Personal
Financial Planning
This course is a comprehensive overview of the principles of financial planning and how
they can be applied toward achieving financial independence. Students will develop a
personalized financial plan by applying strategies in the areas of: cash-flow management;
debt management; risk management; investment planning; asset allocation; tax planning;
estate planning; and pension planning.
Practical Financial Management for Small
Business
Learn how to improve the financial performance of a small business, no matter what your
background or level of knowledge. Review common errors in the areas of control, taxes, and
benefits. Learn how to use financial statements as tools to diagnose and improve a
company's performance. Get answers on how to avoid cash crunches during seasonal cycles.
Explore strategies to prepare a company for successful growth. Learn tips from banking
experts on securing financing. Learn how to use break-even analysis to make better pricing
decisions. You'll use case studies and real-life examples to get tools you can put to use
immediately to improve profits and cash flow.
Marketing for Small Businesses
Marketing for Small Businesses will provide both the established small business owner, as
well as the entrepreneur with insights and tools to develop and implement a successful
marketing program. This course has the small business owner in mind, providing high impact
tools for effective marketing at economical costs and with simple, practical
implementation strategies. Not just a lecture, the course will present detailed examples
of marketing processes as they relate to a sample company, plus templates to allow
students to easily collect and sort marketing information as it pertains to their own
businesses. Plus, numerous Internet links to exciting and interesting web sites which
support instruction will be included. Upon completion of the course, the student will have
had the opportunity to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for their own business.
Start and Operate your own Homebased
Business
Homebased businesses are the hottest business trend of the decade! Learn how to be your
own boss and eliminate the stress of having "a job." The benefits of working
from home are endless! Earn what you deserve, be independent, have tax deductions, do away
with traffic, office politics and more!
Learn how to develop the entrepreneurial qualities - motivation, discipline, creativity -
that you will need to succeed! This class is a great way to start your own business or
enhance the one you already have.
Business Communications Using e-mail
Become an e-mail expert! Learn the basic parts of an e-mail and how to use them correctly.
Learn the ins and outs of effective e-mail communication. Learn how to avoid common
mistakes often made by newcomers to the information super-highway. Learn how to attach
applications and documents to your e-mail messages. Learn how to put the emphasis and
intonation that we take for granted when talking on the telephone into your email
messages. Learn about privacy and what encryption techniques are available for use with
e-mail. Learn how to find and guess e-mail addresses, and make yourself easy to find on
the Internet. Learn about web-based e-mail services including how and when they are useful
to you. Send and receive e-mails with the instructor to practice all of your new found
skills and hone them. This class is useful both for those who are new to e-mail and many
who have been using e-mail for years.
Year 2000 Preparedness Workshop:
1. Year 2000 Problem Overview
Discussion of these critical questions (and hopefully some answers) are the main topics on
interest: What is it, what might happen, where did it come from and how did it happen? Who
will feel the impact? What things are affected and how big is the problem? What's being
done about it (in the U.S. and internationally)? And what about some good news (is there
any?). Who's in charge of fixing the problem and what have they/are they doing about it?
Year 2000 Preparedness Workshop:
2. Problem Definition and Program Plan Initiation
After the Overview course creates an awareness of the Y2k phenomena, this part of the
workshop assists in making sure that YOU (and/or your company and family) develop an
approach to minimize the undesirable consequences of Y2k-related problems. Specifically,
this course provides you with a STRUCTURED, RATIONALE approach that can be implemented. A
major component is proper identification and understanding of all inventory that could be
affected by the Y2k issue and a corresponding strategy for remediation.
Year 2000 Preparedness Workshop:
3. Plan Development Execution
Year 2000 Preparedness Workshop:
4. Verification and Documentation