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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Responding to Invitations for Bids and Requests for Proposals (IFB’s vs RFP’s)

Join us for a class covering the ins and outs of responding to invitations for bids and requests for proposals.

• Understanding the bid package
• Key elements of the bid format
• Pre-bid conference requirements
• Insurance, bonding and wage determinations
• Key elements of proposal formats
• Developing a “requirements matrix”
• Defining the scope of work
• Finalizing the proposal and preparing for possible negotiations

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How to Do Business With the County of Sacramento: Navigating and landing a public works contract

This workshop will cover the type of Public Works Contracts offered by the County of Sacramento, understanding how to use the County construction website to your advantage, getting registered with County of Sacramento Public Works on Public Purchase, and tips to help you succeed.

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Quick Books ADVANCED ***In order to participate in this hands on Quick Books Lab, you MUST have a laptop with the Quick Books software already installed.***

If you are new to Quick Books along with feeling overwhelmed and intimidated by accounting software, especially if you are not an Accountant or Bookkeeping then this course will explain. Understanding the difference between debits, credits, assets, liability , equity and much more. This course will teach you to understand the difference and make your financial records clearer for you and your business.

What you learn…

• Getting Started and Setting Up
• Working with Lists and Inventory
• Entering Everyday Transactions
• Customizing Forms
• Understanding Accounting.
• Manage Employees/Process Payroll
• Work with Reports
• Tips and Tricks

Presented by: Anita Johnson, founder of Money Wisdom for Women

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

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Sellers Permit 101: Basic Sales & Use Tax Workshop

Food Truck? Caterer? Deli? If you own a food establishment, you probably owe sales tax. Learn about sales tax compliance for restaurants and caterers from the CA Department of Tax & Fee Administration.

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Small Business Legal Clinic

Kristina Reed focuses her practice on the areas of real estate and business transactions and estate planning. Kristina is known for using cutting-edge technology coupled with unique and innovative solutions to efficiently and effectively handle her clients’ legal needs. She has successfully formed various types of businesses, organized joint ventures, and negotiated complex business deals, purchase and sales, and commercial leases. Kristina is also a trusted advisor for her clients’ estate planning needs. Kristina has served as a DRC Judge Pro Tem for the El Dorado County Superior Court, taught legal research at Alliant International University, and served as a Member of the Advisory Board at Heald College’s Paralegal Program. She is currently a business counselor with SCORE and a member of WealthCounsel. Kristina was named as Best of the Bar by the Sacramento Business Journal and named to the SuperLawyer list every year since 2012. Kristina earned her J.D. from McGeorge School of Law in 2000 and her B.S. from Christopher Newport University in 1995. Kristina is admitted to practice law in California and Virginia

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Business Tax Concepts (Parts I and II)
Part 1: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 9:30 am- 12:30 pm
Part 2: Thursday, March 15, 2018 9:30 am- 12:30 pm
***Please Note:This is a two part class. You are automatically registered for BOTH classes when registering.
In Part 1 You will learn:

• How operating a business creates tax benefits.
• The necessity of “profit motive” for deductions and tax benefits.
• Recordkeeping and required reporting.
• IRS audits of businesses.
• Using pre-tax versus after-tax dollars.
• Requirements for tax deductions.
• Common business deductions and record keeping.

In Part 2 You will learn:

• Employees and independent contractors—the differences.
• Misclassified employees—new enforcement; higher penalties.
• Tax & legal biz structures—differences in taxes, fringe benefits & protections
• Sole props, partnerships, LLCs and corporations—the differences
• Does your LLC or corporation have legal standing?
• Alter ego actions that pierce LLCs and corporations.
• LLCs & corps MUST be properly formed and maintained.
• Vehicle expenses for LLCs and corporations.
• Health insurance and medical expenses for S corps.
• Hiring your spouse and dependent children.

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Business Tax Concepts (Parts I and II)
Part 1: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 9:30 am- 12:30 pm
Part 2: Thursday, March 15, 2018 9:30 am- 12:30 pm
***Please Note:This is a two part class. You are automatically registered for BOTH classes when registering.
In Part 1 You will learn:

• How operating a business creates tax benefits.
• The necessity of “profit motive” for deductions and tax benefits.
• Recordkeeping and required reporting.
• IRS audits of businesses.
• Using pre-tax versus after-tax dollars.
• Requirements for tax deductions.
• Common business deductions and record keeping.

In Part 2 You will learn:

• Employees and independent contractors—the differences.
• Misclassified employees—new enforcement; higher penalties.
• Tax & legal biz structures—differences in taxes, fringe benefits & protections
• Sole props, partnerships, LLCs and corporations—the differences
• Does your LLC or corporation have legal standing?
• Alter ego actions that pierce LLCs and corporations.
• LLCs & corps MUST be properly formed and maintained.
• Vehicle expenses for LLCs and corporations.
• Health insurance and medical expenses for S corps.
• Hiring your spouse and dependent children.

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Health & Wellness Program

Come join our monthly Complementary and Integrative Practitioners Network Health and Wellness Program… Stress Reduction through Nutrition and Meditation and QIGONG! Stress Reduction and Helpful Tips with Ann Naimark, Psychotherapist

• Stress Reduction through Nutrition and Meditation
• Nutrition Goals, Tuning in to your body, Diagnosing, Food is Powerful, Detoxing and Supplements, Eating for Joy

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