Women’s Lunch and Learn

“LinkedIn Strategies – Build Business Relationships Online”

Please join us as Veronika Monell, owner of JumpStartNOW, teaches you how to develop an All-Star LinkedIn profile, gives you tips and tools how to build business relationships and find warm leads when you are not out networking. Topics covered in this session will include:
- Jumpstart your LinkedIn profile
- Write a powerful LinkedIn bio
- Know your power partners
- Grow your connections
- Build relationships via messenger
- Utilize LinkedIn Premium
Who should attend? This is for anyone seeking to be a part of the business community, Job Seekers, Entrepreneurs or Business Stakeholders.

*Please bring your sack lunch and enjoy this informative forum. Light refreshments will be provided. Hope to see you there! Roundtable Starts Promptly at 11:30 AM. PLEASE NOTE: This is being held in FEDERAL OCCUPIED FACILITY. Please be prepared to go through a security check point similar to the airport security check (i.e. no weapons, no metal objects, no drugs, etc.) Please be assured that the presentation will not start until all attendees are through security. Anything that’s not necessary to be brought in PLEASE leave locked in your car.
“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.”

Finance Day with First Citizen’s Bank

Learn how to’s of budgeting and cash flow management, understanding the difference between a business and personal accounts, what to expect in an business application from start to finish, banking services and financial solutions for your business, and fraudulent checks- what to look for. Business Advocates will be onsite. No Obligation. Food and refreshments will be provided.
SBA can assist your small business with one-on-one counseling with our resource partners WBC, SBDC,SCORE:
- Capital – SBA guarantees loans for banks and credit unions so they can open their credit box a little wider
- Contracting – SBA assists small business gain access to contracting with the Federal Government
- Disaster – In the event of a Presidentially Declared Disaster the SBA can assist both homeowners and small businesses

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

Health and Wellness Program

“Essential for Success in Business and Life”

7 Essential Laws for creating what you desire in your career
Overcoming the gap of where you are vs. where you want to be
Your relationship with money and how to attract more abundance
Turning self-doubt into confidence and self-trust

Presented by: Kelly Mishell

Kelly Mishell is a Certified Life Coach and inspirational speaker dedicated to guiding you toward the amazing life you are meant to have. Kelly’s passion and purpose is helping people find their inner sparks of greatness and create balanced, harmonious lives. You and your career are unlimited! Join me and learn the inner-game principles for having a thriving, joyful, prosperous life and business.

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

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

The SBA-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

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

Achieving Your Full Potential as a Leader or Manager

What you will learn:

- Knowing and developing yourself as a leader
- Communicating as a leader
- Creating a culture of engagement
- Managing and inspiring teams
- Getting practical: running meetings and managing routines
- Developing a mission and vision

Why It’s Important: Research shows that company culture and employee engagement have the greatest effect on productivity and success. Becoming the type of leader who inspires others to be their best means your teams will be more engaged and thus more successful. This requires understanding yourself as a leader and reflecting on your management style, and learning to communicate in a way that’s clear and contributes to the success of others.

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

How to Budget and Measure a Start Up

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.

Presented by: Sacramento SCORE Chapter

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

Loan Readiness with the Small Business Administration

What You Will Learn

How does a small business get money?
Bank loans-are they impossible?
Doing your homework before applying for a loan and who might be able to help
Why banks might not be able to lend to your business. How SBA might help.
SBA loan guarantee program overview 7(a) & 504 Loan Programs
Tips for dealing with lenders

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

Forms of Ownership with Internal Revenue Services

S-CORP, C-CORP, PARTNERSHIP, SOLE PROP or LLC Tax Professional Enrolled Agent on behalf of IRS will guide you through how to choose the right entity for your small business. She will advise which is best and dispel common myths regarding different entities.

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

Certified Bookkeeping Orientation

Would you like to improve your bookkeeping career by adding the Certification Bookkeeper Designation to your resume. There are a number of reasons you should become a CB. Attend the NO COST Informational meeting giving you all the information you need to begin your new career path.

Add to your market value.
Increase your importance to company or clients
Put “CB” after your name to show your professional status

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

Navigating the Publishing Maze, Self-Publishing 101

Writing your book is the easy, fun part. Trying to publish it all by yourself the first time is a little like following an overgrown, potholed path through a jungle at night in the middle of a monsoon! This course takes you step-by-step through the process from beginning to end, explaining your options and choices and why they matter.

*This is a 5 hour workshop with a 1/2 hour lunch from 12:30 pm- 1:00 pm. For the sake of time, we encourage you to bring a sack lunch.*

About the Presenter: Sharon Darrow has lived most of her life in Sacramento, with her husband Stan, their Great Dane and their cats. She’s a business owner, an expert in kitten rescue, an author and publisher, and a public speaker.

Her first four books are non-fiction. Bottlekatz, A Complete Care Guide for Orphan Kittens and Faces of Rescue; Cats, Kittens and Great Danes are about animal rescue. From Hindsight to Insight, a Traditional to Metaphysical Memoir is based on the premise that there are no accidents in life. Tom Flynn, Medium & Healer, is the story of a remarkable man who lives and works in London. Her first fiction title, She Survives, is book one of a series inspired by an amazing woman, her maternal grandmother. Her newest book, Navigating the Publishing Maze, Self-Publishing 101, is her way of giving back to the writing community by helping other authors.

Sharon has been a prolific reader since childhood, and viewed books as her portal to incredible worlds and knowledge. Her hope as an author is to entertain, teach, and inspire my readers as well.

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