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Video
Conferencing --Small Business Course Schedule |
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Make More Money with What
You Have |
Are you reviewing your business strategy for
2010? Want to learn how to focus your marketing budget to get more out
of it? Learn to think like your best customers to increase sales,
referrals and client retention! This seminar will show you how to
identify and target the right client, the power of keeping more of your
clients and how to do it. There is an old saying in business “When you
stop growing, you start dying”; we’ll discuss how to unlock your
greatest opportunity for growth in 2010 and beyond. Delivered by Andrew
Robinson of Welcome Vancouver. |
March 9
11:00 AM-1:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$20.00
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Getting Your Business Online |
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. |
March 10
7:00 PM-9:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$25.00
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Asking Your Banker to Invest
in Your Business |
Come to this seminar to learn from the
banking professionals what every banker wants to know about you and your
business. The presentation will visit the importance of your credit
history, net worth, ongoing income and how all aspects of business tie
together in a business plan. Ask yourself: Am I ready to present my
business for financing, Who is my market, What primary and secondary
research do I need to complete, What will my income and expenses for the
business look like, What are my cash flow projections, How are you going
to convince others to engage in your business? Answer these questions
and others in this information packed seminar helping you create a
compelling executive summary that inspires a banker to invest in your
business. Presented to you by Coast Capital Savings representatives and
relevant to all banking institutions. |
March 11
2:00 PM-4:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$25.00
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Starting a Consulting
Business |
Do you have a special skill, ability; talent
that you feel can serve others and earn an income? Consider the
consulting and contracting field. Come to this session to learn how to
transition your skills into an income stream, price your service, and
learn where to find clients. Establish your business, build your market
and hear from the experts about their many experiences of running a
consulting business. 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.
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March 15
3:00 PM-6:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$59.00
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Business GPS – Growth,
Planning and Succession |
Every business has a life cycle and knowing
when to transition the business is critical in creating maximizing
business value for you and your business. Deciding to hold and grow or
sell and go requires planning, in this seminar you will learn about the
state of Change Readiness ™ necessary to make sound financial choices.
Are you interested in attracting share holders to your business,
planning for growth with tax advantages or planning for sale and seller
advantages this seminar takes conscious knowledge + action to gives you
the results for growth, succession and sale. Understanding the value of
capital assets, good will and the value drivers in your business will
prepare to make right decisions for you and your family. |
March 18
11:00 AM-2:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$59.00
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The Power of Distribution,
Expanding Your Business Markets |
Looking to expand your product beyond a
local market to another province, the US or internationally? Come to
this seminar and explore the methods necessary to manage the flow of
goods, information, and finances. Working with the 4Ps of business this
seminar will help evaluate if your product has a place in an
international market. This workshop will introduce you to the benefits
associated with managing a global supply chain and what happens to your
cash flow when entering a global market. The information supplied will
assist a company’s first attempts to move into international trade.
Delivered by Ken Flanders of New Business Navigators |
March 18
3:00 PM-6:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$39.00
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Growing Business Financing |
Is it time to refinance your business? Get
the monies you need to expand your operations with staff, location,
product line or production? Come to this seminar to learn about
consolidation of your finances and learn what a financer wants to know
about investing in your growing business. Learn about all the resources
open to your business expansion: government loans, private investing and
bank financing. Delivered by Rita Kim of BDC (Business Development Bank
of Canada). |
March 25
11:00 AM-1:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$39.00
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Advanced QuickBooks |
This course will focus on the advanced
features of QuickBooks. It will include how to modify a preset invoice,
design custom invoices and work with various letters. The student will
also become familiar with customizing of forms and reports included in
the program. The course will also cover time-tracking, multi-currency
and inventory including how to set up and maintain inventory.
Prerequisite: Intermediate QuickBooks
Where: Community Futures East Kootenay 110A
Slater Rd. NW When: March 25 & 26, 2010 6:00pm – 9:00pm (Wed. & Thu)
Cost: $140 + GST (includes workbook) Register: Community Futures East
Kootenay (250) 489-4356 *(Cancellation for refund must be requested by
March 23rd, 2010) |
March 25 &
26
6:00 PM- 9:00
PM |
CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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To register, phone CFEK at 250-489-4356or
1-800-661-2293
Cost: $140.00 + GST
Cancellation for refund must be requested by
March. 23, 2010
Download a flyer here |
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Tax Tips from an Accountant |
You're researching the different types of
business structures and wondering what the tax advantages and
disadvantages are of sole proprietor, partnerships and corporations.
Come to this workshop to understand more about taxable income,
deductions, credits, employment income versus salary and wages, small
business capital gains exemption, deferred tax and more. You will learn
about accounting principles and terms that apply to you, learn more
about financial statements, income tax and GST requirements. Delivered
by Gabrielle Loren, CGA of Loren, Nanke and Associates. |
March 30
11:00 AM-2:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$59.00
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Selling a Business |
Selling your business could be the single
most important decision you make, so it’s important to be prepared. You
will learn the keys to successfully preparing your business for sale,
possible options other than selling, the nuts and bolts of selling a
business, who your key advisors should be, what to expect during the due
diligence stage, at the offer stage and at closing. Explore the basics
of valuations and understand what Buyers look for. This informative
seminar will prepare you to maximize the successful sale of your
business and manage your exit plan and strategy. Presented by Pino
Bacinello of Sunbelt Pacific Business Brokers. |
April 1
2:00 PM-5:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$39.00
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Employment Law |
Hiring employees for your business? Come to
this seminar and learn the differences in employee versus independent
contractors and the laws and CRA consequences for each. This seminar
will explain the elements of employee law, termination notice periods,
severance pay, human rights code, workers compensation board and
constructive dismissal. This seminar will touch on intellectual property
and the importance of employee agreements to ensure your company
knowledge and resources are protected. |
April 7
3:00 PM-5:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$39.00
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Getting Incorporated –
Essential Steps and Legal Tips You Need to Know |
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! |
April 8
11:00 AM-2:00
PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$39.00
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Branding - More than Just a
Logo |
Why build a brand? Brand is a promise made
by a business that is consistently delivered to its customer. This
promise is what builds trust and increases customer loyalty. The rate at
which a business succeeds is directly related to how CLEAR the vision
is. Branding your business is your way to ensure your clients understand
your corporate message. This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in
Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.
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April 15
3:00
PM-6:00 PM
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CFEK
110A
Slater Road NW Cranbrook
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Registration
Instructions
Info:
1-800-667-2272
Cost:
$39.00
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