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 2023
Webinar: Choosing the Business Entity – Time for a Change or Brand New?
You will be introduced to: Pros and cons of creating a LLC, Corporation, Partnership and Sole Proprietorship How to form each entity and the tax reporting requirements Potential risks to be aware of and solutions REGISTER NOW
Find out more »April 2023
Webinar – 8 Steps to Optimizing Your You Tube Videos Rank and Visibility
Videos have become an essential marketing tool for many businesses. Too often, it becomes hard to justify the time spent creating videos, because no one is viewing them. Sound familiar? Video content must follow certain search engines rules. Do you know them? If not, you should join our SBDC Online Marketing and Web Developer, Darren Elliott as he explains what those rules are, and the 8 Steps to Optimizing Your You Tube Videos Rank and Visibility. Best of all, they are…
Find out more »Webinar – Global Trade Series: Finding International Customers and Handling the First Order
Date/Time: 4/19 and 4/26 (1:00 – 2:00 pm) Description: Thinking about international customers for your business? Come and join our two-part series on 4/19 and 4/26 Part 1: How to Find International Customers Exploring global trade can be challenging when trying to find international customers. Learn tips and techniques including market research to help: Attract International Customers Identify Potential Direct/Indirect Distributors Part 2: Handling Your First International Order Just starting with global trade and waiting for your first…
Find out more »Webinar: Legal Issues in Marketing and Promotion
This 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. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Intro to Certifications and Contracting Opportunities for Veterans, Military and Spouses
The session will feature certifications and contracting opportunities as an option for Veteran, Military and Spouse entrepreneurs and business owners who want to diversify and expand their customer base. Participants will be introduced to resources to help with becoming certified to do business with the Federal, State and Local government and an overview of the process. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar: Buying and Selling a Business – What you need to know….
This webinar will teach the basics of buying and selling a business, such as conducting “due diligence”- inspecting the financial records, contracts and business assets; determining the value of the business; preparing contracts and related purchase-and-sale documents; tax considerations; and knowing when to “walk away” from a deal. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »May 2023
Webinar: Got Intellectual Property? Strategies to Explore
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
Find out more »Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps To A Successful Startup
Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting (or growing) a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren’t born with something special – they simply make great products. Yes, entrepreneurship can be taught, provided that you are coachable. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Strategies and Tools to Monitor Your Competitions Pricing and Marketing – E-commerce
Please join us for – Strategies and Tools to Monitor Your Competitions Pricing and Marketing – E-commerce with Ramin Ramhomozi REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Accelerate The Growth Of Your Business Through LinkedIn
Please join us for the Webinar – Accelerate The Growth Of Your Business Through LinkedIn and learn: The six most important things to include in your LinkedIn profile How to create a company page How to use LinkedIn for networking and grow your business Powerful LinkedIn marketing tips REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar: I Filed the Articles, Now What? “Next Steps” for Running a Limited Liability Company (LLC)
This webinar will teach the “next steps” involved in starting up and running an LLC, such as filing the Statement of Information; “member-managed” vs. “manager-managed” LLCs; determining membership interests; the role, duties and liability of “members”; preparing and following an LLC operating agreement; selling/transferring membership interests; California LLC statutes to be aware of; “Piercing the Corporate Veil” and other acts creating LLC member personal liability; and dissolving the LLC. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Joint AVTA and SBDC Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Outreach and Training
Come and join the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to learn about resources available to help your business prepare, explore and pursue Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) procurement opportunities. The goal is to help the Small Business Community participate in the local economy where local businesses can provide their services and/or supplies to the AVTA for a contract or other procurement opportunity. Opportunity examples include construction, specialty contractors, manufacturing, digital signage, wholesalers, furniture, architectural services, landscaping…
Find out more »Webinar – Intro to Certifications and Contracting Opportunities for Veterans, Military and Spouses
The session will feature certifications and contracting opportunities as an option for Veteran, Military and Spouse entrepreneurs and business owners who want to diversify and expand their customer base. Participants will be introduced to resources to help with becoming certified to do business with the Federal, State and Local government and an overview of the process. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar: I Filed the Articles, Now What? “Next Steps” for Running a Corporation
