Small Business Classes Google Picasa:
Managing your photos, files and more in the Google cloud
Learn to use Google to find, edit and share your photos with the free Google Picasa utility. We will take a closer look at Google documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. You will learn to embed maps, calendars, videos and links, as well as how to translate documents to different languages, add headers, footers and more. Upon completion of the course a student will be able to: • Use Google documents with templates, embedded maps, videos, gadgets and translations • Edit and upload photos into Picasa • Create slide shows and simple collages with Picasa • Share pictures and video online and on websites Prerequisite: Must have Gmail account with username and password prior to first class. (Free, at google.com)
LINCOLN CITY CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursday • Jan. 9 • 6-9pm • Course #XCS9600G $30 • Room 222 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht
Google: Gmail, Calendar & Drive
If people always tell you that you ‘have your head in the clouds,’ congratulations! Now, let us help you put your business there, too! In this course, you’ll enhance your Google search with product searches, book searches and blog searches. Then, we move beyond Google search to even more uses of Google products. This class will give an overview of Google’s free cloud-based software solutions including Google Documents, Calendar, Reader, Google 411 and more. Learn to create documents, create and share informational calendars and create news searches for feeds into your personal reader. Prerequisite: Must have Gmail account with username and password prior to first class. (Free, at google.com)
NEWPORT CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Wednesday • Feb. 5 • 6-9pm $30 • Room 70 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XBA9600E
LINCOLN CITY CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursday, Jan. 30 • 6-9pm $30 • Room 222 • Course #XBA9600E Instructor: Misty Lambrecht
Google Analytics & Webmaster Tools
Google Analytics provides powerful digital analytics for anyone with a web presence, large or small. It’s one of the most powerful digital analytics solutions available – and it’s free for anyone to use. This class will help you see how Google analytics can track your ROI in the online presence you are investing in for your business. If you have website for your business, this is the tool to use to track its performance. Where are your visitors coming from? What are they doing while they are there? How did they find you? How many are using a mobile phone to view your site? This is critical information as your company grows its global presence. Participants will learn how to use Analytics to track a variety of webbased content. • Tracking multiple websites • Google Analytics can track all the websites you own. Learn how to set up multiple profiles in your account, so you can view individual reports for specific domains or sub-domains. • Participants will also learn how to use Google Analytics to track their pages on Facebook, WordPress or other platforms. Prerequisite: Must have Gmail account with username and password prior to first class. Free, at google.com
LINCOLN CITY CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursday, Feb. 6 • 6-9pm • $30 • Room 222 Instructor: Misty Lambrecht • Course #XBA9600L 17 • winter 2014 • @occcsharks
The SBDC’s accounting suite Shoebox Bookkeeping
Good-old “low-tech” accounting! Would you like to learn some basic, fundamental accounting skills? This class will cover the basics, such as: setting up a general ledger and chart of accounts, accounts payable and receivable and recording start-up costs. This class is also a good refresher course for individuals who currently do computer bookkeeping. Please bring your calculator.
NEWPORT CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Wednesday, Feb. 12 • 1-4pm • Course #XBA9600D $39 • Room 244 • Instructor: TBA
LINCOLN CITY CAMPUS
Tuesday, Feb. 25 • 6-9pm Course #XBA9600D Lincoln City Campus • $39 • Room 119 Instructor: Kathie Gordon-Brooks
QuickBooks 1 Intro & More (Two weeks)
QuickBooks is an easy-to-use accounting system for small businesses and has become the software of choice for many business owners. This course will give you a look at the scope of capabilities of QuickBooks Pro 2013 and how to use the basic functions to get started. Topics will include the chart of accounts, financial management glossary, creating a company file, recording sales and paying bills. You will receive a comprehensive Student Guide. Students must have a basic knowledge of working with MS Windows or receive prior approval from the instructor. It is also highly recommended that students take “Shoebox Bookkeeping” as a refresher to this course. This will be a hands-on computer course with active discussion. This 6-hour class will be held in 3-hour blocks over two sessions.
NEWPORT CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursdays, Feb. 13 & 20 • 9am-Noon • Course #XCS9602Q $99 • Room 70 • Instructor: TBA
QuickBooks Pro For Business
This 6-hour class is for more advanced users. You will look at the scope of the capabilities of the software, learn how to master its basic functions and customize it to your way of working. You will discuss creating a chart of accounts, vendors, and customers, recording sales and paying bills. During the second session you will learn how to produce reports, how to reconcile accounts, and create journal entries. Students must have a basic knowledge of working with MS Windows and computers. This is a hands-on computer course; a comprehensive workbook will be provided and used to teach QuickBooks Pro 2013. This 6-hour class will be held in 3-hour blocks over two weeks.
NEWPORT CAMPUS
Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursdays, March 13 & 20 • 1-4pm • Course #XCS9602Q $99 • Room 70 • Instructor: TBA