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Find low or no-cost, targeted training in both in-person and online formats on topics that matter to you and your small business. Join a business expert at an interactive in-person or virtual workshop or learn at your own pace with one of our recorded webinars.
Simple Steps is a four part series convering the following topics for starting a new business.
Startup Basics - Test a business idea and identify the key factors that influence startup success. Gain an overview of the skills and tools needed when deciding to start a business, advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for specific businesses and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Business Concepts - Review your understanding of business concepts and gain step-by-step guidance in researching your idea
Test a business idea and identify the key factors that influence startup success. Gain an overview of the skills and tools needed when deciding to start a business, advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for specific businesses and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources
Learn how to seek funding for your business as experienced lenders share how to request loans and grants, and ways to avoid common mistakes. Presented by South Metro SCORE. Registration required. Sponsored by MELSA.
Presented by: Dennis Welch, Frandsen Bank & Trust
Dennis has over 27 years of SBA/Commercial Banking experience and is the SBA Division Manager for $3.1 billion community bank with 40 branches throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. His experience has always been working in the community banking environment helping small to medium size business solve their
Review your understanding of business concepts and gain step-by-step guidance in researching your idea, market and competition. Identify your target markets, describe your products and services and collect key competitive information to support a feasible plan.
Review your understanding of business concepts and gain step-by-step guidance in researching your idea, market and competition. Identify your target markets, describe your products and services and collect key competitive information to support a feasible plan.
Review sales and prices, financial risks and rewards, true startup costs, ongoing operating expenses, setting benchmarks for tracking progress and organization of all your financial information. Discuss how to finance your business, accounting, banking relations and monthly preparation and review of financial statements.
How you set up your business can make a huge difference in the amount of financial risk you are exposing your assets to, the taxes you pay, and the set of legal rules that apply to your business. To say the least, some business types have more pros than cons! With all those options, how do you choose the right one for you? In this presentation, business attorney Kimberly Hanlon will cover the differences between the most common types of business structures for small businesses and the pros and cons of each one. She will also provide a handy guide you can take with you with a summary of the
In this workshop, you will learn how to identify the characteristics of your ideal client, including demographics, psychographics, and behavior.
For many business owners, money is the primary cause of anxiety and uncertainty - but it doesn’t have to be that way. Join us for an empowering workshop to build a goal-based budget so you can find ease, self-trust, and joy as a creative entrepreneur.
Learn how to define your unique selling proposition, communicate with your audience, and make sure all of your marketing efforts align with your true north.
In this workshop we’ll explore the dynamics of credit including credit reporting, personal & business creditworthiness, how credit reporting works, the benefits to small business in credit reporting, the risks from credit scams and, plus more!
Join us for this presentation by Ursula Mentjes on how to 2X your monthly sales while reducing your work week by 10 or more hours!
Most CEOs believe that if they double their sales they are going to have to work “harder”.
But that is simply not the truth.
The truth is, you can actually work less AND double your sales when you implement key business strategies and beliefs which Ursula will share during this power-packed presentation. Many of Ursula’s clients have significantly increased their monthly sales while releasing 80 hours per month or more.
Specifically, Ursula will show
This highly interactive workshop challenges you to take your BIG IDEAS and turn them into an ACTION PLAN that works with your life.
Owning and operating a business means multitasking. It can mean spending weeks working fine details, and it's hard not to get lost in all the noise. Join me to craft Your Unique Arrow that connects where you are now to where you want to go.
In 90-minutes you'll create a 90-day strategy that:
- Captures your dreams on paper and defines what success looks like
- Identifies focus areas that build on what you have & support your direction
- Deconstruct your
Session1: Culture, Compliance Basics, and Recruiting & interviewing . In this 2 session series, we’ll take you through the key HR actions and considerations for growing your business from a start-up to a mature business with 20 employees.
Life can get pretty busy. But in the process of getting everything done, your own needs can get lost in the shuffle. Your financial plan is a good example.
If you’ve never sat down and created a plan, now’s the time to do it.
Join us over two sessions designed to help you achieve financial well-being!
Topics to be discussed:
- Improving your personal cash flow. Manage your cash flow and debt.
- Protecting what’s important. Protect your health, wealth, and more.
- Making the most of the money you have. Take a strategic approach to taxes and investing.
- Saving for long-term goals.
Many LinkedIn users have admitted they don’t keep in touch with the connections they accepted into their networks. It’s time to transform your contacts into valuable relationships!
In-Person REGISTRATION: $20.00/person includes lunch
In-Person Location :
Better Business Bureau
220 River Ridge Circle S
Burnsville, MN 55337
Zoom Registration: Free online
Join us for a dynamic, inspirational and insightful event over the noon hour on Tuesday, April 18th.
In this brief one hour, you will be presented with engaging information from our featured guest speakers, a light lunch, and time for networking with your fellow business community leaders.
Speaker for April 18: Karen Hughes, Agent with Transworld Business Advisors
Karen will be speaking to us on: "Why to go
Session 2:Hiring/Onboarding, Managing Performance, Engaging & Retaining Your Employees. In this 2 session series, we’ll take you through the key HR actions & considerations for growing your business from a start-up to a mature business with 20 employees.