This webinar will teach the “next steps” involved in starting up and running a corporation, such as filing the Statement of Information; appointing the initial board of directors/officers; issuing shares and creating share purchase agreements; the role, duties and liability of directors/officers; preparing and following bylaws; meetings and minutes; selling/transferring shares; California corporation statutes to be aware of; “Piercing the Corporate Veil” and other acts creating shareholder personal liability; and dissolving the corporation. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Leveraging Automation to Grow Your E-commerce Sales
Please join us to learn – Leveraging Automation to Grow Your E-commerce Sales with Ramin Ramhormozi REGISTER NOW
Find out more »How To Sell When You’re Not A Salesperson
Business owners and entrepreneurs must promote their business or products to investors, customers or clients. Often, this is something they have never done before, and they lack training to approach the challenge. To address this situation, this workshop has been built to help you learn much of what you need to know. Topics covered include: • The psychological barriers that could be holding you back and the tools required to overcome them. • Understanding the components of an effective…
Find out more »Webinar – Entrepreneur/Business Owner Tools
Lots to do and not enough time? Come ready to explore tools and resources to help improve your business and maximize your time. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »June 2023
Webinar: Meetings, Minutes and Motions: Preparing Corporate Documents
This webinar will teach business owners of corporations and LLCs how to prepare basic corporate documents, such as statements of information; sending notices and holding director and shareholder meetings, preparing motions and minutes, voting requirements; and other corporate formalities required by the company’s bylaws, operating agreement or by law. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Sales Strategy Tips for Your Business
Come ready to learn Sales Strategies Tips for Your Business as you explore the following: Skill Set vs. Style Pricing Competitive Advantage Value Proposition REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar: ADA Website Accessibility Basics
This webinar will teach small business owners the basics of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility, such as understanding the ADA laws; WCAG accessibility standards; alt tags and screen readers; and potential liability for noncompliance. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar: Improving Employee Retention, Recruitment and Culture
As employers nationwide continue to struggle to find quality employees, employers must focus on their current staff and company culture to attract the best candidates for new available positions. This webinar will touch on ways to improve your current staff morale, offer tips for recruiting the best available candidates, and focus on your overall company culture. Presented by Kevin McVearry, a business advisor for the SBDC since 2012, with over 25 years of experience recruiting, training, and retaining employees in…
Find out more »Trademark & Copyright Explained
Confusion often abounds regarding trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. These are all intangible creations of the human intellect, usually referred to as “Intellectual Property.” Regardless of the focus of your business, it is likely that Intellectual Property (“IP”) is one of the most valuable assets of your business. This webinar will help you understand the differences among the various types of IP and what it is that IP can protect. Finally, you’ll understand how you can invoke that protection, either…
Find out more »Webinar – 8 Steps to Optimizing Your YouTube Videos Rank and Visibility
Videos have become an essential marketing tool for many businesses. Too often, it becomes hard to justify the time spent creating videos, because no one is viewing them. Sound familiar? Video content must follow certain search engines rules. Do you know them? If not, you should join our SBDC Online Marketing and Web Developer, Darren Elliott as he explains what those rules are, 8 Steps to Optimizing Your You Tube Videos Rank and Visibility and the best of all, they…
Find out more »Webinar – 10 Ways to Improve Mobile User Experience
Is your site considered “mobile friendly”? If you are not sure what that means, it is possible that your site is being penalized by search engines for not being in line with today’s mobile requirements. Fortunately, SBDC Digital Marketing Consultant and Web Developer, Darren Elliott is ready to walk you through it. By the end of this informative webinar, you will be clear on what your site needs to have done, and how to properly maintain things, so your site…
Find out more »Developing An Actionable Business Plan
You can’t get there if you don’t know what or where “there” is. This class is intended to assist both startups and expanding or scaling businesses in developing an actionable and measurable plan for the next steps in growing a profitable business. In this class we will actively work on: • Defining your business model • Identifying your place in the market • Identifying your customers and revenue channels • Identifying expansion opportunities • Costing and pricing • Revenue…
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