State Labor Law and Payroll Tax Seminar

State Labor Law and Payroll Tax Seminar You will receive information from the EDD and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement on:

• Record keeping, reporting requirements, employer obligations, and payment requirements.

• Common wage and hour law application.

• Employer and employee rights and responsibilities.

• How to distinguish between an employee and an independent contractor.

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LLCs: What to do After Filing the Articles

LLCs: What to do After Filing the Articles Mr. Roth will share his thirty years of experience as a tax and business advisor in how to properly form and maintain LLCs and S corporations. Some areas to be covered:

  • How LLCs and S corps help to protect assets and manage risk
  • Articles, tax identification numbers and fictitious business names
  • Agent for service of process and statement of information
  • Holding the First Meeting—what should be included and why
  • Bylaws, operating agreements and shareholder agreements
  • Issuing stock or certificates and limited offering exemption
  • Loans v. capital—problems if not documented
  • S elections for corps and LLCs and late filings
  • Avoiding the “disregarded” LLC
  • Importance of legal standing and California issues
  • The best way to treat vehicles and home offices
  • Reasonable compensation for working owners of S corps
  • Reimbursing expenses—accountable v. non-accountable plans
  • Out-of-state formations, California and nexus issues
  • Alter ego—how it derails asset protection and tax benefits
  • Annual and special meetings— waivers of notice and recording minutes
  • Contracts, agreements and official records books
  • Entity tax returns, deductions and balance sheets
  • Distributing earnings and property
  • Amending articles, bylaws and operating agreements
  • On-going compliance and best practices
  • Dissolving LLCs and corporations
  • Bio of Instructor: Randy Roth, EA, MSFS

Randy Roth is a tax, estate & business consultant, providing services to individuals, businesses, estates, trusts and non-profit organizations. He advises in the formation of business entities, corporate compliance matters, real estate holdings and non-profits—as well as in their on-going maintenance. He is an owner and principal of Incompass Tax, Estate & Business Solutions, an Enrolled Agent with a Masters specializing in Estate Planning and Taxation and has been in business for thirty years.

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The SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program

The SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program


The WOSB Federal Contracting Program was implemented in February 2011 with the goal of expanding the number of industries where woman-owned small businesses are able to compete for contracts in the Federal marketplace. Please join us for this informative presentation. Topics will include:

  • Overview of Program Eligibility and Contracting Eligibility
  • Details on the Most Current Steps to Getting Self-Certified as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) or an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)
  • Where to Look for Federal Contracting Opportunities
  • How to Market to Federal Agencies

Presented by: The Small Business Administration, Sacramento Office

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SCORE Sounding Board

SCORE Sounding Board


The Sounding Board is ideal for getting feedback on your ideas and guidance on your next steps. This is a small group session where you will get a chance to discuss your challenges and opportunities with an experienced Counselor and other small business entrepreneurs. We will brainstorm actions you can take to move forward productively.

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How to Budget and Measure a Start Up Business

How to Budget and Measure a Start Up Business


Learn the importance of Financial Planning and how to use the SCORE Financial Model Template to build financial projections for your business startup. Understand the costs to startup your business, the fixed and operational expenses, sales forecast and your Startup’s breakeven analysis.


“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

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Health & Wellness Program

Beliefs – Are They Working For You or Do They Need Some Review?

We’ll look at how our Foundational Beliefs are formed

  • What happens to our Foundational Beliefs as we grow up and their effect on us
  • The Conscious vs. the Subconscious Mind and Why it matters
  • Various Ways to Find, See and Work Through our Foundational Beliefs
  • How Life Changes when we let go of our Foundational Beliefs

Presented by: Julia Rinne, Spiritual Counselor and Coach

    Followed by Qigong with Michele Livingston Please join us each 3rd Thursday of the month to find your path to Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness ! Complementary and Integrative Practitioners Network


“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

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Success Starts Here: Business 101

Success Starts Here: Business 101


This free interactive workshop is a great place to begin if you want to start a business. Unfortunately, many people end up wasting their time and money because they don’t make the time to understand key success factors or have a plan of action. This workshop will give you the facts and allow you to make more informed choices.


“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

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Sales & Marketing Skills: Speak to Serve – Sell without Selling (Webinar)

Sales & Marketing Skills: Speak to Serve – Sell without Selling


Speak to serve and you will never have to SELL! That is Ash’s message in this webinar. Find out the techniques, and mindset behind this idea so you can practice successfully selling without selling!

Training Brought to you by: AshleyTrainingOnline.com and The Women’s Business Center


“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

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How To Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Business

How To Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Business


A marketing plan, sometimes called a marketing strategy, is the action plan for how you are going to promote your business. Learn how to start and execute a marketing strategy for your company with Tina Reynolds and Mia Lopez of Uptown Studios!

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:

    • Begin a marketing strategy that can be executed by a team of any size.
    • Understand the marketing channels that are right for your company.
    • Develop marketing goals for your business.

 

    About the presenters: Uptown Studios has been a creative source since 1992. We are a Sacramento-based visual communications firm specializing in website design, graphic design, video production and social media management, marketing and training. We do not outsource our work – it is done by our team in Sacramento, California. Visit our website to find out more about us at www. UptownStudios.net.


“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

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How to Turn Your Idea Into Action

How to Turn Your Idea Into Action

This workshop is intended for people who have completed our 101 workshop or been referred here by their mentor. It introduces the Business Model Canvas (Canvas) and 90-day SMART Goals as tools for you and your mentor to use in evaluating your idea and progress.


“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

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