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MicroLoan Orientation Session
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

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

Web Marketing - Junction City
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

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
04 / 15
Basic Bookkeeping - Eugene
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

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.
04 / 16
04 / 17
04 / 18
04 / 19
04 / 20
Fern Ridge SOS Series, eDev & BDC: Personnel/Leadership
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Instructor: Chris Nystrom

Location: Elmira Learning Center
04 / 21
04 / 22
Feasibility 101 - Eugene
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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
04 / 23
04 / 24
04 / 25
04 / 26
04 / 27
04 / 28
Social Media: Blogs & Twitter - Junction City
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

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
04 / 29
QuickBooks Simple Start - Eugene
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

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.

Feasibility 101 - Eugene
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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
04 / 30
05 / 1
05 / 2
05 / 3
05 / 4
Basic Bookkeeping, Part 1 - Springfield
Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:00 am

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: Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Historic Depot, 101 S. A St.

First of two sessions.
05 / 5
Cottage Grove SOS Series, eDev and BDC: Finances/Funding
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Instructor: Chris Nystrom
Location: Community Center Room, Cottage Grove

Web Marketing, Part 2 - Junction City
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Learn How to Increase Traffic to Your Website.

Instructor: Martin Desmond
Location: Junction City Community Center

Second of two classes.
05 / 6
QuickBooks Simple Start - Eugene
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm

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

Second of two sessions.

Feasibility 101 - Eugene
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

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

Third of four sessions
05 / 7
05 / 8
05 / 9
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