MicroMentor is a free online service that connects small business owners with business mentors. MicroMentor puts experience to work by offering business professionals meaningful volunteer opportunities and by offering entrepreneurs one-on-one advice to help build successful businesses. Our mission is to help small businesses grow faster, generate more revenue, and employ more people. We make it easy to be a mentor, find a mentor, and build a business.
BCL of Texas will be hosting a workshops to educate people about MicroMentor: a mentoring relationship resource and register people online.
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Location: 2212 S. Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78704 Fee: FREE For Information: 512.912.9884
To Register: 512.912.9884
When to Buy, How to Buy - Commerical Real Estate Financing (3/2/2010)
Sponsored by BCL of Texas Call to Register
This Commercial Real Estate workshop is for entrepreneurs that are considering the purchase or
construction of commercial property for their business operations.
Entrepreneurs will receive tips on when to buy and will learn the best finance sources, such as the SBA 504 loan program, for owner occupied commercial real estate loans.
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Location: 2212 S. Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78704 Fee: FREE For Information: 512.912.9884
To Register: 512.912.9884
Business Basics (3/5/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
This class covers the legal forms of business, name registration & taxes, business licenses, permits and regulations. You will walk away with a resource packet, business plan checklist, top 10 reasons why businesses fail, and tips to get you started!
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 928-8010
To Register: 928-8010
Business Lending 101 (3/5/2010)
Sponsored by BCL of Texas Call to Register
Have you ever gone to your bank for a loan and were turned away? Told you need more information? Business Lending 101 is a class geared for small businesses facing access to capital issues. It will highlight the steps needed in order to be prepared for approaching lenders. Also, attendees will learn an overview of the business loan process.
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Location: Ventana Del Soul Cafe and Cultural Center- 1834 East Oltorf Street, Austin, TX 78741 Fee: FREE For Information: 512.912.9884
To Register: 512.912.9884
MicroMentor (3/5/2010)
Sponsored by BCL of Texas Call to Register
MicroMentor is a free online service that connects small business owners with business mentors. MicroMentor puts experience to work by offering business professionals meaningful volunteer opportunities and by offering entrepreneurs one-on-one advice to help build successful businesses. Our mission is to help small businesses grow faster, generate more revenue, and employ more people. We make it easy to be a mentor, find a mentor, and build a business.
BCL of Texas will be hosting a workshops to educate people about MicroMentor: a mentoring relationship resource and register people online.
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Location: Ventana Del Soul Cafe and Cultural Center- 1834 East Oltorf Street, Austin, TX 78741 Fee: FREE For Information: 512.912.9884
To Register: 512.912.9884
Marketing Essentials (3/9/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
Marketing is the foundation of a good business; whether you are starting a new business or growing an existing one. Join BIGAUSTIN to learn practical marketing knowledge and proven methods you can use every day.
This class will help you learn:
· Fundamental marketing principles
· Insights into the basic components of the marketing mix
· Techniques to start a basic marketing plan
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 928-8010
To Register: 928-8010
Marketing Strategies To Jump Start Your Business (3/13/2010)
Sponsored by SCORE
Developing a practical and effective marketing plan. This workshop discusses traditional marketing issues; defining your target market and position, price, deliver, and promoting your product or service. The workshop works through many examples, but uses breakouts to have you discuss topics as they apply to your specific business idea.
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: SCORE offices, 5524 Bee Caves, Bldg M, Austin, TX 78746 Fee: $35 cash/check at the door.Credit card in advanc $15 for more of same team For Information: 512-928-2425
To Register: 512-928-2425
Essentials of Writing a Business Plan (3/16/2010)
Sponsored by SCORE
Providing general and individual guidance to help prepare and evaluate a business plan. This workshop discusses the content of a business plan and why the sections are separated but linked. We also discuss ways and places to find the information needed to fill in the holes of the plan.
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: SCORE offices, 5524 Bee Cave, Bldg M, Austin, TX 78746 Fee: $35 creditcard in advance,$35 cash/check at the door. $15 for addtl team For Information: 512-928-2425
To Register: 512-928-2425
Market Research Lab (3/16/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth Seating is limited
Want to succeed in tracking down your potential customers? Seeking information on the health of your industry? Interested in obtaining market research reports? By attending this workshop, you'll learn to determine target markets, obtain market share data, retrieve industry overviews, and locate market research reports.
