| Date | Event |
| February 3, 2025 |  more info... |
| February 3, 2025 |  more info... |
| February 4, 2025 |  more info... |
| February 4, 2025 | Excellent customer service is critical for increasing sales and profit, employee and customer retention, and sustaining any type of business success. Understanding the nuances of customer service that result in outstanding customer experience is a strategy for success in any business. You will learn the tools to a properly trained team and or staff, improve your customer’s experience, and create a more pleasant environment for everyone. Training topics include: Advantages of outstanding customer service (i.e., increase sales, customer retention, theft reduction, client expectations); How to create outstanding customer service (i.e., phone, in-person, virtually); Understanding your customers’ wants and expectations; How Outstanding Customer Service leads to improved business bottom line, and Examples of Modeling Practices & Behaviors (i.e., scripts, observation, feedback, reward), and more. more info... |
| February 4, 2025 | Excellent customer service is critical for increasing sales and profit, employee and customer retention, and sustaining any type of business success. Understanding the nuances of customer service that result in outstanding customer experience is a strategy for success in any business. You will learn the tools to a properly trained team and or staff, improve your customer’s experience, and create a more pleasant environment for everyone. Training topics include: Advantages of outstanding customer service (i.e., increase sales, customer retention, theft reduction, client expectations); How to create outstanding customer service (i.e., phone, in-person, virtually); Understanding your customers’ wants and expectations; How Outstanding Customer Service leads to improved business bottom line, and Examples of Modeling Practices & Behaviors (i.e., scripts, observation, feedback, reward), and more. more info... |
| February 5, 2025 -February 7, 2025 |  more info... |
| February 6, 2025 -February 27, 2025 | Accurate bookkeeping is critical to the success of any business. This QuickBooks Series is for entrepreneurs and business owners in the beginning stage of bookkeeping (i.e., planning, have not yet purchased their system, or have purchased but not using). The trainer will guide you through the basics of accounting from identifying the best QuickBooks version for your business, to setting up your system, managing accounts, and using financial reports to manage your day-to-day activities. This 4-weeks, 2 hours per week series includes 4 focus areas: Week 1: Accounting Basics & Getting Started with QuickBooks - Training includes: Basics of accounting, identifying the QuickBooks version that is best for your business, and setting up your company and chart of accounts in QuickBooks. Week 2: Setting up Items and Creating Forms - Training includes: Setting up items, using purchase orders, customizing invoices, and creating forms in QuickBooks. Week 3: Accounts Receivable - Training includes: Setting up online bank feeds, creating estimates and invoices, sales receipts, receiving payments, and managing accounts payable reports. Week 4: Accounts Payable, Banking Reconciliations, and Reports - Training includes: Accounts Payable, Bank Reconciliations, entering expenses and bills, paying bills, managing reports, Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, and more! more info... |
| February 6, 2025 |  more info... |
| February 7, 2025 -May 2, 2025 |   more info... |
| February 7, 2025 |   more info... |
| February 11, 2025 | Gain an understanding of sales and use tax, district tax, taxable and nontaxable labor, as well as foreign and interstate taxability. Discover exemptions and deductions which may be available to you. Determine how AB 147 and the Market Place Facilitator Act affects your business. Finally, get step-by-step instructions on how to file your Sales and Use Tax Return electronically using California Department of Tax and Fee Administration online services system. more info... |
| February 12, 2025 | The February Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 4:30 PM. The Agenda and Draft Minutes of the January meeting are attached. Members are welcome to attend. The meeting allows time for comments to the board on topics NOT on the agenda. Please RSVP if you would like to attend and provide comments. more info... |
| February 12, 2025 | If you are a first-time start-up restaurateur, a food entrepreneur who is looking for help with putting together a road map for successfully opening your business, or you are a new startup (less than 6 months) this workshop is for you! We will guide you through an overview of organizational strategies and timelines required from concept, to finding a location and working through the permit process up to opening day. Topics include: Organizational Timelines, Strategies and Resources; Business Plan Overview; Investors and Funding Options; Entity/Bookkeeper or Accountant; Location & Lease; Permits and Licenses Overview; Opening checklists; and other keys to success. more info... |
| February 13, 2025 |  more info... |
| February 14, 2025 |   more info... |
| February 14, 2025 |   more info... |
| February 18, 2025 | QuickBooks is an effective accounting system when used to financially manage your business. To ensure success, you must understand how to effectively enter, use, and run reports. This 2-hour intensive workshop will show you how the QuickBooks system can go from just a recording system for taxes to a management tool to help direct and monitor your business to meet your goals. Training includes: the review process to ensure data is entered correctly, monthly accuracy check and key issues, exporting and comparing your reports to budgets and forecasts, and additional resources you can tap into if/when you get stuck. more info... |
| February 27, 2025 |  more info... |
Events available for Registration... Third Thursday Business Builders Lunch May 15th May 15, 2025 register for this event... |
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