Small Business Classes New business idea? Start it up. Business Start-Ups & Tune-Ups
10-Week Entrepreneur’s Planning Course “This course is a must for those BEFORE they start a business, and a great ‘tune up’ for those already in business.” So said just one of our happy “Start Ups & Tune-Ups” students. To find out why our students are so passionate about this cornerstone SBDC course, sign up! This 10-session course will help you match your personal and professional goals. You will assess your entrepreneurial make-up if you are a start-up business. If you are already in business, you will learn how to tune-up your business to
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run more smoothly. By developing a business plan framework that includes a mission statement, financial forecasts, marketing strategies, location, pricing, personnel and more, you will be planning for your future success. The $180 tuition includes a comprehensive notebook and study guide valued at $80. (Spouses and/or business partners may attend FREE, but must pre-register.)
NEWPORT CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com 10 Consecutive Tuesdays • Starting Sept. 30 6-9pm • Course #XBA9503T Rm. 249 • $225 • Instructor: Reuben Johnsen
Make the most of your website Build Your Own Website (Includes Open Lab)
This four-week course features 12 hours of instruction time in four three-hour sessions and lab time of four three-hour sessions to build a website with hands-on help from the instructor. Session One: Hosting, domain name, website layout, plan and strategy. Session Two: Picking your template and adding the pages for content and images. Session Three: Picking the right plug-ins for advanced functions and customer use. Session Four: Launching your site, tracking success. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to create a site using a template and modify its content, add special features to the website with plugin modules and choose where to host the website.
NEWPORT CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Wednesdays • Sept. 24-Oct. 15 2-5 pm & 6-9pm $180 • Room 151 & 70 Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XCS9606A
LINCOLN CITY CENTER
LINCOLN CITY & NEWPORT LOCATIONS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Wednesdays • Oct. 22 to Nov. 12 • 2-5pm & 6-9pm $180 • Room 208 & 222 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XCS9606A 20 • oregoncoastcc.org • fall 2014
Website Tune-Up Workshop So, you have a website, but it lacks a certain... something. Perhaps your website is a little out of date. Maybe you’re curious about Google Analytics. Why aren’t people staying on your site longer? Why is no one clicking on a certain page? How can your website be more mobile friendly? Find answers to all these questions at this tune-up workshop, featuring one-on-one help from SBDC instructor extraordinaire, Misty Lambrecht. Attending the tune-up workshop will help you jazz up your site with one-on-one help, and peer discussions, in the lab.
LINCOLN CITY & NEWPORT LOCATIONS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Wednesday, Nov. 19 2-5pm Lincoln City, Room 222 6-9pm Newport, Room 70 $30 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XCA9602X