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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March 2025
Elevate Your Business Plan with Software Powered Innovation
Unlock the true potential of your business with our upcoming webinar, “Elevate Your Business Plan with Software Powered Innovation.” Dive into a comprehensive workshop designed to elevate your business planning process, ensuring that you not only chart a course for success but do so efficiently and effortlessly. In this power-packed session, we will guide you through multiple facets of creating a robust business plan, whether you’re forging an internal roadmap or seeking funding. Discover the art of setting measurable strategies…
Find out more »Webinar – Introduction to Financial Basics for Business
SBDC & City of Palmdale Description: The webinar is participative and will introduce the importance of keeping accounting records to support and help the business owner strengthen their knowledge. · Importance of Keeping Records of Financial Transactions · An Accounting System · Main Reports of an Accounting System – Balance Sheet and Income Statement · Understanding the Chart of Accounts · Overview of a Bank Reconciliation · What the Financial Statements Tell Us REGISTER NOW
Find out more »WEBINAR Biz Basics: Lean Business Planning
Lean business planning is not what you think. Not a big formal plan. Not just for startups. Quick and practical tool for managing through a crisis. It’s as quick and easy as a few simple bullet point lists and tables to set down milestones and metrics. Plus powerful tools to manage sales, spending, and cash flow. Make a quick dashboard for getting through a crisis. Join this webinar as Tim Berry, founder of bplans.com and Palo Alto Software, shares the simplicity and ease…
Find out more »April 2025
Webinar – Accelerate Business Growth Through LinkedIn – Part 2
How about exploring LinkedIn to help accelerate business growth? Come ready to learn tips and techniques: The six most important things to include in your LinkedIn Profile How to create a company page How to use LinkedIn for networking and to help grow your business Powerful LinkedIn marketing tips REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – LA County webVEN Registration
Description: If you are looking to do business with the County of Los Angeles, this webinar will give a step-by-step guide on how to register with the LA County registration portal, WebVen. Register today to learn how you can begin your journey in doing business with the County of Los Angeles. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Doing Business Online: Electronic Contracts, Signatures, and Records
Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with information for negotiating a stock (equity) purchase agreement such as conducting “due diligence,” determining the proper parties; securities law considerations; negotiating the purchase price, using an escrow company; promissory notes and security agreements, standard contract terms to look out for; and post-closing considerations. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »May 2025
Webinar – Negotiating a Stock (Equity) Purchase Agreement: The Basics
Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with information for negotiating a stock (equity) purchase agreement such as conducting “due diligence,” determining the proper parties; securities law considerations; negotiating the purchase price, using an escrow company; promissory notes and security agreements, standard contract terms to look out for; and post-closing considerations. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »June 2025
Webinar – Are you Sitting on a Goldmine? Discover the Value of Your Company’s IP
Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will discuss unknown and often underutilized strategies for exploiting the company’s intellectual property (IP), such as understanding IP as an asset; how IP can provide a competitive advantage; licensing for additional revenue streams; enforcement strategies; and sale of company IP. REGISTER NOW
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