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Workshops, Trainings, Seminars
Veteran's Small Business Management Program - 2012
Instructor: Brian Egan
Orientation: Feb 23, 2012, 6:00-8:00pm
Meets First Thursday Each Month: Begins March 1, 2012, 6:00-9:00pm
Albany LBCC Room: CC 213
Based on the highly successful SBDC Small Business Management Program, but has been tailored to meet the unique needs of Veteran Entrepreneurs. Consists of nine valuable classroom sessions and monthly personal advising meetings to work on your individual business needs.
Cost $199 for Vets! (regular SBM program fee $995) Call 541-917-4929 to register.
MicroBusiness Program - Offered Fall, Winter, and Spring
Instructor: Stephen Fuller
Tuesdays: Jan 10 - March 20 OR April 3 - June 12, 2012 6:00-9:00pm
Benton Center (Winter Term) OR Albany (Spring Term)
ORIENTATION REQUIRED: March 21, 2012
The Small Business Development Center at Linn-Benton Community College offers this program to individuals who are interested in starting a business. The eleven-week workshop includes one-on-one business advising and three classes held in the computer lab (Albany campus) with hands-on instruction.
Call 541-917-4974 for more information and to register.
Cost $349/partial scholarships available to low income.
Launch Your Business - 2012
Nine-month instructor-led peer support group meets once a month for timely help with typical challenges faced by first time entrepreneurs. Topics include: market niche, customer base, hiring and managing employees, using technology, etc. Class participants help set monthly topics. Also at no extra charge is two hours per month of confidential business advising!
Generally meets 3rd Monday of each month except holidays. Cost $299/partial scholarships available. Call 541-917-4923 to register.
A Guided Tour of QuickBooks 2011 - Basic Instruction
Instructor: Anne White CPA and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor
Tuesday and Thursday, Jan 24 & 26, 2012, 2:00pm-4:00pm, LBCC Albany Campus Forum Building F-202
This four-hour course is for those who have no previous experience using a computer-based accounting system. In a computer lab setting, you will learn to open the QuickBooks application and maneuver through its various functions. This class prepares you for subsequent QuickBooks courses. Call 541-917-4923 for more information and to enroll OR register online by copying and pasting into your web browser: http://tinyurl.com/867hdr2 LBCC Campus F-202. Cost is $69.00 and includes all materials. Bring a USB key (memory stick) to class.
QuickBooks Level 1 for 2011 - Learn the Functions To Track Your Business
Instructor: Anne White CPA and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor
Five Consecutive Thursdays begins Feb 2, 2:00pm-4:00pm,
LBCC Albany Campus Forum Building F-202
This ten-hour course is designed to provide you with the scope of capabilities available in Quickbooks 2011. You will be introduced to basic functions including chart of accounts, bank reconciliations, financial managment glossary, customizing & using reports, and much more. Previous exposure to computer-based accounting is recommended (See A Guided Tour of QuickBooks). Bring USB key (memory stick to class). CPE credit is 10 hours. Call 541-917-4923 to enroll OR register online: http://tinyurl.com/867hdr2 . Cost of $195.00 includes materials.
Instructor: Anne White CPA and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor
Tuesdays: Nov. 8, 15, & 22, 2011 2:00pm-4:00pm,
LBCC Albany Campus Forum Building F-202
Bring USB key (memory stick) to class.
This six-hour course is designed to help you process payroll using QuickBooks. Set-up inlcudes turning on payroll features, adding and editing payroll items, employees, vendors, and accounts for payroll liabilities and expenses plus much more. Call 541-917-4923 to register OR register online: http://tinyurl.com/867hdr2. Cost $145.
Food Biz Workshops
Instructor: Marlene Peterson
LBCC Albany Campus
Call 541-917-4923 for next class session info and to register.
Improving Your Online Marketing
Instructors: Loyan Roylance & Jenny Shih
Thursdays: April 3, 10, & 17 from 2:00-4:00pm
LBCC Albany Campus Forum Building F-202
Choose from Do-it-Yourself Websites, Maximizing Your Web Presence, or How to Hire a Web Designer. All classes held in the computer lab; cost $59/session. Call 541-917-4923 to register.
Basic 80-Hour Tax Preparer
Instructor: Debra McKinney
Mondays & Thursdays beginning September 1 and concluding December 8
LBCC Albany Campus CC 213 6:00-9:00pm
This course helps students meet the requirements to be able to pass the State Board Exam to become a Licensed Tax Preparer. Cost: $369. Call 541-917-4923 to register.