to QuickBooks - November 24, 2008, 7:00pm - Sioux Falls. Held at University Center, 2205 N. Career Avenue. During this introduction you will work with a sample company and learn first-hand the many features that QuickBooks Pro has to offer. While working with the provided sample company, you will add customers and vendors, write checks, balance accounts, pull and customize financial reports, and much, much, more. In addition, you will set up a company from scratch and witness first hand how a company is created in QuickBooks and how decisions during setup affect how the program works for your organizations. Cost is $20 per person. For additional information or to register, call 605-367-5757. To register online, go to http://www.usd.edu/sbdc/registration.cfm
South Dakota Entrepreneurship Education Conference LAUNCH 09 - February 26, 2009. Mitchell. Held on the campus of Dakota Wesleyen in Mitchell, SD, this conference is a one-day event advancing entrepreneurship education throughout South Dakota. Join students, educators and community/economic development leaders for this dynamic conference dedicated to the spirit of entrepreneurship. For more information and registration visit www.dwu.edu/sdlaunchconference.
FREE online courses on the SBA website, various topics including How to Write a Business Plan, Growth Strategies, Cash Flow, Marketing, Accounting, Building your Brand, and more: http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/index.html
NEW FREE ONLINE FINANCE COURSES to help small business owners with the basic
principles of finance and borrowing. The new self-paced courses:
Finance Primer: Guide to SBA's Loan Guaranty Programs http://app1.sba.gov/sbtn/registration/index.cfm?CourseId=29
The Finance Primer gives an overview of the SBA's loan guaranty programs to
help small businesses understand the variety of financial resources, including
those from the SBA.
How to Prepare a Loan Package
http://app1.sba.gov/sbtn/registration/index.cfm?CourseId=28.
The Loan Package course includes small business links to related information,
and refers course participants for direct support in preparing a loan request to
appropriate resources that include SBA's district offices, SBA resource partners
and lenders. These courses walk business owners through steps that answer questions about what debt financing is, what loan programs are available, what small businesses should know about
borrowing money, how to prepare a loan package and how loan requests are
reviewed by lenders. Course participants who complete the 30-minute online training programs can earn a certificate of completion from the SBA, with their name, date and
course title.
