The key to building confidence
This class is about the basics of Market Research and how to do it. It is designed for folks who are unsure about how to fill in some of the spaces in a business plan. In this class, you will develop both the knowledgeand the skills to find the information you need. By developing a prepared question set and with some modeling, you can put your efforts to finding out the things you need to know in order to successfully build a business plan and a business. This class addresses what questions to ask, who to ask and what to do with the answers for both primary and secondary research.
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Mark Levi
Mark graduated with a BSEE degree from Purdue University. His 50 year career was focused in the Semiconductor Industry with extensive management experience in both Sales and Sales management as well as marketing and strategic planning both in the US, in Europe and in Asia. After being the Sales Manager at Motorola Semiconductor he went on to serve as Vice President of Marketing in the Analog and Automotive Divisions of National Semiconductor. Mark was the VP of European Sales and the Group Director of the Microprocessor Division at National. He also served as Senior VP of marketing at Zarlink Semiconductor. He continued to consult in marketing and sales to various semiconductor clients before joining SCORE. Mark has extensive experience in market research and strategic planning for small businesses.
Come learn how Small Business Majority can help small businesses navigate alternative financing options—micro-loans, SBA loans, community banks, crowdfunding, reputable online options—and cover must-know tips to finding the right option and avoid predatory lenders. They will also present on local resources who provide TA and financing.
Presenter Bio: Bianca Blomquist, Northern California Outreach Manager
Bianca Blomquist manages Small Business Majority’s outreach and education efforts for the Bay Area and Northern California region. She develops relationships with business organizations and small business owners to empower the voice of small business in California and works with the California Director on national and statewide policy efforts.
Prior to joining Small Business Majority, Bianca served as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill for a member of the House Financial Services Committee and as a legislative representative handling federal healthcare, transportation and workforce issues. She has also previously campaigned in Southern California and Wisconsin on both state and national policy issues affecting working families.
Free. No registration required.
Parking validation for 4th St. garage will be provided at the program.
Come and meet with expert business advisers with real world experience who help local businesses. These sit downs will cover many different industries and vary each time. These advisers are here to answer any questions and to provide guidance and feedback
Free. No registration required.
Parking validation for 4th St. garage will be provided at the program.
We are hosting a series of forums in major Metropolitan Areas in California to help small and medium-sized businesses expand their knowledge in federal, state, and local export assistance programs. Engage with international trade experts as they share valuable insight on current global trends to assist you in strategies to meet your exporting goals. Connect thriving businesses with export professionals to discover what it takes to expand abroad.
Regular pricing: $50 for Non-Members / $35 for Members
9:00am – 9:30am | Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30am – 9:35am | Welcome Remarks by Henan Li, Global Initiatives Director, CalAsian Chamber of Commerce – Sacramento MBDA Export Center. Dhez Woodworth, Economic Development Officer, City of San Jose John Savercool, Career & Business Librarian, SJPL Works – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
9:35am – 10:20am | Keynote 1: Philippine Trade by Celynne P. Layug, Trade Commissioner, Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Consulate General of the Philippines 10:20am – 11:05am | Keynote 2: Korea Trade by Meg BoKyung Bang, Manager, Marketing and Research, KOTRA (Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency) 11:05am – 11:15am | Break 11:15am – 12:00pm | Panel Discussion: Resources & Tools Moderator: Joanne Vliet, Director, U.S. Commercial Service – San Jose (Trade Promotion) Panelists: Greg Moore, Regional Director, EXIM Bank (Finance) Panelists: Sergei Mytko, Managing Director International Tax, Crowe LLC. (Professional Services) Panelists: Aliona Spinu, CEO, Export Portal (E-Commerce) 12:00pm – 12:30pm | Networking
For more information contact Cassie Fortes: cfortes@calasiancc.org | 916.389.7485
As a small business owner knowing the basics of taxes will help save you money and potentially keep you out of trouble. In this class we will discuss business entities and the different forms for each. We will talk about what is deductible and what is not and where to you use them. How profits and distributions effect your tax bill and many other important subjects that you should know as a business owner.
