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 break-even analysis.

 

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How to Choose The Right Business Entity

How to Choose The Right Business Entity


An overview of the basics of entity selection and formation. Including the differences between and the advantages of: California and Delaware Corporations, S and C Corporations, various types of Partnerships, LLCs, Sole Proprietorship and a few others. We will also cover the tax and liability implications of each. Finally we will go over the basic considerations you will need to form your own business entity, such as; corporate bylaws, and partnership, or membership agreements.

 

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Loan Readiness with the 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

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Marketing Your Business on a Shoestring Budget

Marketing Your Business on a Shoestring Budget


You will leave this workshop with a clear understanding of who is your ideal client or customer and how to attract them.

Understanding how to communicate your value to your Target Client is critical to your business success.

In this workshop you will pick up new ideas you can use to build your business.

The program is designed to help you find ways to grow your business whether you are in the startup phase, have an existing business or you are ready to expand your business.

This is a is a hands-on interactive workshop.

Topic to be covered:

  • Getting clear on your ideal or preferred customer or client.
  • How to attract your preferred client.
  • Make your business memorable.
  • Inexpensive methods to market your business.

 

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Scaling Business for Success Forum w/ US Bank

Scaling Business for Success Forum w/ US Bank


For growing businesses, what might have been successful when your business was smaller might not be as effective now. Proper growth management may require strengthening your business finances and accounting, developing effective human resource policies, and increased access to capital to maintain cash flow. Join us to learn how to scale your businesses needs at this informative seminar!

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Sales and Marketing Concepts

Sales and Marketing Concepts


This workshop will identify key concepts and techniques for developing an effective sales and marketing strategy. Drawing from extensive real-world sales and marketing experience and the social sciences, instructor Victor Johnson will provide insight into proven business development theories like thrasher, carrot, and trapline marketing. You will learn how the basic practical approaches to gaining new customers and revenue streams.

 

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QuickBooks for Beginners with SCORE

QuickBooks for Beginners with SCORE


Learn which tools to begin with and slowly integrate more complex transactions while learning key functions. Learn critical accounting concepts made easy in everyday language for understanding QuickBooks Pro Financial Statements.

Presented by: Sacramento SCORE Chapter – Ken McCann

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Business 101: Success Starts Here with SCORE

Business 101: Success Starts Here with SCORE


Many people, who are thinking about starting a business, mistakenly concentrate on the wrong issues up front, and end up wasting too much time and money.

SCORE will help you take the right steps in the right order. We will introduce you to a formula that all successful companies follow.

Be sure to take this class before making any commitments.

Presented by:Sacramento County DHA Business Information Center and SCORE

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How to do Business with Sacramento County

How to do Business with Sacramento County


What you will learn:

  • Working with (or Selling to) the County of Sacramento
  • Registering your Business with Sacramento County
  • Tips for Successfully Responding to a BID
  • Local and Small Business Assistance Defined

Presented by: Sacramento County 

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Doing Business with California Regulated Water Companies

California Capital PTAC Small Business Working Group: Doing Business with California Regulated Water Companies


Join the California Capital PTAC for an interactive workshop on doing businesses with the California Water Association (CWA).

On behalf of CWA, Supplier Diversity representatives from California Water Service and California American Water will be discussing:

  • What the California Water Association (CWA) procures
  • Their Supplier Diversity Program and Goal for 2019
  • Upcoming procurement opportunities
  • Minority/Woman/LGBT Business Enterprise Certification with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Cal Water Service and Cal American Water will be discussing upcoming procurement needs in 2019 including:

  • Underground Water Construction
  • C-10 Licensed Electrical Contractors
  • Tank Painting
  • Well rehabilitation, Drilling, and Repairs
  • Water treatment and related services
  • Landscape and janitorial services

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