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Find no-cost, targeted training in both in-person and online formats on topics that matter to you and your small business. Join a business expert at an interactive in-person or virtual workshop or learn at your own pace with one of our recorded webinars.

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Amazon Seller Success Series 2024

Sponsored by Amazon

Unlock the secrets to Amazon selling success with our free webinar series. Learn everything from setting up your seller account to advanced growth strategies, directly from Amazon experts. Perfect for new & existing sellers aiming to boost their business on Amazon. 

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Silicon Valley Local Workshops
Simple Steps to Hiring Your First Employee - 4/19/24

Hiring your first employee. It's a major milestone, an investment and a risk all wrapped up in one! This workshop will share key to a successful hiring process including the understanding of the legalities, as well as a tried-and-true action plan.

Building a Business that Works - 4/29/24

This class will describe the pathway to building a business that works. When all the necessary building blocks are in place, they become the strong foundation for a business that is poised for healthy day-to-day operation and growth.

Understanding Your Business Lease - 5/8/2024

Get to Know Your Lease

Many businesses are in rented spaces and therefore have a commercial lease. These are tricky and usually long and complicated. This class is designed to help you understand the basics of commercial leases and how to understand them. You will learn about NNN leases, options, assigning and subleasing. You will learn about the questions to ask the landlord. 

This class is taught by Mel Weisblatt who is a business broker with over 30 years experience. In that time he has helped hundreds of buyers and sellers understand their leases. Understanding is the first step to

Small Business Accounting - 5/9/2024

Understanding accounting for small businesses is one of the keys to growth and success of your business, and our regular seminars can provide you with the accounting knowledge you need.

Optimizing Website Images for SEO - 5/16/24

In this workshop, we'll explore explore how to find great photos (free or cheap) and optimize them on your website so Google knows who you are, what you do, and why they should rank you on the SERPs.

ChatGPT Made Simple: Transforming Small Businesses with AI

Discover how ChatGPT can revolutionize the way you conduct business, from generating creative content to streamlining administrative tasks. This session will guide you through how ChatGPT can save you time, reduce costs, unlock new opportunities.

Building a Business that Works - 5/21/2024

This class will describe the pathway to building a business that works. It starts with the basic building blocks. When all the necessary building blocks are in place, they become the strong foundation for a business that is poised for healthy day-to-day operation and growth. Without them, your business may pay a high price in the form of frustration, disappointment, or overwhelm.

The building blocks establish ways to treat people well and honor their efforts while getting the good results everyone is there to get. That’s a win/win! A business should not depend on the owner or any one employee

Social Media Essentials For Business - 5/22/24

Social media can be overwhelming for business owners. Which platforms. How often to post. What to post. This class will give you the basics every business owner should know as well as the latest trends to grow your business.

Upcoming Workshops from Other SCORE Chapters
“Shields and Swords” Against Employee Claims 240424

California employers run a wage-and-hour law gauntlet every day. Learn how to develop shields to protect yourself from employee claims, and how to keep your swords sharp to fend off claims when they arise. 

 

This workshop will focus on five of the most popular employee claims: 

  • meal and rest break violations
  • misclassification of independent contractors
  • pay stub violations
  • final pay
  • uncompensated time. 

Registration fee $30

 This is an interactive workshop for which we encourage your participation. The recording and slides will be sent only to those who attend.

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Communicating With Impact

Do you need to up your game when communicating to groups of people? Are you anxious about those important meetings. Fee $35 Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Finding and Retaining Volunteers 240507

Volunteers are a fundamental part of our American fabric, and they play an important role in our community. Volunteer activities can include anything from caring for children, feeding the homeless, and rescuing animals to protecting our natural resources and environment.

This training explores not only the many roles that volunteers can take on within your charitable program, but also how to plan for your volunteers, how to locate volunteers, how to mitigate legal issues surrounding volunteers, and finally how to value and retain volunteers.

 

What you’ll learn:

  • Why people volunteer.
  • Various
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Learn About the No-Cost SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. Educational Program

SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. (Train. Hope. Rise. Innovate. Venture. Elevate.) Emerging Leaders Reimagined offers U.S. small business owners with at least one employee, $250,000 or more in annual gross revenue and have been in existence at least three years , the opportunity to learn timely and valuable skills in business management, business development and administration. Over the course of the over 30 hours of online learning, and 8, four-hour in-person discussions with dedicated business coaches and small business owner peers, T.H.R.I.V.E. participants receive guidance on topics such as business

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