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.

Presented by: SCORE Sacramento Chapter

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Business 101: Success Starts Here

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.

Presented by: SCORE Sacramento Chapter

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Doing Business With SMUD PART 1 

In this workshop you will learn about:

i. Introductions, Objectives and Expectations

ii. About SMUD

iii. How can SMUD help you SAVE

iv. The Procurement Process

v. The SEED Program and Benefits

vi. Things You Should Know

vii. Questions and Answer

• Networking and Adjournment

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Sacramento Defense Supply Chain and Business Resource Fair

Discover procurement opportunities to diversify your business, tap into resources to help make your business more competitive, and become more resilient in the area of cybersecurity.

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Taxation, Deductions & Compliance for LLC’s

Mr. Roth will share 31 years as a tax and business advisor

Some areas to be covered:

• Reasons to operate your business as an LLC
• Legal standing, alter ego—lost tax benefits, lost asset protection
• LLC taxation and legal structures (Single member, multi-member, partnership and corporation LLCs)
• Taxation of members (sole owner, partnership, employee, passive, S corp)
• LLCs holding real estate (passive activity v. business)
• S elections for LLCs
• Out-of-state LLCs, California and nexus tax issues
• Tax deductions for LLCs—recordkeeping, reporting, compliance
• LLC owned and personally-owned vehicles— Tax treatment and reporting
• Office in home—tax treatment for LLC businesses
• Operating agreements and tax deductions
• Loans v. capital—IRS problems if not documented
• Reasonable compensation for working owners of LLC S corps
• Where to deduct non-reimbursed expenses
• Reimbursement plans—accountable v. non-accountable
• Distributions of LLC earnings and property
• Tax issues when dissolving LLCs

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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

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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

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Business 101: Success Starts Here

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.

Presented by: Sacramento SCORE Chapter

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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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Basic Sales and Use Tax Class

This instructor led class assists taxpayers in the following areas:

• • Preparing a sales and use tax return
  • Supporting and reporting exempt sales
  • Using a resale certificate
  • Determining what is taxable and non-taxable labor
  • Maintaining adequate records

Presenter: James Barrett is an Information Officer II with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

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