The LA SBDC Network offers no-cost virtual business workshops for small businesses in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.
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November 2020
Webinar- E-Commerce Fall Series – How to Use Private Labeling to Scale Your Merchandising Efforts
How to Use Private Labeling to Scale Your Merchandising Efforts REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Doing Business Online: Electronic Contracts, Signatures and Records
This webinar will discuss legal issues in ecommerce, such as using electronic contracts, signatures and records with clients and vendors; state and federal laws; and reducing liability online. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »PPP Forgiveness – Update on PPP Flexibility Act
The objective of this webinar is to help you understand how to calculate the forgivable amount of your PPP Loan and to prepare documentation that may be required with your forgiveness application. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Business Start Workshop: Business Law 101
Are you starting a new business and wondering what kind of legal stuff you need to know? In this introductory workshop, we will talk about the legal side of your new business and what you should be aware of in order protect and grow your business. We will provide an overview of: - Common legal matters relating to any business - Legally forming your business (Corporation? LLC? Partnership?) - Contracts - Hiring a lawyer Attendees of this workshop can…
Find out more »December 2020
Webinar – eSIM & Customer Engagement for Online Businesses
Featured Presenter, Ahmad Fares – Founder/CEO of Celitech, Inc. Come and learn about new ways online businesses can engage with customers. Embedded SIM (eSIM) is gradually becoming a standard feature in different smart devices including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches & laptops. You will be introduced to eSIM and how it is digitizing access to cellular networks. A few cases will be presented illustrating how eSIM can enable new ways of bundling value-add wireless service with other online services. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Disaster Funding Opportunities & EIDL Submission and Reconsideration
EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) is scheduled to end in December 2020. Do you need help submitting an application or being reconsidered for disaster loan programs? Pacific Coast Regional SBDC can help. The purpose of the webinar is to assist clients to understand the process of completing a loan/grant applications for disaster funding. The presentation also covers EIDL reconsideration and other funding sources. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar E-Commerce Fall Series – Return Policy,Privacy Policy and Terms of Service:Why You Need Them
Return Policy, Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Why You Need Them and How to Create Them REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Trademark Basics: Can I protect that name, phrase, symbol?
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 and federal trademark “registration”; and how to avoid violating the trademark rights of others. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Positioning Your Business to Exit
Thinking about the next phase of your business and considering an exit strategy. Being aware of steps to take, key financial areas, team dynamics, assessing the economic and industry indicators are just part of the story. Come ready to learn about areas to explore in preparation for positioning your business to exit or not… REGISTER NOW
Find out more »PPP Forgiveness – Update on PPP Flexibility Act
The objective of this webinar is to help you understand how to calculate the forgivable amount of your PPP Loan and to prepare documentation that may be required with your forgiveness application. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Restaurant Business Planning
In this interactive workshop you will discover the essential components of a restaurant business plan to help increase your chances of success and present your plan to investors and financial institutions. Topics will cover concept creation, organizational structure, marketing plan and SWOT analysis, necessary operational considerations, and an overview of financial projections. Participants will receive a business plan template and can schedule one-on-one advisement sessions with one of our restaurant experts. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Disaster Funding Opportunities & EIDL Submission and Reconsideration
EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) is scheduled to end in December 2020. Do you need help submitting an application or being reconsidered for disaster loan programs? Pacific Coast Regional SBDC can help. The purpose of the webinar is to assist clients to understand the process of completing a loan/grant applications for disaster funding. The presentation also covers EIDL reconsideration and other funding sources. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar E-Commerce Fall Series – The Top 3rd Party Fulfillment Services and How to Set Things Up
The Top 3rd Party Fulfillment Services and How to Set Things Up REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Protecting Creative Work: Copyright Basics
This webinar will teach small businesses how to protect legal rights in creative materials, such as training manuals, articles, publications, photographs, software, music, videos and website content. Attendees will learn the basics of copyright law; requirements for copyright protection; determining ownership; the benefits of registration; how to avoid violating the copyrights of others; and important copyright considerations for materials created by employees and independent contractors. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »PPP Forgiveness – Update on PPP Flexibility Act
The objective of this webinar is to help you understand how to calculate the forgivable amount of your PPP Loan and to prepare documentation that may be required with your forgiveness application. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Restaurant Academy: Food and Labor Cost 101
Food cost is one of the main keys to long-term restaurant success because of its direct impact on profitability. Join us as we review how to calculate food cost for individual menu items as well as weekly restaurant performance. In this class, you will also learn how to apply food cost to setting your menu pricing, its impact on your restaurant’s inventory, ordering, and waste. Labor costs account for at least a third of your restaurant’s expenses-managing labor efficiently will keep more money…
Find out more »Disaster Funding Opportunities & EIDL Submission and Reconsideration
EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) is scheduled to end in December 2020. Do you need help submitting an application or being reconsidered for disaster loan programs? Pacific Coast Regional SBDC can help. The purpose of the webinar is to assist clients to understand the process of completing a loan/grant applications for disaster funding. The presentation also covers EIDL reconsideration and other funding sources. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar E-Commerce – Headless Commerce:What is it and How Can You Use it to Scale Your E-commerce Business
Headless Commerce: What is it and How Can You Use it to Scale Your E-commerce Business REGISTER NOW
Find out more »PPP Forgiveness – Update on PPP Flexibility Act
The objective of this webinar is to help you understand how to calculate the forgivable amount of your PPP Loan and to prepare documentation that may be required with your forgiveness application. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Business Succession Planning: Seamless Transition
Succession Planning is a roadmap to help guide future leadership at a business. Every business, regardless of its size, needs succession planning. Are the right people moving at the right pace into the right jobs at the right time? Leadership Development is a fundamental element of Succession Planning. It can help a company to create a workplace that recruits and retains high quality employees. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »January 2021
Restaurant Business Planning
In this interactive workshop you will discover the essential components of a restaurant business plan to help increase your chances of success and present your plan to investors and financial institutions. Topics will cover concept creation, organizational structure, marketing plan and SWOT analysis, necessary operational considerations, and an overview of financial projections. Participants will receive a business plan template and can schedule one-on-one advisement sessions with one of our restaurant experts. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Business Permits and Licenses for Restaurants and Food Service Businesses – Restaurant Academy
Not sure of the legal process to start your food service business? We’ve got you covered! We will provide a step-by-step process to register your fictitious business name, apply for a business license, Seller’s Permit, trademarks, and how to quickly and cost effectively obtain your health permit for operation. You will also learn about the required state business and food service trainings. Bring your questions, we’ve got answers. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Protecting the Company’s “Secret Sauce”: Trade Secret Basics
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. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »SBDC Legal Entity 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 will include how the company will be structured. Because of this, we will cover the basics of regulatory filings that permit new owners to properly set up entities in California. Our discussion will cover legal formation for startups, including: • LLC’s, S-Corporations, C-Corporations • DBA’s • Business permits • Resale…
Find out more »Marketing During The Uncertainty Of COVID
Are you wondering what to do during these times of uncertainty and change? You are not alone. Today, more than ever, as a business owner you need to show up and have a constant presence for your customers. You must create and provide solutions to your customers’ problems. You must be the one approaching them and sharing a solution that is unique and will produce OUTCOMES! No matter what you offer as a product or service, there is a need…
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