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Bill Oakes
Bill has over 25 years of experience as a small business owner in Silicon Valley. BIll’s business was focused on small business taxes, bookkeeping, and business planning. Tax preparation, planning, and taxpayer representation, personal financial planning and financial planning seminars were also offered. Clients included: trade contractors, retail, consultants, automotive, restaurant, landlords, real estate entrepreneurs, hair salons, machine shops and more.
Bill can help new and existing small business owners in establishing and analyzing financial systems, including Quickbooks; creating business plans, developing and implementing business goals using his years of experience with previous business owner clients.
Bill is an EA (enrolled agent) enrolled to represent taxpayers before the IRS .CFP® Certified Financial Planner
He has a BA State University of New York Mathematics and Statistics and a MS Boston University Computer Science
Wrestling with a thorny legal question, but can’t afford the cost of a high-priced business attorney?
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners say they could have saved considerable time, expense, and headache if only they had consulted an attorney earlier rather than later, especially on legal issues such as the following:
At this clinic, you can talk to an experienced business attorney about any of these issues, and more, so you can focus on your business.
Note: The Entrepreneurs’ Legal Advising Clinic is an extension of the Entrepreneurs’ Law Clinic at Santa Clara University School of Law (law.scu.edu/elc). Volunteer attorneys will conduct counseling sessions with entrepreneurs while mentoring law students who conduct intake interviews and research, and participate in the counseling sessions.
Clients will be seen between 5:30 and 8:00 pm by appointment only, and will be asked to furnish in advance information about their business or plans and the nature of the legal issue(s) on which they seek advice.
To receive more information, go to: tinyurl.com/ELCRequestSp2019.
Free. Registration required, please use link provided to make an appointment.
Parking validation for 4th St. garage will be provided at the program.
Come get advice and help from an individual with over 25 years of design experience to help brand and shape your business’s image.
Advice ranges from help with logos to branding strategies. Patrons will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Parking validation for 4th St. garage will be provided at the program.
Take the steps now to protect your small business from cyber criminals. The day will feature the national cyber security alliance’s interactive Cyber Secure My Business tm workshop, which helps businesses and nonprofits:
Identify which assets others want. Protect those assets, Detect when something has gone wrong
Respond quickly with an action plan and
Recover from a breach
The class can be taken stand alone or as part of continuing education credit at San Jose State. To learn more about continuing education credits contact: Mary Anne Burke at: maburke1@sbcglobal.net
“Nonprofit Resource Development Course” content 1 (One) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Provided by San Jose State. You must complete the following 3 classes (see above also) and will have 21/2 hours of homework.
The classes being offered 3 Mondays with homework and will enable nonprofit leaders, founders and staff to develop compliant grants and resources that can support the organization’s services and mission. The focus besides grants and the use of volunteers will cover resource planning and budgeting and how to develop funding strategies for your organization
This course is structured for those students/new leaders who want to start a nonprofit, work in the nonprofit world or who are working or volunteering in a nonprofit and want to sharpen their skills. The course focuses on resource development to sustain the nonprofit and meet the mission.
The course is a good opportunity to sharpen your skills and knowledge and to add to your resume. It will help in the grant application process as well, and will be an excellent plus for yourself and for your organization. This course can make a difference in your career and your nonprofit’s success.
The following classes comprise the course curriculum and can be taken as stand- alone classes:
1. March 25 Monday 9:30 AM-12:30 PM. (Success with Nonprofit Volunteers).Training will focus on developing volunteers for nonprofits. You will learn how to assess volunteer needs, consider innovated recruitment strategies. Training and evaluation and leadership development among volunteers will be key topics.
2. April 8 Monday 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. (Grant Writing Workshop: Part 1).Will provide training on grant writing. It includes how to leverage resources and collaborative services, locate grant funders, write and modify grants for new funders.
