Business & Nonprofit Recorded Events
Watch and listen to recordings of past small business workshops and advice from business experts, and learn how to plan, launch and operate a business. Recordings are available in English and español (Spanish).
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Your Business - Operate Smart
You've completed your business plan, sought financing, developed your market strategy - now what? Topics include: Choosing vendors, investors, stakeholders and advisors; Credit and collections; Hiring, firing and employment law; Timely tax reporting sales and B and O; Correct registrations and licensing; Distribution channels; Banking relationships; and Preparing, reading and interpreting financial statements. Recorded on June 13, 2016.
Listen to Audio (01:18:11) | View transcription (pdf) | Posted June 2016
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LGBT Business Builder
Learn about programs and assistance available to LGBTQ+-owned small businesses, and how to register as a certified LGBTQ+-owned small business with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). Certified LGBTQ+ Business Enterprise® (LGBTBE), businesses are able to build relationships with America's leading corporations, generate prospective business and clients, and collectively team with each other for contracting opportunities. As corporate America becomes more inclusive and further diversifies its supply chain, certification offers the opportunity for LGBTQ+-owned businesses to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Recorded on June 2, 2016.
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Your Business - Start Smart: Planning Your Business
Launching a successful business requires building a proper plan that helps to guide you toward generating sales and a positive cash flow. Proper planning is also a strong tool for presenting to potential investors and lenders. Learn the basics, including using marketing and financial data to generate a strong plan. Recorded on Nov. 19, 2015.
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Your Business - Start Smart: Financing Your Business
Take the next step in starting and growing your business. Explore the many avenues toward financing your venture, including SBA commercial loans, alternative lending, microloans, retirement rollovers, and crowdfunding in a moderated, informative panel of experts. You will learn about the 5 C's of credit,"bootstrapping," and the difference between a secured and an unsecured loan. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered by the experts. Recorded on Oct. 26, 2015.
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Jeff Levy presents a seminar: Your Business - Start Smart
Are you thinking of going into business for yourself? Join entrepreneur and business coach Jeff Levy as he walks you through what it really takes to start and run a business. Recorded on March 5, 2015.