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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July 2020
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 »Roadmap to Recovery – Guidance for LA Small Businesses
The LA SBDC is pleased to partner with LA County to detail reopening protocols and resources for small businesses. Each week in the 4-part series we’ll focus on a different business type, as follows: *Restaurants – Thursday, June 25 *Retail – Thursday, July 2 *Hair Salons and Barbershops – Thursday, July 9 *Office-Based Worksites – Thursday, July 16 REGISTER NOW
Find out more »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 »WEBINAR: A HR Roadmap To Reopening Your Business
At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused shutdowns and shelter-in-place orders across the globe. Now, as the U.S. economy slowly starts to reopen, business owners are faced with the challenge of adapting their operations to provide employees a safe, healthy, and compliant workplace to return to. During this webinar, SBDC advisor Danielle Jenkins, will provide you with An HR Roadmap to Reopening your Business, touching upon topics such as implementing new practices and procedures, reducing liabilities, easing back…
Find out more »PUA Updates and Certifying PUA Benefits
El Camino College SBDC invites you to join us for this timely conversation for self-employed, and independent contractors. Our business advisor, Danielle Jenkins will be covering highlights of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, benefit phases, certifying benefits, and some additional COVID-19 resources. Come to the conversation with your questions to be sure you get the help you need. PLEASE NOTE: If you check in more than 5 minutes late, you will not receive credit for attending because attendance will have already…
Find out more »PPP Forgiveness – with Ted & GB
Please join us 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? We will also answer questions throughout the hour-long presentation. You may submit questions in advance…
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 »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 »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 »WEBINAR: A HR Roadmap To Reopening Your Business
At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused shutdowns and shelter-in-place orders across the globe. Now, as the U.S. economy slowly starts to reopen, business owners are faced with the challenge of adapting their operations to provide employees a safe, healthy, and compliant workplace to return to. During this webinar, SBDC advisor Danielle Jenkins, will provide you with An HR Roadmap to Reopening your Business, touching upon topics such as implementing new practices and procedures, reducing liabilities, easing back…
Find out more »WEBINAR PUA Updates and Certifying PUA Benefits
El Camino College SBDC invites you to join us for this timely conversation for self-employed, and independent contractors. Our business advisor, Danielle Jenkins will be covering highlights of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, benefit phases, certifying benefits, and some additional COVID-19 resources. Come to the conversation with your questions to be sure you get the help you need. PLEASE NOTE: If you check in more than 5 minutes late, you will not receive credit for attending because attendance will have already…
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 »PPP, EIDL and other fun acronyms – with GB & Ted
Please join us for a webinar to address questions about the EIDL and PPP loans, including PPP forgiveness. We'll cover questions such as: - What is the new PPP Flexibility Act? - Which application should I use to apply for forgiveness, and when? - What is FTE and how does it affect forgiveness? Register Now
Find out more »PPP, EIDL and other fun acronyms – with GB & Ted
Please join us for a webinar to address questions about the EIDL and PPP loans, including PPP forgiveness. We'll cover questions such as: - What is the new PPP Flexibility Act? - Which application should I use to apply for forgiveness, and when? - What is FTE and how does it affect forgiveness? Register Now
Find out more »August 2020
WEBINAR: HR Hot Topics: Covid-19 Workplace Safety
Overview Workplace safety and OSHA guidelines are rapidly changing and fundamentally paramount to every organization in relation to COVID-19. With Federal and State regulations advancing so quickly in the wake of an evolving pandemic, many of the recent and crucial OSHA and compliance changes apply to—all organizations—no matter what the organization’s role in industry and without regard to the number of employees. In this webinar you will learn about new OSHA regulations and guidelines that will help you create a…
Find out more »WEBINAR Update on Government Funding Programs
The focus of this session will be to update attendees on the status of the existing Federal Government financial support programs and any planned adjustments. Instructor: Larry Johnson PLEASE NOTE: If you check in more than 5 minutes late, you will not receive credit for attending because attendance will have already been taken by one of the admin staff. The presenter is unable to go back and verify who is present. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »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…
Find out more »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…
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 »WEBINAR: PPP Forgiveness Information
Now that you have received PPP funding, you may be wondering or confused about PPP loan forgiveness. This workshop provides you with a detailed understanding of how to apply for forgiveness. For those who have not yet applied, you will also learn the terms and conditions for PPP funding. The topics include: -PPP Purpose, overview and terms -The 75/25 Rule -Definitions of Payroll Costs -Definitions of Non Payroll Costs -Covered periods for funding expenses -How to calculate Payroll Costs and…
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 »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: Branding in Covid-19 Era
For this class we will focus on the concept of branding and highlight the various brand components. From here we will highlight well know industry leaders and niche players alike in respect to their COVID-19 response for their company, consumers and community at large. We will focus on the perceived value creating by their overall approach and its future impact on consumer behavior and employee loyalty. Additionally, we will review key brand leaders who were born during past recessions and the great depression.…
Find out more »WEBINAR: HR Hot Topics: Covid-19 Workplace Safety
Overview Workplace safety and OSHA guidelines are rapidly changing and fundamentally paramount to every organization in relation to COVID-19. With Federal and State regulations advancing so quickly in the wake of an evolving pandemic, many of the recent and crucial OSHA and compliance changes apply to—all organizations—no matter what the organization’s role in industry and without regard to the number of employees. In this webinar you will learn about new OSHA regulations and guidelines that will help you create a…
Find out more »WEBINAR: Social Media in time of Covid-19
We all know we have to be on Social Media but how do we create a Social Media strategy given recent events, taking into account all that’s happening in the world? This comprehensive webinar will help you focus your energy and efforts on platforms that will connect you with current customers and new leads. You will discover: – How to pivot your business from in person to online – How to clarify Social Media marketing goals. – How to structure…
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