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SUMMARY:Small Business Budget Planning – Forging a Solid Financial Path
DESCRIPTION:Small Business Budget Planning – Forging a Solid Financial Path\n\nManaging finances is crucial for the success of any business.  Business budgeting provides a roadmap to allocate resources effectively\, manage cash flow\, and achieve financial goals.  Our presentation will review and explain the essentials of building a business budget. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/small-business-budget-planning-forging-a-solid-financial-path-2/
LOCATION:Webinar – PCR
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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SUMMARY:Nano Banana + AI Graphics & Virtual Photo Shoots
DESCRIPTION:Professional photography\, graphic design\, and marketing content no longer require expensive photo shoots or design teams. \nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to use Nano Banana and Google’s experimental AI tools to: \n\nEdit product photos\nCreate marketing graphics\nGenerate virtual headshots\nDesign social media content\nProduce promotional images\nCreate lifestyle product photography\nBuild ad creatives for digital campaigns\n\nYou’ll discover how small businesses can create high-quality visual content using AI while dramatically reducing marketing costs. \nTakeaway: Create professional-looking graphics and marketing visuals without hiring a photographer or graphic designer. \nFacilitator: Deborah Deras is an AI trainer\, two-time author\, international speaker\, and doctoral scholar with over three decades of business experience. As an AI educator\, marketing strategist\, and public speaking consultant\, she empowers organizations and entrepreneurs to leverage artificial intelligence to increase efficiency\, enhance marketing effectiveness\, and drive revenue growth. Her approach blends practical strategy with cutting-edge AI tools to help participants implement what they learn immediately. \n*The WEBINAR will be conducted via ZOOM. Instructions to connect via ZOOM will be sent out to all registrants the day before and morning of the the webinar.  \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/nano-banana-ai-graphics-virtual-photo-shoots/
LOCATION:Webinar – PCC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Marketing
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Software License Agreements: The Basics
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Erica Bristol \nThis webinar will provide small business owners with the basics for creating or entering into software license agreements\, such as exclusivity\, territory\, licensed rights and exclusions\, ownership\, term and termination\, and bankruptcy. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-software-license-agreements-the-basics-2/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Gerald Anderson \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  Introduction to Entrepreneurship – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM \nLearn how to successfully make the transition from military servicemember to civilian entrepreneur\, and how some of the very skills and resources that you developed during military service afford you a competitive advantage.  Topics include:   transitioning from military pay to civilian income\, identifying some common mistakes made by first-time entrepreneurs\, getting your idea ‘business-ready’\, identifying the various pre-Launch\, Launch\, and post-Launch activities\, and discussing the funding and financing options. \nBreak – 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  Capturing Your Business Ideas 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM \nLearn how to develop your business idea and help on the path to launching/growing a small business – how to get that idea off the couch and into reality.  Topics include: understanding the basic elements that model the business venture\, identifying the key issues of each model element\, and discussing the factors critical for success. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-veterans-military-and-spouses-series-100-315-pm-including-a-15-minute-break-7/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Launching A New Business,Veterans
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Can I Protect That Brand Name\, Slogan\, or Logo? Trademark Basics
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Erica Bristol \nThis webinar will provide small business owners with information on why a “trademark” is a valuable asset for a company to own; how “trademarks” help customers identify goods and services; how to select\, use and protect a “trademark”; the importance of doing “search and clearance” activities prior to adoption and use; state and federal trademark “registration”; and how to avoid violating the trademark rights of others. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-can-i-protect-that-brand-name-slogan-or-logo-trademark-basics/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series – 1:00 – 3:15 pm including a 15 minute break
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Gerald Anderson \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  How to Start a Small Business 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM \nLearn 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. \nBreak 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM \nWebinar – Veterans\, Military and Spouses Series:  Finding Funding 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM \nExplore 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 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. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-veterans-military-and-spouses-series-100-315-pm-including-a-15-minute-break-8/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Launching A New Business,Veterans
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SUMMARY:Claude 101 – The Foundation Every Business Owner Needs
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, this foundational session is designed for business owners who are new to AI as well as those who attended advanced sessions and want to strengthen their fundamentals. \nLearn how to use Claude to: \n\nWrite marketing content\nCreate business plans\nDraft proposals\nBuild operating procedures\nAnalyze documents\nImprove customer communications\nOrganize business information\n\nThis workshop is timed perfectly for businesses preparing for the fall season and for new Pasadena SBDC clients who want a practical introduction to AI. \nTakeaway: Build a strong foundation in AI and learn how to use Claude as a strategic business partner. \nInstructor: Deborah Deras\, Social Media Goddess\, Mindful AI Expert \n*The WEBINAR will be conducted via ZOOM. Instructions to connect via ZOOM will be sent out to all registrants the day before the webinar.  \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/claude-101-the-foundation-every-business-owner-needs/
LOCATION:Webinar – PCC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations,Marketing Planning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – Protecting the Company’s “Secret Sauce”: Trade Secret Basics
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will teach small business owners how to protect the company’s inventions\, ideas and secrets. Attendees will learn the basics of trade secret law; the kinds of information that can be protected as a trade secret; confidentiality requirements; ownership issues; how to avoid losing trade secret protection; and how to avoid violating the trade secret rights of others. \nInstructor: Erica Bristol \n\n  \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://smallbizla.org/workshop/webinar-protecting-the-companys-secret-sauce-trade-secret-basics-13/
LOCATION:Webinar – COC
CATEGORIES:Business Development & Operations
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