Considering a Business?®
This FREE 90-minute workshop will introduce you to the many facets of owning your own business.
Learn what it takes to start a small business:
• Ask yourself if you have the time, resources & the business idea needed to be an entrepreneur.
• Hear an overview of what it is to be a business owner.
• Get assistance on deciding your next steps.
• Have the option for a free business consultation with one of our Business Pathways professionals.
Accounting Boot Camp
Requirements: Basic Computer skills.
This basic accounting boot camp is created for startups, entrepreneurs, and business owners or those that assist business owners with bookkeeping. The boot camp will provide accounting fundamentals via practical examples and hand-on exercises that small business owners and entrepreneurs would be able to apply to their own relevant business circumstances.
The Accounting Bootcamp will cover:
- An introduction to Business accounting terminology
- Creating a business budget
- Identifying and understanding Financial Statements
- Review of three key financial statements
- Bookkeeping systems, processes and good practices
Quickbooks Boot Camp
Requirements:
- Basic computer skills
- Must have a good understanding of accounting or must have taken Mi Casa's accounting boot camp
In this boot camp you will learn the following:
- How to set up a QuickBooks Online account
- How to Manage Users in the QuickBooks Online account
- How to set up a Chart of Accounts, how it is used and how it functions with transactions and basic reporting
- How to set up a class system and what is its function
- How to set up Products and Services for invoice-based businesses
- How to enter basic transactions (invoices, checks, bills, etc.)
- How to reconcile Bank, loan, and credit card statements
Social Media Boot Camp
The Social Media boot camp will provide an understanding of what social media is, how to use it efficiently, and why it’s a necessity for your business along with practical examples and hands-on exercises.
This boot camp will cover the following topics:
- What is Social Media
- Different social media platforms
- Why Social Media is Important
- Creating a Social Media Plan
- Engaging Customers and Potential Customers on Social Media
- How to Grow Your Business Using Social Media
- Tools and Resources for a Successful Campaign
- Creating a Content Calendar
SBA Brown Bagged Lunch Sessions
The Small Business Administration offers a FREE 45 minute session the first Wednesday of the month, where a SBA specialist provides an overview of a variety of topics including:
- SBA Tools and Resources Overview
- How to work with the federal government
- Sam.gov/WOSB Registration/Issues Walk
- Women-Owned Businesses
- 8(A) Business Development Program Class
- Hub Zone
- Small Mentor - Protégé Program
- Small Joint Venture Program