Seminars - Spring 2012

La Plata

Calvert

Leonardtown/Lexington Park

 

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Start Right for Success

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6380
Total: $50.00 (Tuition $43 + Fee $7.00)

If you are thinking about starting a business, attend this course for a summary of the business information you need right now.  Evaluate your business concepts and identify the market potential of your products and/or services.  Identify the best type of business organization to fit your idea.  Determine your record keeping needs and learn how to create a financial plan.  Begin working on a business plan and learn more about the different financing programs available to small businesses.  Prepare yourself to effectively use SBDC's confidential one-on-one counseling to your best advantage. TWO PART CLASS - Part Two Is ONLINE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part Two Is ONLINE

 

Section

Location

Date

Day

Time

Room

Date

Day

Time

Room

98462

La Plata

2/7/2012

T

5:00-7:00pm

BI 214

2/10/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98465

Calvert

2/9/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

TBA

2/10/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98513

Leon

2/9/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

LEX1

2/10/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98484

La Plata

3/6/2012

T

5:00-7:00pm

BI 214

3/9/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98486

Calvert

3/8/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

TBA

3/9/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98489

Leon

3/8/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

LEX1

3/9/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98499

La Plata

4/3/2012

T

5:00-7:00pm

BI 214

4/6/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98500

Calvert

4/5/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

TBA

4/6/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98501

Leon

4/5/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

LEX1

4/6/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98506

La Plata

5/8/2012

T

5:00-7:00pm

BI 214

5/11/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98507

Calvert

5/10/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

TBA

5/11/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

98508

Leon

5/10/2012

TH

5:00-7:00pm

LEX1

5/11/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

ONLINE

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Building a Successful Business Plan

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6260
Total: $75.00 (Tuition $63 + Fee $12.00)

This program is essential both for the start-up business owner and for the entrepreneur who is preparing to expand a successful business.  Seminar leaders will discuss strategic planning, marketing, administration, personnel, finance, and accounting.  You will learn to develop an effective business plan to manage your business; to create a marketing action plan that will help you to achieve your sales goals; to prepare financial projection; and to use financial information to make better and more informed decisions.  The Business Plan is the single most important factor in a lender's decision-making process.  Make sure your business plan  will generate the financing you need and provide the strategies to ensure you will be successful. TWO PART CLASS - Part Two Is In A COMPUTERLAB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part Two is in a COMPUTER LAB

 

Section #

Location

Date

Day

Time

Room

Date

Day

Time

Room

98470

Calvert

2/14/2012

T

5:00-7:30pm

PFA118

2/21/2011

T

5:00-7:30pm

PFA118

  98474    Leon 2/16/2012 T 5:00-7:30pm     TBA 2/23/2012 T   5:00-7:30pm      TBA

98496

La Plata

3/20/2012

T

5:00-7:30pm

BI214

3/27/2012

T

5:00-7:30pm

BI102

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Financing Your Small Business

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6300
Total: $50.00 (Tuition $42 + Fee $8.00)

Whether you are starting a new business or expanding a successful existing business, it is essential to know the financial sources that are available to you.  Evaluate sources of business financing to determine which would best serve your needs.  Prepare for the process of securing business financing and identify the lender's considerations in granting credit.  Discuss federal and state loan guarantee programs.  Prepare yourself to work with an SBDC counselor to finalize your business plan and loan application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part Two Is ONLINE

 

Section #

Location

Date

Day

Time

Room

Date

Day

Time

Room

98490

La Plata

3/7/2012

W

5:00-7:00pm

BI214

3/9/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

online

98502

Calvert

4/4/2012

W

5:00-7:30pm

PFA118

4/6/2012

F

1:00-4:00pm

online

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QuickBooks 

No. of sessions: 1
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6370
Total: $125.00 (Tuition $106.00 + Fee $19.00)

Discover how this user-friendly software program can make small business record keeping fast and easy. Alternating lecture and hands-on computer exercises will provide an overview of the many features of QuickBooks. Find out how its applications can streamline business processes. Learn how to create a new company and to work with customer transactions, vendor transactions, and bank accounts, as well as generating basic financial reports and customizing invoices.

Section #

Location

Date

Day

Time

Room

98461

La Plata

2/4/2012

Sat

9:00-3:00pm

BI102

98494

Calvert

3/10/2012

Sat

9:00-3:00pm

PFA118

100769

La Plata

4/27/2012

Sat

9:00-3:00pm

BI102

 

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QuickBooks Intermediate & Advanced

No. of sessions: 1
Department: SBC
Course Number: 7320
Total: $125.00 (Tuition $106.00 + Fee $19.00)

This course will enhance and enrich the knowledge of current QuickBooks users. Topics include working with inventory, creating estimates, using “classes”, job costing, time tracking and creating budgets. This hands-on interactive course offers the opportunity to present specific questions and scenarios in order to address your individual QuickBooks needs, as well as the opportunity to interact with peers encountering similar situations.  

Section #

Location

Date

Day

Time

Room

98478

La Plata

2/18/12

Sat

9:00-3:00pm

BI102

98498

Calvert

3/24/12

Sat.

9:00-3:00pm

PFA118

100771

La Plata

5/4/12

Fri

8:30-2:00pm

BI102

 


 

Legal and Records Management Issues

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6500
Total: $75.00 (Tuition $63 + Fee $12.00)

Examine the legal challenges each business faces and develop the basis for making informed business decisions to ensure compliance. Consider the various forms of business organization and determine which one is best for your business. Know your rights and liabilities under the law and how to limit your liability exposure. Make sure business records meet IRS, state, and other requirements. Understand basic financial statements, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and other accounting documents and terminology. Develop a tax reduction strategy to support profit development. Know the payment schedules for payroll, sales tax and other applicable business taxes. An attorney will cover the legal issues and answer specific questions. A CPA will present the tax and accounting information and answer specific questions.
TWO PART CLASS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2 Is Taught by a 2nd instructor - please attend both sessions.

 

Section #

Location

Date

Day

Time

Room

Date

Day

Time

Room

97538

Calvert

12/7/11

W

5:00-7:30pm

TBA

12/14/11

W

5:00-7:30pm

TBA

98460

Lex Pk

1/18/12

W

5:00-7:30pm

LEX1

1/25/12

W

5:00-7:30pm

LEX1

98480

La Plata

2/22/12

W

5:00-7:30pm

BI214

2/29/12

W

5:00-7:30pm

BI214

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Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) Courses

 

For PTAP courses, click on this link:

 

http://www.mdptap.org/trainingschedule.htm

 

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The College of Southern Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or marital status in its programs or activities. The academic support/ADA coordinator, Disability Support Services (Room LR123 at the La Plata Campus, 301-934-7614) has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination on the basis of disabilities. The executive director, Diversity and Equal Opportunity (Room CC208A at the La Plata Campus, 301-934-7658) has been designated to handle all other nondiscrimination inquiries.

 

The Maryland SBDC program is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the University of Maryland.