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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May 2020
Restaurants Responding to COVID-19
A practical guide for how to respond in the short term and long term to COVID-19 as a restaurant owner. In this workshop you’ll learn how to: -Protect your employees -Protect your customers -Stabilize your supply chain -Engage with your customers -How to think about your future financial projections for 2020 -Get ideas for how to generate revenue -New ideas about your business model Webinar will be conducted via ZOOM. Instructions to connect via ZOOM will be sent out to…
Find out more »Webinar: Restaurants Responding to COVID-19
A practical guide for how to respond in the short term and long term to COVID-19 as a restaurant owner. In this workshop you’ll learn how to: -Protect your employees -Protect your customers -Stabilize your supply chain -Engage with your customers -How to think about your future financial projections for 2020 -Get ideas for how to generate revenue -New ideas about your business model Webinar will be conducted via ZOOM. Instructions to connect via ZOOM will be sent out to…
Find out more »Re-Igniting Your Restaurant During COVID-19 (Webinar)
Learn what restaurants should be doing (whether they have been funded or not). This webinar will be focused on how to re-ignite the fire in the kitchen for restaurants with an overview of Why and What employee information: employee retention, employee layoffs unemployment insurance, etc. Facilitators will present alternatives such as new grocery rules and to go liquor sales that restaurants can participate in to help increase revenue. ** Special Guest: Choice Acquisitions will share insight into leasing strategies for…
Find out more »Restaurants Responding to COVID-19
A practical guide for how to respond in the short term and long term to COVID-19 as a restaurant owner. In this workshop you’ll learn how to -Protect your employees -Protect your customers -Stabilize your supply chain -Engage with your customers -How to think about your future financial projections for 2020 -Get ideas for how to generate revenue -New ideas about your business model Webinar will be conducted via ZOOM. Instructions to connect via ZOOM will be sent out to…
Find out more »June 2020
Post COVID-19 Business Plan Webinar
Having a business planning process is a necessity for your business whether you are trying to build an internal roadmap for your business concept or you are looking for funding. Now, more than ever, in this current and post COVID-19 landscape, a business plan is more important then ever. This workshop will cover all aspects of creating a business plan, as well as emphasize the importance of setting measurable strategies and tactics to help achieve these goals. Presenter:Andrew Cohen *The…
Find out more »The new PPP Forgiveness Application Webinars
These webinars will cover the PPP Forgiveness Application - each day will have a different focus: Tuesday, June 23rd @ 1PM: G.B. will go through the PPP Forgiveness Application in detail Wednesday, June 24th @ 1PM: PPP Forgiveness Application for the following business structures: -self-employed (gig economy/1099 workers - for ex Uber drivers); -Single Member LLC -Partnership -S-Corp -or anyone filing a Schedule C Thursday, June 25th @ 1PM: This PPP discussion is a "must-attend" for C-Corps! Register Now…
Find out more »The new PPP Forgiveness Application Webinars
These webinars will cover the PPP Forgiveness Application - each day will have a different focus: Tuesday, June 23rd @ 1PM: G.B. will go through the PPP Forgiveness Application in detail Wednesday, June 24th @ 1PM: PPP Forgiveness Application for the following business structures: -self-employed (gig economy/1099 workers - for ex Uber drivers); -Single Member LLC -Partnership -S-Corp -or anyone filing a Schedule C Thursday, June 25th @ 1PM: This PPP discussion is a "must-attend" for C-Corps! Register Now…
Find out more »The new PPP Forgiveness Application Webinars
These webinars will cover the PPP Forgiveness Application - each day will have a different focus: Tuesday, June 23rd @ 1PM: G.B. will go through the PPP Forgiveness Application in detail Wednesday, June 24th @ 1PM: PPP Forgiveness Application for the following business structures: -self-employed (gig economy/1099 workers - for ex Uber drivers); -Single Member LLC -Partnership -S-Corp -or anyone filing a Schedule C Thursday, June 25th @ 1PM: This PPP discussion is a "must-attend" for C-Corps! Register Now…
Find out more »July 2020
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 »Hablemos de EIDL y PPP
¿Deseas aplicar o ya recibiste el EIDL? ¿No sabes cómo utilizar los fondos del PPP? Aprende con nosotros sobre cómo obtener y utilizar estos fondos. Hablaremos sobre cómo aplicar y usar los fondos del préstamo por daños económicos del desastre o EIDL; y cómo usar y pedir el perdón de los fondos del programa de protección de salarios o PPP. Registrarse ahora
Find out more »Disaster Loan How to: Submit & Reconsideration EIDL/PPP
