Small Business

Viewing Course Catalog for Spring 2012

SBUS 115 - Budgets And Forecasts For Small Business

Small businesses often fail due to lack of financial planning and cash. The course targets those individuals whose businesses are struggling, those who plan to start a business, as well as those interested in financial planning. Have you ever wondered where your money goes, and how you can control your cash? This course will provide a basic understanding of budgets, cash flow and forecasting. Small business owners need to harness their resources through financial planning. Budgets are the foundation of every financial plan, whether you need a loan, or just to see how you are doing now and 12 months down the line. The course will highlight different ways to formulate budgets, focus on cash flow and cash projections as well as overall forecasting and strategic plans. This class has no prerequisites, but some knowledge of Excel will be helpful. *Sorry, we cannot honor audits for this course.

SBUS 116 - ServSafe Food Safety Certification Workshop

Recently passed New York State legislation (S02328) mandates that all food service establishments which handle, cook, store, serve, deliver, remove, and dispose of food will be required to have one ServSafe certified individual on staff.ServSafe Food Safety workshops will provide the mandatory certification to individuals who successfully complete the 9-hour program. Once issued, certification is valid for 5 years. Note: Students need to bring lunch for "working lunch."

SBUS 118 - Bartending/Mixology Certification Program

This course will introduce and prepare the student to become a bartender in the Hospitality Industry. You will be given all the basic training associated with bartending. The class will concentrate on the student that has limited experienced with mixology. A Certificate will be given at the conclustion of the class. Some classes are hands-on and will take place at area restaurants. Learning objectives include: Industry standards, common terminology Sanitation, hygiene -- health regualtions Types of alcohol, mixing drinks, wine/beer Attitude, selling techniques & showmanship TIPS training Class Certified

SBUS 119 - Create And Take Your Small Business Plan

This class is designed for business owners/managers or prospective owners/mangers who are interested in creating a plan for success. The participant will walk away from this class with his or her custom busniness plan in hand. Whether you intend to present this plan to a banker for financial consideration or choose to use it as a compass for future business decisions, your small business plan will be an invaluable tool. Lessons will guide the participant through all eight sections of the business plan. The instructor will encourage students to complete one section per week. Students will be encouraged to complete one section each week. Participants will be given the opportunity to get their plan reviewed during each class meeting. The class will utilize a computer program to aide in the overall design of the plan and basic computer skills are important. The purchase price of the computer program is included in the class fee. A basic understanding of business concepts and money management is recommended.

SBUS 125 - The HR Answer: Human Resources 101

Are you new to HR? Have you recently been asked to take on greater HR responsibilities? Are you comfortable that you understand HR and that you are not putting your organization at risk? This session is designed to educate participants on the basics of HR management, how to stay current with employment compliance issues and to do what is required when managing employees.

SBUS 126 - How To Write For The Web

Do you wear many hats for your company? If you write content for social media, websites or online marketing materials, then this course is for you. You will learn how writing for the web differs from writing for print, and techniques on writing for your audience in an engaging way.

SBUS 127 - Get Published!

Are you The Next Great American Author? Do you write, but aren't sure where or how to place your articles? Does the publishing industry seen to be a big, inpersonal club for insiders who know the Secret Handshake? We'll plumb the depths of this great, mysterious industry and help you feel good about yourself as a writer, while offering tips to find the publishers - both book and magazine - that will work with you as a partner, and treat you with the respect that you deserve. Please bring a fresh, clean notebook or journal, and the pen that feels best in your hand - these tools will become your partners as you begin your extraordinary journey ot renown!

SBUS 128 - QuickBooks Basics For Small Business

If you are in business, make bookkeeping simple and buy QuickBooks! This class starts with the initial company setup and works through the features every business will use. Learn how to record income and expenses, balance the checkbook, run reports, setup and track your sales tax. The instructor has her own bookkeeping business so she knows what features businesses use. This course is for the business professional that needs to learn the essentials quickly.

SBUS 129 - QuickBooks Intermediate

SBUS 130 - Dynamics Of Communications At Work

The culture of communications in a business can set the tone for interactions among all the stakeholders. This seminar will include discussion of situations in the workplace in which productive communication is vital and strategies for facilitating effective communication to support the achievement of business goals.

SBUS 131 - OSHA Paperwork

SBUS 132 - Word Fillable Forms For Small Business

Do you have paper forms you would like to allow others to fill out directly on the computer? Have you had trouble using Word in the past to make fill-able digital forms? In this course, you will learn how you can use Microfoft Word to create easy-to-use, digital fill-able forms. In addition, learn some tips and tricks that will ensure the form formatting stays intct as end-users fill them in. Topics covered include: setting up a form using tables; inserting form field controls; adding help text for end-users; and protecting forms.

SBUS 133 - Office Templates For Small Business

Stop re-inventing the wheel and save yourself valuable time by taking advantage of the many templates Microsoft Office has to offer! In this course, we will explore how to find and use templates in various Microsoft Office applications inslucing Word, Excel, Access, and Publisher. Discover all the free template possibilities that are out there-ready and waiting for you to put to use!

SBUS 134 - Time Management For Business Success

"What you do is infinitely more important that how you do it" This class is designed for employees, business owners, and entrepreneurs who are interested in taking action to: Develop Time Management Skills Increase personal productivity and effectiveness Understand the core concept and power of focused energy Learn to identify the mission-critical taks for personal and business success Create an absolute yes list by setting priorities and eliminating distractions Engage in Goal Setting - An easy four step process Execute Take Action plans

SBUS 135 - Using Your Strengths To Maximize Your Potential

Universally-known and well-researched, the MBTI has helped individuals learn more about their energy level, how they gather information, make decisions and prefer to structure their lives. Discover how using your natural persanality strengths and understanding your areas of possible weakness can enhance your leadership abilities and make you more successful. By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to: Identify their own personality type based on an online MBTI assessment Recognize personality strengths and how to capitalize on natural abilities Gain deeper understanding of areas that may need development and skill building for enhanced performance Look at how stress and illness can easily derail our success and how to get back on track

SBUS 136 - Relationship Building As A Sales Strategy

Learn how to go about selling in a different fashion. Sell yourself first and then your product! The key to success is making connections! Research shows that customers will purchase from someone they know and trust rather then the "heavy hitter." You cannot afford to miss this workshop-learn some new skills and thing about sales in a completely different light.

SBUS 137 - Build Your Own Wordpress Website

This two night interactive course over two weeks will enable you to setup your web hosting account (if you don't have one already), setup the framework of Wordpress, and how to use tools like widgets and plugins to make your website visible on search engines and to people you want finding you. Included in the course is 14 days of support after the two class meetings for questions related to the development of your site.

SBUS 138 - Social Media Marketing

Using social media marketing is just plain smart if you're a small business on a budget. How else can you reach thousands of customers and prospects all over the globe using zero advertising dollars? This new way if marketing can be overwhelming, frustrating, and downright confusing. Learn the basics of what to do and how to get started.