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 512-928-8010
Essentials of Starting a Business (3/17/2010)
Sponsored by SCORE
To help would-be entrepreneurs effectively evaluate the pros and cons of starting a small business and create a plan for small business success. The workshop discusses a wide range of subjects; financial considerations, planning, forms of business organization, financing alternatives, marketing, insurance, record keeping, and taxes. The workshop is ideal for people with ideas but still trying to figure out all the other things they need to consider about starting a business.
Presented by 5 different professionals from the Austin Business Community, and augmented by SCORE counselers.
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: SCORE offices, 5524 Bee Cave, Bldg M, Austin, TX 78746 Fee: $50 creditcard in advance, $50 cash/check at the door. $20 for addl team For Information: 512-928-2425
To Register: 512-928-2425
International Commercial Terms for Exporting (3/17/2010)
Sponsored by EGRSO International Programs
Attendees will learn how Incoterms, short for International Commercial Terms, provide standardized definitions of commonly used trade shipping and trade terms that cover issues on control of goods and financial responsibilities such as payment of cargo insurance and freight. Incoterms provide traders with a common set of rules outlining each party’s obligations, thus reducing misunderstandings.
Also included in the cost of the workshop is the official International Chamber of Commerce Incoterms publication.
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: International Center of Austin, 201 E. Second Street Fee: $50 For Information: 512-236-2425
To Register: 512-236-2425
Taxes For Small Business (3/17/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
Business Owners and Entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend this workshop, which will provide an overview of tax responsibilities for business owners. The attendees set the pace of the seminars so bring all of your questions concerning tax rules, updates, forms, and procedures.
Please register at www.bigaustin.org
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 928-8010
To Register: 928-8010
Credit Basics - Getting the Score You Need! (3/18/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
How important is your credit score? This workshop will help you understand and establish or improve your personal credit and score. You'll also get helpful tips for maintaining a healthy credit score and understand how the credit industry works and the difference between personal and business credit.
Register online at: www.bigaustin.org
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 512-928-8010
To Register: 512-928-8010
Financial Management Class (3/22/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
The purpose of financial management is to allow you to
make wise financial decisions for a business. Many different pictures of a company’s financial strength, market position, and potential can be obtained by how data is recorded,sorted, organized, and analyzed. This guide will provide the information and perspective needed to make business decisions and help you to expand finance and business management skills to make smart financial decisions for a company.
Class Instructed by a Personal Banker of Citibank.
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 928-8010
Tightwad Marketing (3/23/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
Looking for strategies to grow your business without spending a fortune on marketing? Join BIGAUSTIN to explore creative ways to market your business.
This class covers:
· Traditional advertising (e.g. radio, TV, print)
· Alternative and cost-effective marketing vehicles
· Low cost and practical marketing tips
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: Free For Information: 928-8010
To Register: 928-8010
Tax Responsilibities and Small Businesses (3/24/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
Business Owners and Entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend this workshop, which will provide an overview of tax responsibilities for business owners. The attendees set the pace of the seminars so bring all of your questions concerning tax rules, updates, forms, and procedures.
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: FREE For Information: 928-8010
To Register: 928-8010
Sales 101 (3/29/2010)
Sponsored by Business Investment Growth
This class will cover the concept of a sales funnel and the traditional methods of putting prospects into the funnel. We’ll also delve into traditional sales processes and the pitfalls people of all industries and professions run into using traditional processes. After, we’ll discuss an alternative process controlled by the seller, intended to shorten selling cycles, improve margin, improve conversion ratios, and close more deals.
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5407 North IH-35, Suite 200, Austin TX 78723 Fee: For Information: 928-8010
To Register: 928-8010
Franchising (3/31/2010)
Sponsored by SCORE
Examine the difference between buying an existing business vs buying a franchise.Includes determining financial return, selecting the right francise, pitfalls to avoid, various financing options and more. Presented by FranNet
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Location: 5524 Bee Caves Rd, Bldg M, Austin TX 78746 Fee: $35 credit card in advance, $35 cash/check at the door For Information: 512-928-2425
To Register: 512-928-2425
