Access to Capital: Funding Options to Start and Grow Your Business

In this workshop we will cover:

• • Alternative lending options including microloans, SBA’s loan guarantee program, community banks and credit unions, CDFIs, reputable online lenders and crowdfunding
  • Borrowers’ Bill of Rights (BBOR)
  • Key questions to consider when seeking funding
  • Tips to help determine the best option for your small business
  • Helpful tools and resources, Q&A

About the presenters: Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to ensure America’s entrepreneurs are a key part of an inclusive, equitable and diverse economy. SBM actively engages small business owners in support of public policy solutions and delivers resources to entrepreneurs to promote small business growth and drive a strong, sustainable job-creating economy. Bianca Blomquist manages outreach to small businesses throughout all of Northern California, including the Bay Area and develops relationships with partner organizations on behalf of Northern California small business owners.

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

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Active Listening Skills: Improving Your Communication in Professional & Personal Relationships. Wellness in a New Light…

* What is Active listening? What are the Emotional Benefits ? Participants will engage in brief interactive exercises to help understand how active and passive behaviors influence active listening skills and well being. Qigong was a big hit in our last class and we continue again in this class. Movement as a wellness practice has benefits for the long term. Come join our Complementary and Integrative Practitioners in learning many ways to keep ourselves VIBRANT and HEALTHY !!!

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

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Topics Covered:
· 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

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Improving your Credit : Credit 101

In this workshops, you will learn about the importance of establishing, maintaining, and repairing personal credit. Join us to get the inside scoop on improving your credit score! Topics covered include:

• How to identify and dispute inaccurate information on the credit report
• Tips for using Credit Karma

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

 
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Website Development Series (Webinar)

As a small business owner, it is important for your customers to know where to find information about your products and services. In today’s world, information is at the tip of everyone’s fingers through the devices they carry in their pockets on a daily basis. The internet in many ways, has replaced phone books so it is important that your business have a presence. For the first time, we are offering this 8 week website development series via webinar! Over the course, you will learn about WordPress Plugins, Theme Design, Website Monetization, Social Media Integration, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Artificial Intelligence, and MORE!

Scheduled webinar dates: (WEDNESDAY’S 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm)

• • • April 25, 2018
    • May 2, 2018
    • May 9, 2018
    • May 16, 2018
    • May 23, 2018
    • May 30, 2018
    • June 6, 2018
    • June 13, 2018

Our Instructor: Bob Hollis

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

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Financing with the SBA

What will you learn by attending “Financing with the SBA”?

• How does a small business get money?
• Bank loans-are they impossible?
• 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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Procurement Workshop with Sacramento County Prerequisite: Doing Business with County of Sacramento Workshop Overview: Now that your firm is registered to receive solicitation (RFBs, RFPs) notifications for the County of Sacramento through its eProcurement partner (Public Purchase), this workshop will show you how to use Public Purchase to respond. The workshop will include: Review of Sacramento County Standard Bid Documents How to enter a Response in Public Purchase How to navigate the system How to review your response How to print your response Question and Answer Session

PRESENTERS: Craig Radar, Purchasing Agent.

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

Taxation, Deductions & Compliance for Corporations

Mr. Roth will share his thirty-one years of experience as a tax and business advisor in how to properly form and maintain a Corporation

Some areas to be covered:

• Reasons to operate your business as a corporation.
• Compliance required for asset protection and tax benefits.
• Alter ego and legal standing problems.
• The legal nature, governance and structure of corporations and LLC corps.
• Taxation of corporations, LLC corps and subchapter S elections.
• Tax deductions for corporations—recordkeeping, reporting, compliance.
• Vehicles driven for corporation businesses—taxation and compliance.
• Accountable reimbursement plans and eligibility.
• Home office tax treatment for corporation businesses.
• Deducting start-up and organizational costs of corporations.
• Reasonable compensation and distributions.
• Loans v. capital—IRS problems if not documented.
• Health insurance—tax treatment and reporting for corporations.
• Hiring your spouse or children to work in your corporation.
• Capital accounts and at-risk limitations.
• Retirement plans for corporations.
• Closing or dissolving corporations.

Our Instructor: Randy Roth, EA, MSFS

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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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