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Due to the COVID-19 Safer-at-Home restrictions, all LA SBDC workshops are being rescheduled or offered online only. If you’ve registered for a workshop, please check your email or the calendar listing for the latest updates.
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June 2019
La Verne Small Business Tax Seminar
Small Business Seminars (SBS) are half day one-stop shop seminars that bring subject experts from California tax agencies. Business owners can learn about tax issues and get their questions answered on compliance with California tax laws and regulations. Topics: - Avoiding Common Sales and Use Tax Problems - Employee or Independent Contractor? - Better Business through Better Records - Forms of Ownership REGISTER NOW
Find out more »January 2020
Starting Your Small Business
Looking to start a small business? Learn the basics of starting up and how the University of La Verne SBDC helps with this one-hour webinar. Topics covered will include: - Start-up costs and funding - Licenses and permits - Introduction to business entities - Market research - Record keeping - And more... REGISTER NOW
Find out more »February 2020
Small Business Loans
In this training, we will discuss: -SBA loan programs qualifications and requirements -SBA loan application process -Do's and Don'ts when financing your Business REGISTER NOW
Find out more »March 2020
Webinar: Buying a business
Learn what to look for when buying a business -Documents needed for due diligence -Tools and resources for purchasing a business Live Q&A with our special guest: Malcolm Geffen, SBDC Business Consultant REGISTER NOW
Find out more »September 2020
Winning Government Contracts
In this webinar, we will be covering: · Business Development · Spend Research · Opportunity Identification · Proposal Production · Project Management REGISTER NOW
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