Business Start-up Classes -- 2008
Sponsored jointly by:
- Loveland Center for Business Development (LCBD)
- Fort Collins Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Loveland Chamber of Commerce
- Loveland Public Library
LCBD & SBDC Classes for 2008
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| Date | Day | Course | Time | Location | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/08 | Wed | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 01/17/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 01/17/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 01/17/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 01/24/08 | Thurs | Copyright/Copywrong | 8:30am-10:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 01/30/08 | Wed | Small Business Marketing | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 02/07/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 02/13/08 | Wed | Beginning Financial Management | 8:00am-12:30pm | County Building | $60 |
| 02/21/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 02/21/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 02/21/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 02/22/08 | Friday | Small Business and the Law | 9:00am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $25 |
| 02/22/08 | Friday | Quickbooks Overview | 9:00am-1:00pm | Loveland Lab | $40 |
| 02/27/08 | Wed | Insurance Basics | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 02/29/08 | Friday | Hands-on QuickBooks | 9:00am-4:00pm | Loveland Lab | $75 |
| 03/04/08 | Tues | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 03/12/08 | Tues | Intro to Financial Analysis | 8:00am-12:30pm | SBDC | $60 |
| 03/20/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 03/20/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 03/20/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 03/26/08 | Wed | Trademarks & Copyrights | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 04/03/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 04/09/08 | Wed | Top 10 Employment Issues | 8:30am-12:00pm | FC Chamber | $40 |
| 04/17/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 04/17/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 04/25/08 | Friday | Quickbooks Overview | 9:00am-1:00pm | Loveland Lab | $40 |
| 04/30/08 | Wed | Right Start II - Taxes and Record Keeping | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 05/02/08 | Wed | Hands-on QuickBooks | 9:00am-4:00pm | Loveland Lab | $75 |
| 05/08/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 05/14/08 | Wed | Naming Products and Services | 8:30am-10:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 05/15/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 05/21/08 | Wed | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 05/21/08 | Wed | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 05/29/08 | Thurs | Beginning Financial Management | 8:00am-12:30pm | County Building | $60 |
| 06/04/08 | Wed | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 06/11/08 | Wed | Small Business Marketing | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 06/12/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 06/12/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 06/18/08 | Wed | Intro to Financial Analysis | 8:00am-12:30pm | SBDC | $60 |
| 06/18/08 | Wed | Managing Your Business Growth | 1:30pm-5:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 06/19/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 06/20/08 | Friday | Quickbooks Overview | 9:00am-1:00pm | Loveland Lab | $40 |
| 06/24/08 | Tues | Right Start II - Taxes and Record Keeping | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 06/27/08 | Friday | Hands-on QuickBooks | 9:00am-4:00pm | Loveland Lab | $75 |
| 07/10/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 07/16/08 | Wed | Insurance Basics | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 07/23/08 | Wed | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 07/23/08 | Wed | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 07/31/08 | Thurs | Contracting with Style | 8:30am-10:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 08/05/08 | Tues | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 08/13/08 | Wed | Beginning Financial Management | 8:00am-12:30pm | County Building | $60 |
| 08/21/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 08/21/08 | Thurs | Trademark & Copyrights | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 08/22/08 | Friday | Small Business and the Law | 9:00am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $25 |
| 08/22/08 | Friday | Quickbooks Overview | 9:00am-1:00pm | Loveland Lab | $40 |
| 08/27/08 | Wed | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 08/27/08 | Wed | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 08/28/08 | Thurs | Right Start II - Taxes and Record Keeping | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 08/28/08 | Friday | Hands-on QuickBooks | 9:00am-4:00pm | Loveland Lab | $75 |
