So you use trade shows to market you business? Do you sometimes feel that you are wasting you money and your time? Before you spend another dime to attend that next trade show, join this seminar to learn tips to make them work for you!! This seminar is being offered in partnership with the Greater Smithfield Selma Area Chamber of Commerce. To register, call the Chamber at 934-9166.
Course Code: SBC 3601 36F
Dates/Days: September 01, 2010 (W)
Course Times: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: Smithfield Selma Chamber of Commerce Conference Room
Instructor: Andrews
Registration Fee: $10 for Members; $15 for Non-Members
Book: None
Time Management for Champions
Do you have enough time? Would you like to get a grip on where your time goes, how to get more done in the time you have and STILL HAVE TIME FOR YOURSELF!? Attending “Time Management for Champions” can show you how to get the most out of your time. The program can show you how to better handle the tasks, people and stuff in life that effect your time. What would be a perfect workday for you? Can you describe it? The program will include: Understanding how much time you really have; Planning on purpose and planning with a purpose; Setting and tracking priorities: Are you trying to do too much?; Timelines and deadlines: How to do three things at once; What to do in times of crisis and conflict; How to handle the information avalanche; and Getting it done and having a life. This seminar is being offered in partnership with the Leadership Johnston Alumni Association. To register call Brandy Crocker at 919-934-9166.
Course Code: SBC 3601 25F
Dates/Days: September 08, 2010 (W)
Course Times: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034A
Instructor: Perfect Workday Co.
Registration Fee: $10, includes lunch
Book: None
Website 411: A Guide to Improving Your Online Presence
This seminar will help you to better understand how to improve your chances at success when doing business online. Learn ways in which you can add features to your existing website to better improve your customer retention, increase online sales and inquiries, track performance, and achieve higher search engine positioning. Plan to take some of these ideas back to your office for immediate use or to pass on to your web designer to improve your online presence. Participants should be familiar with basic web design concepts or have a website for their business.
Course Code: SBC 3601 12F
Dates/Days: September 09, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1032
Instructor: Schmieder
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
How to Write a Business Plan
Fail to plan and you plan to fail. This workshop covers the basics you need to put together a business plan that will assist you with start up and funding your business.
Course Code: SBC 3601 04F
Dates/Days: September 13, 2010 (M)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 2014
Instructor: McLamb
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
Hands-On Approach to Social Media - A Beginner's Workshop
This is an intensive 10-hour 4-week beginner’s workshop with a hands-on approach to social media marketing for those that are ready to jump into this arena. Upon conclusion the participant will have developed an effective engagement in the social media space through the use of Twitter, Facebook, blogging, video, and pictures. Class size is limited to 15 so register early! This workshop is geared towards marketing professionals from the small business and nonprofit sectors in Johnston County. As it is an intensive workshop it is primarily geared towards those businesses & nonprofits that are ready to commit to engagement in the social media space. Participants do not need to know which applications they plan to utilize; they just need to be committed to initial engagement based on the parameters the instructor sets forth in the first class of the series. All attendees are required to participate in the first session.
Course Code: SBC 3601 01F
Dates/Days: September 14, 2010 - October, 05, 2010 (T)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 8:00pm or 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1033
Instructor: Sullivan
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
The ABC’s of Starting a Business
Starting your own business may seem like an overwhelming task, but it really is not that hard if you take it step by step. This workshop is an in-depth walk through on the mechanics of developing a business concept, feasibility, licensing, and the written plan, plus the financial projections by line item. This workshop is a must for those starting their own business.
Course Code: SBC 3601 19F
Dates/Days: September 16, 2010 (T)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1034B
Instructor: Killette
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
Basic Bookkeeping for Your Small Business
Do you know the basic bookkeeping methods needed to run a business? Join this session to learn from an expert what it takes to effectively manage the finances of your business.
Course Code: SBC 3601 06F
Dates/Days: September 20, 2010 (M)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 2014
Instructor: McLamb
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
Bashful to Bold: Uncovering the Leader in You!
Are you prepared to move into a position of leadership? Author and speaker, L. Diane Wolfe, outlines the steps required to become an effective and dynamic leader. Trained for ten years within a top motivation education system, she helps listeners develop passion, confidence, and an image of success. Wolfe shows others how to apply leadership principles to their lives, from overcoming shyness to developing communication skills to handling negative, and helps them uncover the leader within!
Course Code: SBC 3601 26F
Dates/Days: September 22, 2010 (W)
Course Times: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1032
Instructor: Wolfe
Registration Fee: FREE (You may bring your lunch.)
Book: None
Search Engine Optimization: A Walkthrough
In this course you will be taken through the process of optimizing a small business webpage for search engines. You will learn how to: determine quality keywords and phrases for your search engine optimization goals; create and edit meta tags within your website to best represent your web page to search engines; modify site content to reflect the image you are trying to present to the search engines; take advantage of accessibility features that double as search engine optimization methods; and to track your progress on your road to successful search engine positioning.
Course Code: SBC 3601 14F
Dates/Days: September 23, 2010 (Th)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 2024B
Instructor: Schmieder
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
Home-Based Business: How To Start One That Works
Do you want to run a home-based business? What type of business will you start? How will you market it? How will it affect your taxes? How will it affect your home life? Can you really make the kind of money you see in the ads? In this seminar, home-based entrepreneur Mike Collins will show you how to: Choose the business that FITS you; Plan your start up; Find the permits, handle the legal issues and incorporate if necessary; Create a business plan; Find money for your business (It may be hiding close by); Market your home-based business; Handle the stress of a business that works too well, or doesn’t work well enough; and Get out when it’s time. But, the best part of this seminar is that you will discover questions you didn’t know to ask. The presenter, Mike Collins, has been a home-based entrepreneur for over 25 years.
Course Code: SBC 3601 07F
Dates/Days: September 27, 2010 (M)
Course Times: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 2014
Instructor: Perfect Workday Co.
Registration Fee: Free
Book: None
Networking 101
Studies show that a majority of people don't enjoy networking even though building and maintaining relationships is absolutely essential to business success and yes, even personal happiness. Networking expert, Deidre Hughey, will introduce you to the art of Positive Networking and answer the following questions and more: How do I know which networking functions to attend?; How do I break into a closed circle of networkers?; How do I get out of conversations that are going nowhere?; How do I know that my handshake is leaving a positive impression?; How can I make any conversation catch fire?; How can I introduce myself in a way that's memorable? This seminar is being offered in partnership with the Leadership Johnston Alumni Association. To register, call Brandy Crocker at 919-934-9166.
Course Code: SBC 3601 27F
Dates/Days: September 29, 2010 (W)
Course Times: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Workforce Development Center 1032
Instructor: Hughey
Registration Fee: $10, includes lunch
Book: None
To register for these seminars, contact Rosa Andrews at 919-209-2015 or rsandrews@johnstoncc.edu or register through the SBC website at http://www.johnstoncc.edu/sbcregistration.aspx
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