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SUMMARY:Webinar – Tax Considerations for Home-based Small Businesses
DESCRIPTION:Operating a home-based small business and need some tax related tips/guidelines? The webinar covers tax considerations for a sole proprietorship\, LLC and S-Corporation.  Highlighted topics will include:\n\n\nSpecial Business Expense Deductions\nSelf-employment Taxes\nQuarterly Estimated Taxes and More\n\nCome ready with your questions. \nInstructor: Charles Yacoobian \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-tax-considerations-for-home-based-small-businesses-17/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Finance,Taxes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Legal Issues in Marketing and Promotion
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Erica Bristol \nThis webinar will introduce small business owners to legal issues in marketing and promotion\, such as “puffery” vs. fraud and misleading advertising; steering clear of copyright infringement and rights of privacy/publicity; marketing by phone\, fax\, email\, and text; using social media; differences in federal and state laws; legal protections in marketing; and legal penalties for noncompliance. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-legal-issues-in-marketing-and-promotion-10/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Marketing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Digital Marketing Part 3
DESCRIPTION:Bring your digital strategy full circle with the high-octane finale of our series! Join SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant Darren Elliott for Part Three\, where we move beyond the website to conquer the broader digital landscape. Darren will be focusing on the “Social & Local” engine—turning community engagement into a powerful magnet for new customers. \nClaim your spot to this free webinar! \nInstructor: Darren Elliott \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-digital-marketing-part-3/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Marketing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T180000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Plan Your Holiday Marketing Plan
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes it hits you that the holiday season is coming up and you realized we’re running out of time for planning. Is that you? \nJoin us for a fun interactive workshop where we will plan our upcoming campaigns we want to promote during the holiday season. \nCome in with questions\, leave with a plan of action. This class is ideal for retailers and e-commerce businesses. \nInstructor: Pamela Covarrubias \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-plan-your-holiday-marketing-plan/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Marketing,Marketing Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260806T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260612T060220
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Working with Social Media Influencers: FTC Influencer Guidelines and Other Important Laws
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Erica Bristol \nSocial media influencers and “brand ambassadors” can be invaluable for marketing and promoting company products on the internet. But federal and state advertising laws and intellectual property (IP) rights lurking in the background may create liability for the small business (and the influencer/brand ambassador). This webinar discusses legal issues affecting the use of influencers and brand ambassadors\, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s “Influencer Guidelines\,” federal and state advertising laws\, required disclosures\, and IP laws a small business should be aware of when engaging these individuals. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-working-with-social-media-influencers-ftc-influencer-guidelines-and-other-important-laws-2/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Marketing,Social Media
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Software License Agreements: The Basics
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Erica Bristol \nThis webinar will provide small business owners with the basics for creating or entering into software license agreements\, such as exclusivity\, territory\, licensed rights and exclusions\, ownership\, term and termination\, and bankruptcy. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-software-license-agreements-the-basics-2/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T151500
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Gerald Anderson \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  Introduction to Entrepreneurship – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM \nLearn 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 military pay to civilian income\, identifying some common mistakes made by first-time entrepreneurs\, getting your idea ‘business-ready’\, identifying the various pre-Launch\, Launch\, and post-Launch activities\, and discussing the funding and financing options. \nBreak – 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  Capturing Your Business Ideas 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM \nLearn how to develop your business idea and help on the path to launching/growing a small business – how to get that idea off the couch and into reality.  Topics include: understanding the basic elements that model the business venture\, identifying the key issues of each model element\, and discussing the factors critical for success. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-veterans-military-and-spouses-series-100-315-pm-including-a-15-minute-break-7/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Launching A New Business,Veterans
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T120000
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CREATED:20260523T141832Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Can I Protect That Brand Name\, Slogan\, or Logo? Trademark Basics
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Erica Bristol \nThis 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 and federal trademark “registration”; and how to avoid violating the trademark rights of others. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-can-i-protect-that-brand-name-slogan-or-logo-trademark-basics/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T151500
DTSTAMP:20260612T060220
CREATED:20260523T141840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260523T141840Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Gerald Anderson \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  How to Start a Small Business 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM \nLearn 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 bring your entrepreneurial idea life. \nBreak 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  Finding Funding 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM \nExplore a variety of funding types for your business.  Capital is critical for all businesses.  The type of business\, your capital needs\, and additional factors may influence what you explore.  There are many types of capital including owner investment\, profit reinvestment\, loans from a bank\, loans from alternative financial resources(non-banks)\, equipment financing\, tax credits\, supplier credit\, credit lines\, equity lines\, Angel Investors\, Venture Capital Investors\, money invested by family & friends\, Crowd Funding\, etc. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-veterans-military-and-spouses-series-100-315-pm-including-a-15-minute-break-8/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Launching A New Business,Veterans
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T130000
DTSTAMP:20260612T060220
CREATED:20260604T150332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T150332Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Protecting the Company’s “Secret Sauce”: Trade Secret Basics
DESCRIPTION: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 secret rights of others. \nInstructor: Erica Bristol \n\n  \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-protecting-the-companys-secret-sauce-trade-secret-basics-13/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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