Events/Workshops

  
  
    

Business Accounting and Budget

Friday, October 22, 2010 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
In this two day workshop you will learn how to use the Payroll function in QuickBooks. Topics will include setting up employees correctly, adding payroll items, taxes and deductions. You will learn how to use time tracking, generate payroll checks and reports. Idaho and Washington payroll requirements will be discussed, as well as understanding the payroll expense and liability accounts.
Speaker: Su Brown
Friday, October 29, 2010 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
In this two day workshop you will learn how to use the Payroll function in QuickBooks. Topics will include setting up employees correctly, adding payroll items, taxes and deductions. You will learn how to use time tracking, generate payroll checks and reports. Idaho and Washington payroll requirements will be discussed, as well as understanding the payroll expense and liability accounts.
Speaker: Su Brown

Cash Flow Management

Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This workshop will help the small business owner avoid IRS problems and provide a model for good record keeping. Topics include: IRS services, tax payer ID number, record keeping systems, accounting methods, bookkeeping systems, business transactions, business records, and business taxes.
Speaker: Su Brown

Customer Relations

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Providing excellent customer service is one way a small business can distinguish itself from the competition.
Speaker: Jill Thomas-Jorgenson

Managing Employees

Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Do you need some practical knowledge in payroll practices? This workshop is an important first step in the payroll education covering basic procedures, processes and terminology. It will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to produce accurate paychecks and ensure payroll compliance.
Speaker: Tedi Roach

Marketing and Sales

Friday, November 19, 2010 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Do you need more business? Is your marketing plan effective? Want to learn to increase your business with an effective marketing plan? We will learn a standard model of marketing planning. This course will discuss a checklist of ten areas in preparing a marketing plan and the do’s and don’ts of marketing. You will learn the advantages and disadvantages of effective marketing, how to set strategic and marketing objectives, how to develop programs, and much more.
Speaker: Tedi J. Roach, C.T.S., C.P.C., C.P.S.

Start-up Assistance

Friday, September 10, 2010 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Learn how to develop a business plan. Business plans can be used as a financing tool, a way to show employees your vision for your business, a presentation tool to "hook" potential investors, a study to help determine the feasibility of the business idea, or as a road map to grow the business.
Speaker: Tedi J. Roach, C.T.S., C.P.C., C.P.S.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Youth Entrepreneurship! “Mind” your own business. For kids aged 9-12 that have thought about starting their own business… from babysitting to lawn-mowing, to pet-walking and beyond. This workshop will teach students how to start a small business and make it successful!
Speaker: Jill Thomas-Jorgenson
Thursday, October 07, 2010 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
In this workshop you will learn business feasibility, self-employment assessment, initial market research, start-up expenses, financial feasibility, choosing a business structure, obtaining financing, determining regulations, setting prices, creating marketing materials, and developing a business plan.
Speaker: Chris St. Germaine
Monday, November 08, 2010 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
In this workshop you will learn business feasibility, self-employment assessment, initial market research, start-up expenses, financial feasibility, choosing a business structure, obtaining financing, determining regulations, setting prices, creating marketing materials, and developing a business plan.
Speaker: Jill Thomas-Jorgenson
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