The LA SBDC Regional Network offers no-cost virtual business workshops for small businesses.

We serve Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

  • Claude 101 For Small Business Efficiency

    Webinar

    Are you looking for an alternative to ChatGPT and curious about what Anthropic’s Claude can do for your business? In this practical 90-minute webinar, you’ll get an overview of Claude and learn how small business owners, consultants, coaches, and creatives can use it to save time, improve communication, and streamline workflows. We’ll explore how Claude […]

    Free
  • Accounting, Financial Management and Tax Overview

    Webinar

    How to handle accounting and financial record-keeping is one of the most difficult decisions company owners make. They ask questions such as: “Should we use Quickbooks Online, Quickbooks Desktop or […]

    free
  • Turning Your Dream Into A Business

    Webinar

    This class will help you take the first steps to become a new business owner or legitimize a side hustle or hobby. In this class we will help you: –Figure […]

    Free
  • The Importance of Vision and Mission When Marketing Your Business

    North Long Beach Higher Education Center 635 E. South Street, Long Beach, CA, United States

    If you are a business owner and someone asks you, “What do you do?” you need to answer with an easy-to-follow story that gets to the heart of the matter, […]

    Free
  • How To Set Up & Register Your Business

    Webinar

    This in-depth webinar addresses a multitude of important topics regarding legal entities and other important decisions you will need to make as a business owner. One of the first decisions […]

    Free
  • Developing An Actionable Business Plan

    Webinar

    You can’t get there if you don’t know what or where “there” is. This class is intended to assist both startups and expanding or scaling businesses in developing an actionable […]

    Free
  • How To Sell When You’re Not A Salesperson

    Webinar

    Business owners and entrepreneurs must promote their business or products to investors, customers or clients. Often, this is something they have never done before, and they lack training to approach […]

    Free
  • Live Q&A: All About Marketing Your Small Business

    Webinar

    Join the Long Beach SBDC for our Live Marketing Q&A addressing questions on how to effectively market and grow your business. SBDC advisor and Business Growth Strategist David Mitroff Ph.D. […]

    Free
  • Learn CFO Skills: Financial Modeling Part 1

    Webinar

    A simple financial model can be created using your company’s financial data (historical and/or forecasted). CFOs and financial analysts use financial models to determine if/when a company will be profitable, […]

    Free
  • Funding Your Growth: For Existing and Start-up Small Businesses

    North Long Beach Higher Education Center 635 E. South Street, Long Beach, CA, United States

    Are you at a point where you need funding for the continued growth of your business? Are you unsure how to find the right sources of funding? Do you know […]

    Free
  • How To Build A Road Map To Start Your Business

    Long Beach SBDC Bldg O2 4900 East Conant St. Building O2, Long Beach, CA, United States

    Are you thinking of starting a business? Are you trying to determine if it’s the right course of action? This workshop focuses on answering 13 important questions to help you […]

    Free
  • Learn CFO Skills: Financial Modeling Part 2

    Webinar

    Business owners struggle with business decisions that affect the financial health of the company. “Are we selling at the right price?” “Are we making money?” “Can we afford to hire […]

    Free