SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Fundamentals of Starting Your Business
Quickbooks
If you own your own business, organizing your finances is critical, and Quickbooks This class is designed for individuals can help! With hands-on training, you will who are considering opening their learn how to set up your check register, cash own business or are at the beginning accounts, credit cards and loans, as well stages of starting a business. It will help aspiring entrepreneurs assess their as how to reconcile all of these accounts. abilities to lead and manage a company In addition, learn how to create invoices and statements, pay bills, and manage as well as evaluate market and sales your sales and expenses. How to set up potential for their product or service. payroll, enter employee information and pay CEUs: .3 your employees will also be covered. Text BMGT 768-81 included in the cost (includes a one time use $29 (Senior Fee $14.50) 140 day trial for install of Quickbooks on Wednesday O ct. 16 6 - 9 p.m. Z 258 Staff student owned PC). CEUs: 1.2 MICRO 925-81 $167 (Senior Fee $123.50) Thursdays O ct. 17 - Nov. 21 6 - 8 p.m. Z 289 Selvidge
Fundamentals of Writing a Business Plan
Learn how to increase your chances for a successful new venture or an existing venture looking at new markets. Specifics of marketing, finance, legal, regulatory issues, operations, information-based planning and management are key components of this workshop. CEUs: .3 BMGT 723G-81 $29 (Senior Fee $14.50) Wednesday O ct. 23 6 - 9 p.m. Z 258
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Fundamentals of Marketing Your Business
This course presents practical applications of marketing concepts designed to grow small businesses. Basic marketing tools including market analysis and research, target marketing, assessing competitors and key marketing implementation tools are included. CEUs: .3 BMGT 723D-81 $29 (Senior Fee $14.50) Wednesday Oct. 30 6 - 9 p.m. Z 258
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Fundamentals of Finance
Get the basics of financial management, including how to start an accounting system and how to apply the information from key financial statements to help manage your business. Accounting language, preparation of the balance sheet and profit and loss statements are explained. CEUs: .3 BMGT 723C-81 $29 (Senior Fee $14.50) Wednesday Nov. 6 6 - 9 p.m. Z 203
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DON’T LET YOUR CLASS GET CANCELED! A minimum number of students is required to run each class and a decision to cancel a class is done days in advance of the start date. Waiting until the last minute to register could be too late!
• Marketing Your Business on the Internet. Develop an Internet marketing plan for your business that incorporates SEO, advertising, e-mail, social media and more. • A to Z Grantwriting. Learn how to research and develop relationships with potential funding sources, organize grantwriting campaigns and prepare proposals. • Starting a Nonprofit. Industry veteran shows you how to take a nonprofit business from vision to reality. • Achieving Top Search Engine Positions. Learn proven, step-by-step strategies to achieve the highest possible position with the major search engines. Above classes are $89 (Senior Fee $74.50). Classes start monthly. You will find a wide range of other online courses at www.ed2go.com/monroe. Courses are led by expert instructors. You’ll find them affordable, fun, fast, convenient and geared just for you! To view start dates and receive information on how to register for ED2GO online classes, please see the inside back cover. Complete description at www.ed2go.com/monroe.
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September - December 2013 www.monroeccc.edu Call 734.384.4127