Business & Technology
“I thought I would never say this, but this class actually took my fear of Excel away. I’d like to play more with it! Thank you, Karen [Carone], for helping me achieve such a feat!” —PATRICIA A., EXCEL FORMULAS
SMALL BUSINESS ESSENTIALS: 20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE CRAFTS STORE WITH ETSY
Joe Carreiro | Small Business Consultant
Jason Rich | Author, Entrepreneur, jasonrich.com
C O U R S E C O D E : S B QA Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-1pm. Apr. 24 | $75
C O U R S E C O D E : E T SY Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-9pm. Apr. 29 | $70
You know you have a great product; how do you turn it into a successful business? Success in small business is about the small and large decisions you make. Choosing the type of entity you should be, opening bank accounts, keeping track of income and expenses, employees, payroll, and taxes: we’ll make sense of it all. Join us to learn the ins and outs of starting a business and, if you have already started, how to get yourself on the right track.
TELECOMMUTING AND WORKING IN THE CLOUD Jason Rich | Author, Entrepreneur, jasonrich.com
Discover strategies for successfully working from home, setting up a highly functional home office, and communicating effectively with coworkers using online collaboration and video calling tools. This class will help you become more organized and master what it takes to be a highly productive remote worker, regardless of your occupation. You’ll also learn how to avoid some of the biggest mistakes and time wasters made by people working from home, and learn how to adjust workflows and processes to make the most out of them on all devices including PCs, Macs, tablets, or smartphones.
Whether you have great products, creative arts, or handmade crafts and jewelry, turning them into a money-making business on Etsy can help you generate extra cash and transform your favorite hobby into a full-time career. You’ll learn how to get started, evaluate your products, develop a business plan for growth, market to buyers on Etsy, and attract new customers. The class is based on Jason’s book, Start Your Own Etsy Business, available on Entrepreneur Press.
SELF-PUBLISH YOUR OWN (COOK) BOOK Ashwini Ramanisankar | Cookbook Author, Cooking Instructor
If you have a plan to have your own published book and become an author, this class is for you. Ashwini who is a self-published cookbook author will guide you the process of publishing your own book from scratch. It doesn’t need to be a cookbook. This class is good for any type of books you have in mind. We’ll also talk about kindle eBook publishing and a print process. You’ll learn about formats, outlines, and potential costs including the graphics without hiring an agency. We’ll also talk about pricing and potential revenues of publishing a book. COURSE CODE: CKBK Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-8pm. May 4 | $50
COURSE CODE: CLOU Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-9pm. May 6 | $70
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