3. April 22 Monday 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. (Grant Writing II and Fundraising Workshop: Part 2). This class applies the grant writing class and explores how to write compelling needs statements, create measurable goals, complete a budget and build capacity for leveraged funding.
4. Don’t forget about the homework. Homework assignments may include completing a volunteer development plan after the first workshop and a grant template after the second.
You will receive 1 unit of continuing education credit for your study of “Nonprofit Resource Development” The courses are discounted as part of the continuing education credits and nonprofit certificate work.
Please contact Mary Anne Burke at maburke1@sbcglobal.net for questions about this wonderful opportunity.
Mary Ann Burke
Mary Ann Burke has served as a credentialed parent educator and fund development adjunct professor for over thirty years in California schools. She is the author of four Corwin Press Books on parent and community engagement in schools. Her Simplified Grantwriting book highlights how nonprofits and others can use grants to obtain needed resources. Dr. Burke previously led the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Parent Engagement Initiative that serves as a state model for best practices in parent engagement for culturally diverse families. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Southern California.
Learn how to recruit, motivate and retain volunteers for your nonprofit
The class can be taken stand alone or as part of continuing education credit workshops titled, “Non Profit Resource Development”. To learn more, please contact Mary Anne Burke at www.maburke1@sbcglobal.net . This is a great opportunity to increase your skills in the nonprofit world and to add to your resume. For ceu credit you will need to take two additional classes: Grant Writing Workshop and Grant Writing II and Fundraising Workshop.
Volunteers is a two-hour workshop for nonprofit staff and leaders and newcomers in nonprofit businesses. The focus of this presentation supports nonprofit startups and staff and leadership of existing nonprofits. This is a popular class so please sign up early. Excellent learning experience for all nonprofit staff.
As nonprofit staff funding becomes scarce, the need for a well trained and informed volunteer staff is essential to meet labor shortage needs and support added services. The simplified process for recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers is based on a book titled Recruiting Volunteers: A Guide for Non-Profits by Mary Ann Burke and Carl Liljenstolpe.
You will learn how to:
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Mary Ann Burke
Mary Ann Burke has served as a credentialed parent education volunteer development trainer and fund development adjunct professor for over thirty years in California’s schools. She is the author of four Corwin Press Books on parent and community engagement in schools. Her Recruiting Volunteers and Simplified Grantwriting books highlight how communities can partner together to use volunteers as leaders and as a resource to support services and resources for families and schools. Dr. Burke has presented volunteer training and development, school-community engagement, and fund development strategies at numerous state and national parent and community engagement events. Dr. Burke has an Ed.D. with a focus on Educational Economics and Finance from the University of Southern. She is a certified California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO) Chief Business Officer.
In this class we will cover how advertising works on the Internet, why it should be considered for every small or large business, and how to make the most of it. Learn how Google AdWords works, along with Bing, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn ads and more.
Find out how to:
You will come out of this class with a working understanding of key factors and decision points to get the most out of your online advertising budget.
During this workshop, you will learn “Do’s & Don’ts” of selling while engaging in activities geared at helping you get the most out of the sales process!
Topics:
Presented by Jerome Dees of SmartSelling.Guru
This is workshop 3 of a 4 in the “The Complete Sales Person” series.
During this hands-on workshop you will learn the essential steps of developing and evaluating your business idea, including:
Wrestling with a thorny legal question, but can’t afford the cost of a high-priced business attorney?
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners say they could have saved considerable time, expense, and headache if only they had consulted an attorney earlier rather than later, especially on legal issues such as the following:
At this clinic, you can talk to an experienced business attorney about any of these issues, and more, so you can focus on your business.
Note: The Entrepreneurs’ Legal Advising Clinic is an extension of the Entrepreneurs’ Law Clinic at Santa Clara University School of Law (law.scu.edu/elc). Volunteer attorneys will conduct counseling sessions with entrepreneurs while mentoring law students who conduct intake interviews and research, and participate in the counseling sessions.