EIDL has reopened for all businesses. 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. Upon completion, you will be assigned to an SBDC business advisor that will assist you with the application process and any additional business needs.…
Find out more »Disaster Loan How to: Submit & Reconsideration EIDL/PPP
EIDL has reopened for all businesses. 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. Upon completion, you will be assigned to an SBDC business advisor that will assist you with the application process and any additional business needs.…
Find out more »Fondo LA COVID: Información de ayuda para subvenciones
Las pequeñas empresas y las organizaciones sin fines de lucro obtendrán información sobre cómo solicitar el fondo de recuperación regional COVID19 de Los Ángeles, que ofrecerá préstamos y recursos de subvención a microempresarios, pequeñas empresas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Las subvenciones están disponibles por $ 5,00 para microempresarios y $ 15,000 para pequeñas empresas y sin fines de lucro. Registrarse Ahora
Find out more »Fondo LA COVID: Información de ayuda para subvenciones
Las pequeñas empresas y las organizaciones sin fines de lucro obtendrán información sobre cómo solicitar el fondo de recuperación regional COVID19 de Los Ángeles, que ofrecerá préstamos y recursos de subvención a microempresarios, pequeñas empresas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Las subvenciones están disponibles por $ 5,00 para microempresarios y $ 15,000 para pequeñas empresas y sin fines de lucro. Registrarse Ahora
Find out more »Restaurant Food & Labor Costs 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…
Find out more »Re-Opening- Requirments, Risk & Resources
Reopening your Business, touching upon topics such as implementing new practices and procedures, reducing liabilities, easing back into the workplace, transforming your workspace, creating transparency, and minimize risk. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Hablemos de EIDL y PPP
¿Deseas aplicar o ya recibiste el EIDL? ¿No sabes cómo utilizar los fondos del PPP? Aprende con nosotros sobre cómo obtener y utilizar estos fondos. Hablaremos sobre cómo aplicar y usar los fondos del préstamo por daños económicos del desastre o EIDL; y cómo usar y pedir el perdón de los fondos del programa de protección de salarios o PPP. Registrarse ahora
Find out more »Disaster Loan How to: Submit & Reconsideration EIDL/PPP
EIDL has reopened for all businesses. 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. Upon completion, you will be assigned to an SBDC business advisor that will assist you with the application process and any additional business…
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 »Re-Opening- Requirements, Risk & Resources
Reopening your Business, touching upon topics such as implementing new practices and procedures, reducing liabilities, easing back into the workplace, transforming your workspace, creating transparency, and minimize risk. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Disaster Loan How to: Submit & Reconsideration EIDL/PPP
EIDL has reopened for all businesses. 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. Upon completion, you will be assigned to an SBDC business advisor that will assist you with the application process and any additional business…
Find out more »LA SBDC Live: PPP Forgiveness + EIDL Updates
Please join speakers Ted Hiatt and G.B. Bajaj for a webinar to address questions about the best way to spend the PPP funds, what qualifies for forgiveness, and how to apply for forgiveness. We'll cover questions such as: What is the new PPP Flexibility Act? Which application should I use to apply for forgiveness? How should I calculate FTE? When are the Forgiveness Applications due, and how do I submit? In addition, we'll provide updates on the EIDL and answer…
Find out more »BECAS PARA PEQUEÑOS EMPRESARIOS AFECTADOS POR LA PANDEMIA.
BECAS PARA PEQUEÑOS EMPRESARIOS AFECTADOS POR LA PANDEMIA. El Fondo Regional de Los Ángeles para la Recuperación de COVID 19 proporcionará becas de $5,000 a microempresarios y becas de $15,000 para pequeños negocios y organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Asista a nuestro taller para saber cuáles son los requisitos y cómo llenar la solicitud. El programa estará abierto a partir del 20 de julio hasta el 5 de septiembre del 2020.
Find out more »HR Fundamentals for Your Restaurant Team
The most important asset of any business is your employees. As a new or existing restaurant operator, it is critical that you are knowledgeable of the local, state, and federal laws that protect your employees and if not followed can have a devastating impact on your bottom line. In this webinar, you will be introduced to the interviewing do’s and don’ts, basic labor laws, what is required in a new hire packet, and how to properly fill out the Form…
Find out more »Re-Opening- Requirements, Risk & Resources
Reopening your Business, touching upon topics such as implementing new practices and procedures, reducing liabilities, easing back into the workplace, transforming your workspace, creating transparency, and minimize risk. REGISTER NOW
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