This class will cover different types of legal ownership for your business and how you can take steps to better protect your business assets and limit your tax liability. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorships, limited liability partnerships, and S-Corporations. We will also discuss the different forms that you will need to file your 2009 business taxes.
Instructor: Chris Nystrom
Location: Community Center Room, Cottage Grove
Each month, we will revisit your one page marketing plan.
(If you don't have one, now's the time to start, so join us!)
This hands-on workshop will address strategic thinking as you develop a simple for this month's marketing.
Develop planning objectives, long-term goals, and
steps
to realize those goals and move forward.
Instructor: Jennifer Teehan
Location: Junction City Community Center
In this intensive hands-on class, you will analyze and journalize
business transactions on ledger sheets for the Broken Pots 'R Us
company. You will learn how to properly journalize different types of
transactions so that you will be able to generate accurate
income/expense statements and balance sheets. Understanding the
concepts of basic bookkeeping provides for a better utilization of
QuickBooks or other accounting software. Participants will receive a
free copy of Quicken 2008 personal software.
Instructor: Martin Desmond
Location: 1445 Willamette, Eugene
First of two sessions.
In learning basic business management skills, the entrepreneur is most familiar with Operations - how to produce, fabricate or provide the service of the business. The first management skill that becomes a trial is often that of managing one's time - since you wear all the hats, how are you going to get it all done?!
Instructor: Shawn Winkler-Rios
Location: 1445 Willamette, Eugene
If you are interested in obtaining a microloan, please attend this orientation session so that you will understand the steps that you will need to undertake.
M. Desmond
1445 Willamette, Eugene
It is not enough to create a website. You must maintain it, refresh
it,
keep the tech current...and you must learn to market the website
itself. We will examine both Incoming and Outgoing traffic and the
tricks & tools available to reach your market. We’ll discuss
selecting and purchasing keywords, using search engines and free
sources; email marketing & newsletters, e-zines and ads, using
quicklinks, and grading and evaluating your site to ensure it is in
the service of your business!
Instructor: Martin Desmond
Location: Community Service Center, Junction City
In this intensive hands-on class, you will analyze and journalize
business transactions on ledger sheets for the Broken Pots 'R Us
company. You will learn how to properly journalize different types of
transactions so that you will be able to generate accurate
income/expense statements and balance sheets. Understanding the
concepts of basic bookkeeping provides for a better utilization of
QuickBooks or other accounting software. Participants will receive a
free copy of Quicken 2008 personal software.
Instructor: Martin Desmond
Location: Room 117, 1445 Willamette, Eugene
Second of two sessions.
Instructor: Chris Nystrom
Location: Elmira Learning Center
How to Evaluate the Potential:
Have a great business idea but not sure how to make it into a great
business? We will walk through the discovery process, from business
idea to viable business concept. All participants will be researching
their own ideas as class homework. The objective of this class is to
completely identify a viable business concept. This class runs for five
sessions through August 7th.
Instructor: Leah Murray
Location: 1445 Willamette, Eugene
First of four sessions
Social media offers the potential to reach millions of customers. This
same ubiquity also poses a challenge: how to set your business apart in
this crowded space. This class will cover
the the use of (weB)logs and Twitter for your business.
Instructor: Shawn Winkler-Rios
Location: Community Service Center, Junction City
*Note: the Social Media Overview Course is a pre-requisite for this class
Class description: The introductory session will cover the basics
such as: creating a customer account; creating invoices and inventory items; creating vendors accounts processing payments; tracking vendor
payables; generating and paying bills. Course is taught on laptops
provided for class sessions.
Instructor: Martin Desmond
Location: Room 117, 1445 Willamette, Eugene
First of two sessions.
How to Evaluate the Potential:
Have a great business idea but not sure how to make it into a great
business? We will walk through the discovery process, from business
idea to viable business concept. All participants will be researching
their own ideas as class homework. The objective of this class is to
completely identify a viable business concept. This class runs for five
sessions through August 7th.
Instructor: Leah Murray
Location: 1445 Willamette, Eugene
Second of four sessions