Clients will be seen between 5:30 and 8:00 pm by appointment only, and will be asked to furnish in advance information about their business or plans and the nature of the legal issue(s) on which they seek advice.
To receive more information, go to: http://bit.ly/2GpaxSc
Free. Registration required, please use link provided to make an appointment.
RSVP now to be a part of this FREE event!
FREE validated parking by the library at the 4th Street Parking Garage (across the street) for attendees of all San Jose Public Works events!
Speakers Include:
Paula Tran has been a Business Consultant for the Minority Business Development Agency in San Jose for more than 7 years. MBDA is funded by the US. Dept. of Commerce since 2010, assisting small businesses in securing contract opportunities and bids with public agencies, public utility companies, prime contractors and private corporations by providing technical assistance and advocacy. She is a graduate of the Monash University in Australia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance.
This is a hands-on three-hour workshop for community members, program directors, nonprofit staff and leaders in nonprofit businesses. The focus of this presentation will be on nonprofit startups and staff and leadership of existing nonprofits. This seminar is absolutely necessary for anyone planning to write a grant. This is a popular class, so please sign up early.
The focus of this presentation will be on learning the entire process of grant writing and will include lots of networking in a very hands-on collaborative atmosphere. This workshop goes beyond theory and also develops strategy to find the best sources for grants and the key elements of a grant proposal (that you will write). Each participant will complete a simplified grant template modified from the Simplified Grantwriting book published by the speaker Mary Ann Burke through Corwin Press. After completing the grant template, there is the potential for follow-up to complete the grant process or network with other nonprofits. Dr. Burke will also be available to meet class participants after the class for further grant development guidance.
Find out how to get the funds that you need so your organization can succeed in its mission.
You will learn how to:
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What People are saying
Come get advice and help from an individual with over 25 years of design experience to help brand and shape your business’s image.
Advice ranges from help with logos to branding strategies. Patrons will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Parking validation for 4th St. garage will be provided at the program.
This class is a follow-on and companion to Thinking of Starting a Business. It walks you through the basics of putting your business idea on paper. It teaches the basic content of what is required and gives you help in thinking through some of the issues. It is aimed at folks who have a feasible business idea and are now ready to think through all of the details. It is the information that you need to attract people, money, and clients but it needs to be written. It helps you to describe your product or service, your market and your potential clients. Going through the Business Plan process reveals to you the strengths and weaknesses of your idea and how to improve it. It gives you the confidence to sell your idea to others. This process forces you to think through the critical issues in an organized way and sharpen your business skills. The business plan will help you prepare your roadmap for success.
“Really helped me get my head around the business”
“Great class to get started on a business”
“These guys really know their stuff”
So, you have an idea for a business. Now what? We can help you decide whether and how to proceed.
This workshop is presented at no charge in conjunction with San Jose Library.
Designed by successful entrepreneurs who’ve been in your busy shoes, this mentor-supported program gives you the structure and support you need to set your sights on the future.
Learn the fundamentals of what it means before you start your own business. And hear about the local resources available to entrepreneurs.
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FREE MENTORING
Work with a SCORE Certified Mentor to develop a customized plan. Just make an appointment.
About the Speaker:
Danny Wong
Danny Wong’s professional career includes co-founding a genetic engineering company. His patented gene-transfer systems were exported to over 25 countries. Danny also spent 18 years with a multi-national computer company in executive management of R&D, technical marketing, and order fulfillment re-engineering. He later advanced to CEO of a hi-tech engineering design and manufacturing company that was listed in Inc Magazine’s annual 500 fastest growing companies and was able to successfully sell it at full value. Danny has been with SCORE since 2007. He focuses on creating values from every aspect of a business through disciplined strategic planning and execution and enjoys being a trouble shooter and a fixer. He holds a PhD in EE/hybrid computing.
During this workshop potential entrepreneurs will learn how to get started, what special permits or licenses their business may require, how do Federal and State taxes apply to their business operations, Insurance and Risk Management basics, the importance of your Business Plan, hiring employees and resources for your business.
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