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Business Training Courses
and Events
Note: Courses with asterisks *
offered through CFEK's Video Conferencing system ("live" courses) |
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Course / Event |
Description |
Date |
Location |
Contact / Register |
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*Small Business Month
Seminar: Sustainability Strategies – Improve profits and productivity |
Do you want to save money as
your business and business expenses grow?
Attend this special Small Business Month seminar
as we welcome an expert line-up of energy
management specialists to discuss how to reduce
your costs, increase your competitiveness and
offer a significant brand advantage for your
business.
This interactive half day seminar will explore
topics such as:
- Identifying and implementing low-cost and
no-cost energy conservation measures
- Tools, resources and financial incentives
available to help you get started
- Green marketing strategies to build your brand
and attract more customers
*Note the content of this session will not be
relevant for home-based businesses or those
without a commercial BC Hydro account
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Oct 26, 2011
9:30am - 1:30pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road Cranbrook
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To register
please call (250) 489-4356 or email
info@cfek.ca
Cost: FREE
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*Getting Incorporated –
Essential Steps and Legal Tips |
Attend this seminar to learn
about corporations, how to get incorporated and
legal tips that will help you with “life after
incorporation”. In this seminar you will learn
the advantages of corporations and the roles of
shareholders, directors, officers and others in
the corporate structure, the essential steps
that must be followed to properly create and
organize your corporation and the additional
steps that may be necessary if you’re
incorporating an existing business, e.g. a
proprietorship, and the common pitfalls to avoid
and the mandatory corporate requirements that
must be followed each year to keep your
corporation alive and in good standing and some
helpful legal tips for carrying on business as a
corporate entity after the incorporation is
done. This seminar is ideal for anyone who wants
to get incorporated properly and learn how to
carry on business as a corporate entity!
Delivered by Jason Harris, Simply Legal Law
Corporation.
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Oct 28, 2011
10:00am - 1:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road Cranbrook
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To register
please call (250) 489-4356 or email
info@cfek.ca
Cost: $59.00 + HST
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*My First Year in Business –
A Financial Overview |
Starting a business is an exciting time,
establishing your financial records and
bookkeeping system should be one of the first
orders of business. You will need to establish
a separate bank account, put together a filing
system, decide how to Invoice your clients.
These are all parts of your business strategy.
Come to this seminar to learn the different
financial statements your company will need.
Gain an understanding of the components and
difference between the balance sheet, the income
statement and understand what a cash flow
statement is. Learn how daily business
transactions affect your financial statements
and review CRAs requirements for record keeping.
Deliverd by Dianne Mueller of SOMA Business
Solutions
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Nov 1, 2011
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road Cranbrook
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To register
please call (250) 489-4356 or email
info@cfek.ca
Cost: $25.00 + HST
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*Understanding Financial
Statements |
This seminar is designed for the non
financial business owner who is interested in knowing how to record and
maintain financial records for your small business. Finance is a
language, and once you understand the language you can better understand
financial concepts. Learn how to read financial statements such as
balance sheets, income statements, and gain a greater knowledge on
retained earnings and how to make this money work for you in your
business. You will identify the difference between market and book
value, amortization and capital cost allowance as well as understand the
difference between income and cash flow. Delivered by Bill Erichson of
Pacific Training Innovations.
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Nov 3, 2011
10:00am - 1:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$59.00 +
HST
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*Social
Media and Online Marketing Tactics |
This workshop focuses on understanding social media, what is it and how
it’s connecting people. Discussions will include how/if social media is
an important part of your small business marketing strategy, a focus
will be given to understanding what opportunities exist for small
business owners to leverage social media for business growth and
prospecting. This seminar is delivered by Mhairi Petrovic of Out-Smarts
Marketing Inc. |
Nov 9, 2011
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
ccontact
CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$25.00 +
HST
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*Growing Your Consulting
Business |
Come to this seminar to learn how to take
the next steps in growing your consulting business, learn how to
levearage your client base, invest in your clients work and how to get
your clients to help build your network for you. This workshop visits
costing the value of your time, creating products and services that
compliment the work you already do and extending your services beyond
the face to face consulting work you already do. Presented by Dave
Schulte and Ian Marshall of Vancouver Consultants, a membership
organization with a mandate to provide the best vehicle to connect
independent professional consultants to the market in order to
facilitate and enhance opportunities for both. |
Nov 15, 2011
2:00pm - 5:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$59.00 +
HST
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*Greening Your Small
Business |
Carbon neutral business...eco-efficiency,
triple-bottom line management... What does all this jargon mean ...and
why should you care? Consumers are becoming more discerning about the
environmental performance of businesses; even in the midst of this
economic down turn consumers are seeking green brands. How will this
shift in public interest impact your business and how can you capitalize
on it? This workshop will introduce you to opportunities and challenges
of greening your business. We'll examine what businesses in BC are doing
to go green and explore eco-efficiency options for your own
business.Maureen Cureton, Green Business Manager for Vancity facilitates
this session drawing on her experience with the local small business
community. |
Nov 16, 2011
3:00pm - 5:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$10.00 +
HST
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*Getting Serious with Social
Media |
Are you currently using social media for
your business but want to find out more how to maximize your presence
and focus your actions? Then the Getting Serious with Social Media
seminar is for you! Learn about the strategies and effective tactics
that will improve your success. Find out how Facebook and Twitter can
deliver the results you need and how to measure your success. Delivered
by Mhairi Petrovic of Out-Smarts Marketing. |
Nov 17, 2011
10:00am - 1:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$39.00 +
HST
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*Legal
Tips for Your Online Business |
This workshop covers legal principles and
concerns applicable to internet-based businesses. Topics will be
adjusted based on the interests of the audience and may include:
creation of contracts online; consumer protection legislation; privacy
obligations with respect to information provided by users; potential
liability for acts of users; intellectual property issues; and,
jurisdiction and the internet.
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Nov 18, 2011
11:00am - 1:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$25.00 +
HST
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*Getting Your Business
Online: A Website |
This is a workshop designed for the complete
beginner. Learn the basic costs and steps necessary to register your
domain, find a hosting company and have your website developed. This
seminar will review the different types of websites and options on
finding a web designer/developer. Delivered by Kevin McLeod at Yardstick
Services.
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Nov 23, 2011
10:00am - 12:00pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$25.00 +
HST
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*Measuring the Success of
Your Web Site – Web Analytics and SEO |
In this workshop you will learn how people
arrive at your website, how they navigate through your site and how the
user interacts with your online buying process? This seminar will help
you understand more about your customer what keywords your customer’s
are using to access your website and the importance of Search Engine
Optimization (SEO). This seminar will present you the tools analyze your
web site traffic, and make sure you are listed in the right search
engines. Delivered by Kevin McLeod at Yardstick Services.
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Nov 23, 2011
12:30pm - 2:30pm
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Click here to register online
or
contact CFEK
to pay by cash or cheque
Cost:
$25.00 +
HST
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Video
Conference Training Seminars are hosted at Small Business BC in
Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.
Inspired by clients, the Small Business Education Centre offers
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