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

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

  • 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 build a road map to determine how best to proceed with your entrepreneurial vision. We will address: Philosophical questions to help you define your Vision […]

    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 someone?” Many times, these decisions are made without a thorough understanding of the financial implications. This does not need to be the case. There are […]

    Free