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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April 2022
Webinar – WAVE Level 1 (Spanish)
WAVE es un sistema de contabilidad simple y fácil de usar que es gratuito si no utiliza sus pagos automatizados y nómina. Únase a nosotros para aprender cómo comenzar a hacer su contabilidad en este software basado en la nube, realizar un seguimiento del éxito de su negocio y tener la tranquilidad de que sus libros se registran adecuadamente. El aplicativo es en Ingles, pero se traduciran al Español. • Como crear tu cuenta en WAVE • Como hacer la…
Find out more »Financial Fitness: Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is known as the “mother of all financial statements”. It provides a summary of the company’s position during a specific timeframe. It is broken down into three major categories and tracks what is known as the company’s assets, liabilities and owners’ equities. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series: Finding Funding
Explore a variety of funding types for your business. Capital is critical for all businesses. The type of business, your capital needs, and additional factors may influence what you explore. There are many types of capital including owner investment, profit reinvestment, loans from a bank, loans from an alternative financial resources(non-banks), equipment financing, tax credits, supplier credit, credit lines, equity lines, Angel Investors, Venture Capital Investors, money invested by family & friends, Crowd Funding, etc. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 2 (Spanish)
WAVE es un sistema de contabilidad simple y fácil de usar que es gratuito si no utiliza sus pagos automatizados y nómina. Ahora que usted ya asistió al primer seminario, aprenda cómo conectar su cuenta bancaria y reconciliarla. Además, aprenda cómo crear un asiento de diario y registrar la depreciación de sus activos fijos. El aplicativo es en Ingles, pero se traduciran al Español. • Conectar tu Cuenta Bancaria • Reconciliar tu Banco • Diseñar el aspecto de mi Factura…
Find out more »Business Finance Literacy 101
Business owners struggle with business decisions that affect the financial health of their company. Are we selling at the right price? Are we making money? Can we afford to hire someone? Many times, these decisions are made without a thorough understanding of the financial implications. This does not need to be the case. There are simple mathematical calculations that can be used to answer key business questions. Performance Measurements are simple mathematical calculations that can be used to…
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 1
WAVE is a simple and easy accounting system that is free if you don’t use its automated payments and payroll. Join us to learn how to start doing your accounting in this cloud-based software, track your business success and have the peace of mind of your books being recorded appropriately. • Creating your account in WAVE • Initial basic settings • Creating the basic Chart of Accounts • Recording your capital contributions • Recording your first purchase • Recording your…
Find out more »May 2022
WEBINAR Biz Basics: How to Estimate Startup Costs & Cash Flow
How much will it cost to start your business? What are the different categories of costs I need to be concerned about? Financial preparation is key so that you can plan ahead in starting your new venture. Topics include: • Steps needed to calculate start-up expenses • Calculating the first 90 days projected monthly costs • Ongoing expenses • Conducting a margin analysis and a break-even analysis • Initial cash flow projection will be reviewed and presented in this hands-on…
Find out more »Confused About Sales Tax – What You Need to Know!
Many businesses are confused about the need to charge sales tax. Should you charge sales tax? What if you are selling out of state or on an online platform? These are the type of questions that many business owners are asking. Addressing sales tax requirements has been even more confusing. On June 21, 2018, The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states can mandate that businesses without a physical presence in a state…
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 2
WAVE is a simple and easy accounting system that is free if you don´t use its automated payments and payroll. Now you attended the first webinar, let’s learn how to connect your bank account and reconcile it. Also, learn how to create a Journal Entry and record the depreciation of your fixed assets. • Connecting your Bank Account • Bank Reconciliation • Invoice Customization • Basic Journal Entry • Record Fixed Asset Depreciation • Reading Loans and its payments •…
Find out more »Webinar – QuickBooks Level 2
Now you attended the first webinar in Quickbooks, let’s learn how to connect your bank account and reconcile it. Also, learn how to create a Journal Entry and record the depreciation of your fixed assets. • Connecting your Bank Account • Bank Reconciliation • Invoice Customization • Basic Journal Entry • Record Fixed Asset Depreciation • Reading Loans and its payments • Importing / Exporting Data REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Financial Fitness: Income Statement
An income statement is a financial statement that shows the company’s income and expenditures. It also shows whether a company is making profit or loss for a given period. The income statement, along with balance sheet and cash flow statement, helps you understand the financial health of your business. If you need help with your income statement and where to start, this webinar is for you! REGISTER NOW
Find out more »WEBINAR Money Matters: How to Finance Your Business
This workshop will provide an overview of available options for financing your business. Equity and debt options as well as crowdfunding and the process for raising capital from friends and family will be discussed. Details on what you need to know to apply for a business loan, as well the required documents and paperwork needed for the application process will be provided. The various types of financial institutions and which institutions are currently loaning money and what you will need to…
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 1 (Spanish)
