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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January 2025
Turning Your Dream Into A Business
This class will help you take the first steps to become a new business owner or legitimize a side hustle or hobby. In this class we will help you: • Figure out what you don’t know • Define your basic business model • Outline the basic steps of setting up your entity and bank account • Figure out the appropriate licenses, permits and insurances • Understand available funding strategies • Begin to form your basic business plan REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series: How to Start Your Business
Learn to start, run and grow your business. This workshop covers critical topics such as business development, market research, business entities and so much more. Don’t waste another minute, join us in learning how to bring your entrepreneurial idea life. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »February 2025
Webinar- Fast Track Start-Up Crash Course 3-day Series
Take our 3-day Fast Track “bootcamp” program. This course was developed by industry professionals to provide you the basic tools you need to start your business. This is ideal for prospective businesses with little to no time but a willingness and desire to learn the language of business, determine whether starting a business makes sense and if so, specific steps to start the business. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview only. If you need additional detail or class instruction,…
Find out more »Webinar – Restaurant 101 Step by Step Overview on Opening a Restaurant
Are you perfecting recipes? Have you been told…you should open a restaurant after friends and family taste your creations? Are you a chef dreaming of opening a restaurant? “Restaurant 101 – Step by Step Overview on opening a restaurant is the opportunity to explore. Starting with the menu, a plan, and profitability you can explore your dream before spending money. Presented by Kevin McVearry, a Business Advisor for the SBDC since 2012, with over 30 years of experience opening…
Find out more »Webinar- Fast Track Start-Up Crash Course 3-day Series
Take our 3-day Fast Track “bootcamp” program. This course was developed by industry professionals to provide you the basic tools you need to start your business. This is ideal for prospective businesses with little to no time but a willingness and desire to learn the language of business, determine whether starting a business makes sense and if so, specific steps to start the business. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview only. If you need additional detail or class instruction,…
Find out more »Webinar- Fast Track Start-Up Crash Course 3-day Series
Take our 3-day Fast Track “bootcamp” program. This course was developed by industry professionals to provide you the basic tools you need to start your business. This is ideal for prospective businesses with little to no time but a willingness and desire to learn the language of business, determine whether starting a business makes sense and if so, specific steps to start the business. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview only. If you need additional detail or class instruction,…
Find out more »April 2025
Webinar – Veterans, Military and Spouses Series: How to Start Your Business
Learn to start, run and grow your business. This workshop covers critical topics such as business development, market research, business entities and so much more. Don’t waste another minute, join us in learning how to bring your entrepreneurial idea life. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »
