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

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

  • Webinar – Business Risks and A Case Study on Vertical Integration

    Webinar – COC

    Vertical integration is a business strategy in which a company expands its control over multiple stages of its supply chain rather than relying entirely on outside suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, or retailers. By owning or controlling more of the production and delivery process, businesses can improve efficiency, reduce costs, strengthen quality control, and increase profitability. Come […]

    Free
  • Webinar – From Idea to Impact: Validate Your Business Model

    Webinar – COC

      “From Idea to Impact: Validate Your Business Model” is a practical webinar designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners determine whether their business idea or current business model can succeed in today’s changing market. Learn how to evaluate customer demand, test key assumptions, identify gaps, and make smarter decisions before investing more time and […]

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  • Webinar – Can I Protect That Brand Name, Slogan, or Logo? Trademark Basics

    Webinar – COC

    Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with information on why a “trademark” is a valuable asset for a company to own; how “trademarks” help customers identify goods and services; how to select, use and protect a “trademark”; the importance of doing “search and clearance” activities prior to adoption and use; state […]

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  • Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break

    Webinar – COC

    Instructor: Gerald Anderson Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  How to Start a Small Business 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Learn to start, run and grow your business. This workshop covers critical topics such as business development, market research, business entities and so much more. Don’t waste another minute, join us in learning how to […]

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  • Webinar – Quality Process Improvements and Foreign Object Debris Damage Prevention

    Webinar – COC

    Are you a business operating in the Aerospace Industry as a supplier or manufacturer?  Foreign Object Debris Damage (FOD) prevention is a potential area for process improvements with related cost savings. Come and learn more about actions you can initiate to help minimize risks and position your business to be proactive on a daily basis.  […]

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  • Webinar – Google Guidelines for Websites

    Webinar – COC

    Stop wondering why your website isn’t hitting page one and start looking under the hood! Join SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant Darren Elliott for an eye-opening, free webinar on Google’s Guidelines for Websites. Darren pulls back the curtain on the technical “scorecard” Google uses to rank you—and will show you ethical ways on how you can […]

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  • Webinar – Harmful “Black Hat” SEO Tactics

    Webinar – COC

    Is your SEO strategy a ticking time bomb? Join SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant Darren Elliott for a revealing free webinar on Harmful “Black Hat” SEO Tactics. In the race to […]

    Free
  • Webinar – From Idea to Impact: Validate Your Business Model

    Webinar – COC

    “From Idea to Impact: Validate Your Business Model” is a practical webinar designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners determine whether their business idea or current business model can succeed […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Protecting the Company’s “Secret Sauce”: Trade Secret Basics

    Webinar – COC

    This webinar will teach small business owners how to protect the company’s inventions, ideas and secrets. Attendees will learn the basics of trade secret law; the kinds of information that can be protected as a trade secret; confidentiality requirements; ownership issues; how to avoid losing trade secret protection; and how to avoid violating the trade […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Lights, Camera, Ranking the Video SEO Breakthrough – Part 1

    Webinar – COC

    Stop uploading your videos to a “digital graveyard”! Join SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant Darren Elliott for this Two-Part free webinar on Video SEO strategies for maximum visibility. If you aren’t optimizing your video content, you’re missing out on a massive stream of traffic from both YouTube and Google Search. Learn the “how” and “where” to […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Business Model #1

    Webinar – COC

    Come ready to work on your business in this two-part training.  Business planning is a tool to help your business! It’s an opportunity to create a road map and tell the story of the business with a focus on key elements. Highlighted Topics:          Creating a Business Plan          Goal Development          Business Development          […]

    Free
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    Webinar – COC

    Some are entrepreneurs or naturally entrepreneurial. This is an opportunity to explore the “entrepreneur in you”. The featured one-hour session will highlight entrepreneurship as an option to generate income and cash flow, and provide steps to start a formal business. Participants will also be introduced to resources to help take the next step in starting […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Lights, Camera, Ranking the Video SEO Breakthrough – Part 2

    Webinar – COC

      Ready to learn more on how to turn your videos into a high-performance traffic engine? Join SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant Darren Elliott for the deep-dive conclusion in Part Two of his Video SEO Masterclass. Now that you know why video matters, Darren will be showing you exactly how and where to optimize your videos […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Business Model #2

    Webinar – COC

    This is the ideal workshop where business owners at all levels will learn how to build, design, and define a business model. A business model is what defines a business and its practice. In this workshop attendees will learn how to first define their business model. They will be introduced to a business model canvas […]

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  • Webinar – Entrepreneur/Business Owner Tools

    Webinar – COC

    Lots to do and not enough time?  Come ready to explore tools and resources to help improve your business and maximize your time. Instructor: Connie Sparks REGISTER NOW

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  • Webinar – Business Planning #1

    Webinar – COC

    Come ready to work on your business in this two-part training.  Business planning is a tool to help your business! It’s an opportunity to create a road map and tell the story of the business with a focus on key elements. Highlighted Topics:          Creating a Business Plan          Goal Development          Business Development          […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Business Planning #1

    Webinar – COC

    Come ready to work on your business in this two-part training.  Business planning is a tool to help your business! It’s an opportunity to create a road map and tell the story of the business with a focus on key elements. Highlighted Topics:          Creating a Business Plan          Goal Development          Business Development          […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Increasing Sales – Secrets and Best Practices to Overcome Objections

    Webinar – COC

    Looking for ways to increase sales?  Experienced a “No” from a potential customer?  Come ready to learn about increasing sales through attracting new customers.  Sales objections will be unlocked.  Tips and techniques to handle objections will be explored. Best practices will be shared, so you are ready to tackle the next “No” from a potential […]

    Free
  • Webinar – Sales Strategy Tips for Your Business

    Webinar – COC

    Come ready to learn Sales Strategies Tips for Your Business as you explore the following: Skill Set vs. Style Pricing Competitive Advantage Value Proposition Instructor: Anngel Benoun REGISTER NOW

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  • Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break

    Webinar – COC

    Instructor: Gerald Anderson Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series:  Introduction to Entrepreneurship – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Learn how to successfully make the transition from military servicemember to civilian entrepreneur, and how some of the very skills and resources that you developed during military service afford you a competitive advantage.  Topics include:   transitioning from […]

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