WAVE es un sistema de contabilidad simple y fácil de usar que es gratuito si no utiliza sus pagos automatizados y nómina. Únase a nosotros para aprender cómo comenzar a hacer su contabilidad en este software basado en la nube, realizar un seguimiento del éxito de su negocio y tener la tranquilidad de que sus libros se registran adecuadamente. El aplicativo es en Ingles, pero se traduciran al Español. • Como crear tu cuenta en WAVE • Como hacer la…
Find out more »WEBINAR Biz Basics: How to Start Your Business Financials in Excel
Overcome your fear of starting with an empty Excel spreadsheet and become proficient to create your own Profit and Loss statement for your business. This workshop will cover the basic Excel functions necessary to develop your financials and then build a basic Profit and Loss statement. We will also see how you can download your bank activity and use filters to analyze the data, a powerful tool. Basic computer knowledge is required for this class. Instructor: Andrew Strachan (SBDC Advisor) REGISTER…
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 2 (Spanish)
WAVE es un sistema de contabilidad simple y fácil de usar que es gratuito si no utiliza sus pagos automatizados y nómina. Ahora que usted ya asistió al primer seminario, aprenda cómo conectar su cuenta bancaria y reconciliarla. Además, aprenda cómo crear un asiento de diario y registrar la depreciación de sus activos fijos. El aplicativo es en Ingles, pero se traduciran al Español. • Conectar tu Cuenta Bancaria • Reconciliar tu Banco • Diseñar el aspecto de mi Factura…
Find out more »Financial Fitness: Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is known as the “mother of all financial statements”. It provides a summary of the company’s position during a specific timeframe. It is broken down into three major categories and tracks what is known as the company’s assets, liabilities and owners’ equities. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 1
WAVE is a simple and easy accounting system that is free if you don’t use its automated payments and payroll. Join us to learn how to start doing your accounting in this cloud-based software, track your business success and have the peace of mind of your books being recorded appropriately. • Creating your account in WAVE • Initial basic settings • Creating the basic Chart of Accounts • Recording your capital contributions • Recording your first purchase • Recording your…
Find out more »Webinar – QuickBooks Level 1
Join us to learn how to start doing your accounting in this cloud-based software, track your business success and have the peace of mind of your books being recorded appropriately. • Initial basic settings • Creating the basic Chart of Accounts • Recording your capital contributions • Recording your first purchase • Recording your first sale • Recording your first expense • Reading your first financial statements REGISTER NOW
Find out more »June 2022
Webinar – WAVE Level 2
WAVE is a simple and easy accounting system that is free if you don´t use its automated payments and payroll. Now you attended the first webinar, let’s learn how to connect your bank account and reconcile it. Also, learn how to create a Journal Entry and record the depreciation of your fixed assets. • Connecting your Bank Account • Bank Reconciliation • Invoice Customization • Basic Journal Entry • Record Fixed Asset Depreciation • Reading Loans and its payments •…
Find out more »Webinar – QuickBooks Level 2
Now you attended the first webinar in Quickbooks, let’s learn how to connect your bank account and reconcile it. Also, learn how to create a Journal Entry and record the depreciation of your fixed assets. • Connecting your Bank Account • Bank Reconciliation • Invoice Customization • Basic Journal Entry • Record Fixed Asset Depreciation • Reading Loans and its payments • Importing / Exporting Data REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 1 (Spanish)
WAVE es un sistema de contabilidad simple y fácil de usar que es gratuito si no utiliza sus pagos automatizados y nómina. Únase a nosotros para aprender cómo comenzar a hacer su contabilidad en este software basado en la nube, realizar un seguimiento del éxito de su negocio y tener la tranquilidad de que sus libros se registran adecuadamente. El aplicativo es en Ingles, pero se traduciran al Español. • Como crear tu cuenta en WAVE • Como hacer la…
Find out more »Webinar – WAVE Level 2 (Spanish)
WAVE es un sistema de contabilidad simple y fácil de usar que es gratuito si no utiliza sus pagos automatizados y nómina. Ahora que usted ya asistió al primer seminario, aprenda cómo conectar su cuenta bancaria y reconciliarla. Además, aprenda cómo crear un asiento de diario y registrar la depreciación de sus activos fijos. El aplicativo es en Ingles, pero se traduciran al Español. • Conectar tu Cuenta Bancaria • Reconciliar tu Banco • Diseñar el aspecto de mi Factura…
Find out more »Restaurant Accounting-Budget your way to Profitability
How do you build a business that lasts for generations? Specifically, a food business? In an industry that sees 60% failure rate within the first year and 80% failure rate within 5 years, what’s the secret to a restaurant that lasts for 4 decades? This webinar will feature successful restaurateurs that have turned their family food business into a legacy business spanning multiple generations. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Grant Writing: Tips to be an Effective Grant Writer
Grant funding provides a non-dilutive funding option for early-stage technologies. With limited resources, startups bootstrap to maximize their resources. Federal grants can serve as great resources not just in terms of financial help but access to other commercialization resources available through partner offices. This webinar will present a brief overview of funding programs – SBIR/STTR programs. We will also cover best practices in developing a skillset for grant writing, how to avoid pitfalls of grant writing, and resources to develop…
Find out more »August 2022
Business Profit Projections
If you are looking to make a profit in your business this webinar is for you! We know that numbers can be scary but with the right help it can be the new best friend of your business. Join us as we take an honest look at what needs must be met to start, grow and keep you in the green. The only thing that can make you cents is MONEY! Let us help! REGISTER NOW
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