Seminars - Summer/Fall 2009

Key
The numbers in the "section" column identify the course section. The campus is identified by its code:

LP - La Plata,

                 LEX PARK   - Lexington Park Training Center

CA -  Calvert

WALD-Waldorf Center

TBA=To be announced

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. 

Building a Successful Business Plan

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6260
Total: $60.00 (Tuition $52 + Fee $8.00)

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. 

Financing Your Small Business

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6300
Total: $40.00 (Tuition $34 + Fee $6.00)

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.

Legal and Records Management Issues

No. of sessions: 2
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6500
Total: $60.00 (Tuition $52 + Fee $8.00)

Successful Contracting with the Federal Government

No. of sessions: 1
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6490
Total: $70.00 (Tuition $61 + Fee $9.00)

QuickBooks 

No. of sessions: 1
Department: SBC
Course Number: 6370
Total: $95.00 (Tuition $82 + Fee $13.00)

Learn how this very simple computer program can make your business record keeping a breeze. Working on a computer, you will learn to set up, bill, generate cash receipts, establish a chart of accounts, enter transactions, prepare your own payroll, customize your invoices and financial reports, set up inventory and job cost tracking, and use a budget. Basic bookkeeping principles will be covered.
 

QuickBooks Intermediate & Advanced

No. of sessions: 1
Department: SBC
Course Number: 7320
Total: $95.00 (Tuition $82 + Fee $13.00)

This course is designed to 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.  

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

Þ       Individuals with disabilities who require special accommodations in order to participate in the college’s instructional programs should notify the learning specialist at least one month before the class begins.  Requests made after the deadline will be considered on an individual basis and addressed whenever possible.

Þ       The College of Southern Maryland maintains a policy of equal opportunity for all persons.  No person shall be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the college on the grounds of gender, sexual preference, race, age, color, religion, disability, or national origin.  The policy of nondiscrimination pertains to all college policies including employment, admissions, financial aid and other benefits, the use of any facility or equipment and all practices relating to the treatment of students or others.  Charges of discrimination must be made in writing to the college president or the diversity officer, Mary Boyd, Diversity Office, coordinates the college’s program of nondiscrimination on the basis of sex, race, and age.  Glennis Daniels-Bacchus, Learning Assistance Department, coordinates the college’s program of nondiscrimination on the basis of disability.

The SBDC is supported by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, The College of Southern Maryland and the U.S. Small Business Administration

Contact us at the La Plata office: 301-934-7583 for registration information.