| 09/04/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 09/10/08 | Wed | Intro to Financial Analysis | 8:00am-12:30pm | SBDC | $60 |
| 09/18/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 09/18/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 09/18/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 10/02/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 10/09/08 | Thurs | Insurance Basics | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 10/10/08 | Friday | Quickbooks Overview | 9:00am-1:00pm | Loveland Lab | $40 |
| 10/16/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 10/16/08 | Thurs | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 10/16/08 | Thurs | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 10/22/08 | Wed | Small Business Marketing | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 10/24/08 | Friday | Hands-on QuickBooks | 9:00am-4:00pm | Loveland Lab | $75 |
| 10/28/08 | Tues | Right Start II - Taxes and Record Keeping | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 11/05/08 | Wed | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 11/13/08 | Thurs | Beginning Financial Management | 8:00am-12:30pm | County Building | $60 |
| 11/14/08 | Friday | Small Business and the Law | 9:00am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $25 |
| 11/19/08 | Wed | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 11/19/08 | Wed | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 11/20/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 11/20/08 | Thurs | Top 10 Employment Issues | 8:30am-12:00pm | FC Chamber | $40 |
| 12/04/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 12/05/08 | Friday | Quickbooks Overview | 9:00am-1:00pm | Loveland Lab | $40 |
| 12/10/08 | Wed | Intro to Financial Analysis | 8:00am-12:30pm | SBDC | $60 |
| 12/10/08 | Wed | Managing Your Business Growth | 1:30pm-5:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
| 12/12/08 | Friday | Hands-on QuickBooks | 9:00am-4:00pm | Loveland Lab | $75 |
| 12/17/08 | Wed | Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity | 7:00am-9:00am | SBDC | $20 |
| 12/17/08 | Wed | Right Start Docs | 9:30am-11:30am | SBDC | $20 |
| 12/18/08 | Thurs | Business Planning for Success | 8:30am-12:00pm | Loveland Chamber | $40 |
| 12/18/08 | Thurs | Right Start II - Taxes and Record Keeping | 8:30am-12:00pm | SBDC | $40 |
About the Workshops: Speakers include local business professionals (e.g. attorneys, CPAs, bankers, etc). The "Right Start Series" and "Business Planning for Success" are highly recommended as first steps for small businesses start-ups. These workshops cover information about starting a business in Colorado and assist participants in developing a business plan. Date, times and location are subject to change. Please call the SBDC or LCBD to verify and pre-register.
Loveland workshops are held at the City of Loveland Lab, 500 E. 3rd Street and the Loveland Chamber Conference Room, 5400 Stone Creek Circle, Loveland, CO 80538.
Ft. Collins workshops are held at the SBDC office located at 125 South Howes Suite 150, Key Bank Tower, downtown Ft. Collins. Parking is available one block west of the bank (NW corner of Meldrum and Oak Streets).
Class Descriptions
Business Planning for Success
Participants will learn the basics of developing a comprehensive Business Plan for their business start up, expansion or financing. They will also receive information about how to access small business assistance from the SBDC and other state and local resources.
Understanding Tax Deductions
Deborah Wohl, CPA will discuss tax issues and the more common types of deductions (e.g. depreciation, home office, auto, travel & expenses, etc).
Owning a Franchise, Is it for You?
Jim Mills from The Franchise Centre of Colorado will cover what owning a franchise is all about, from A to Z, including where to look and how to choose the right franchise for you. If your dream is to own your own business, this is yet another approach.
QuickBooks Overview
Presented by featured presenter Sherry Sexton, CPA, this class covers what QuickBooks can do for you. Topics to be covered include: Navigating through program, a brief overview of setting up a sample company and backing up your system. This class is perfect for the person who has never used the program or is within their first year of use.
Hands on QuickBooks
With featured presenter Sherry Sexton, CPA, this class covers how to manage your checkbook, handle credit card payments, reconciliation of accounts, accounts payable, accounts receivable and analyzing your financials by using reports.
Right Start I - Business Registration & Entity
Subjects include business registration and forms (with an on-line demo); business entity-type selection; and other timely tips every prospective entrepreneur needs before starting a new business venture. Guest presenter Geoffrey Goudy is a local CPA specializing in accounting and taxation for small and medium-sized businesses.