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SUMMARY:Creating A Quick Business Plan In Three Hours (JAN)
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nJoin us and other entrepreneurs in this hands-on workshop where you will write your “Unique Value Statement” for your new product or service. This is a concise description of your product or service and explain the unique value your product or service provides to your customers. As part of the workshop\, participants will receive real-time feedback from a SCORE mentor to help them fine tune their Value Statement. \nIn the second part of the workshop you will use the “Lean Canvas” to begin the process of turning your product/service into a business. In this interactive session\, you use the canvas to help guide you in expanding the information in the Unique Value Statement by capturing key ideas\, concepts and strategies about your business in the canvas. This creates a basic framework that you can use to complete YOUR full\, detailed business plan. \nHave paper\, a pencil or a pen ready as the goal of this workshop is for all participants to leave with a draft of their “Unique Value Statement” and “Lean Canvas.” \nListen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program: \n· It was a great help to have time to work on a plan and get direct feedback from the instructor! \n· The hands approach of writing my lean canvas in class really helped me think in detail about my business. \n· Really helps simplify the planning process for me! \n· Gave me a structured approach to think through my business. \n· It was a very positive environment; the instructor and other students provided examples on how to improve my plans. \nSCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees\, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here. \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Volunteer\, Traci Harrell. Traci is President of It’s All Bigger Than Me Consulting\, a full-service training and consulting company. She has over 25 years of diverse Business & Leadership Experience\, with 8 years at IBM (both domestic and international)\, 14 years at The Walt Disney Company\, and 5 years at Microsoft. Her areas of business expertise include Strategic Planning\, Business Consulting\, Program & Project Management\, Technology & Innovation\, Customer/Partner Experience\, Business Controls\, and Internal Audit. She is a certified PMP\, Project Management Professional\, with expertise in the Lean Business Solutions. Traci is also an International Best-Selling Author and serves on the Leadership Team for SCORE Greater Seattle Chapter as its Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair. \nABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)\nTraci Harrell\nMy expertise is in Leadership Training\, and Diversity\, Equity… \nKEY TOPICS\nBusiness Plans/Startup Assistance
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/creating-a-quick-business-plan-in-three-hours-jan/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support,Starting a Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T110000
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SUMMARY:Grant Workshop: Recovery Fund for Individuals
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCome meet grant staff\, ask questions\, and learn from your fellow applicants. Workshops are informal and drop-in. This is a great opportunity to strengthen your application! \nThis workshop will cover our combined Recovery Fund for Individuals. \nThe workshop will take place on Zoom; once you register\, you will receive an email with a link and passcode to join. Live captioning will be available. For additional access support such as language translation or ASL interpretation\, please contact Jackie Mixon at jackie.mixon@4culture.org.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/grant-workshop-recovery-fund-for-individuals-2/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support,Non-Profit Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T130000
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SUMMARY:Business Expert Session: New Year New Profit: Find $10K in Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nSimple no-cost strategies that immediately increase sales and profits. \nWe will focus on 5 major areas: \n\nMore Leads\nMore Conversions\nMore Transactions\nHigher Prices\nand More Profits\n\n  \nAbout the Presenter: \nIn 2012 Amanda Bedell launched a pop-up bakery and scaled it to a retail and manufacturing facility with 15 employees. As they grew\, Amanda continued to think the paycheck she deserved was just around the next corner of growth. \nThe problem is that the next stage of growth came but the cash flow didn’t. \nShe exited the business exhausted and broke. … Over the last few years\, Amanda has been a sponge soaking up the accounting and financial management techniques of large companies\, merging it with her marketing and employee management background and coming up with business solutions that create RESULTS for micro-businesses to ensure you never break as she did.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/business-expert-session-new-year-new-profit-find-10k-in-your-business/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
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SUMMARY:Pay Per Click Advertising - Or How Not to Lose Your Shirt On Google (JAN)
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThis workshop will cover the following key aspects of advertising on Google: \n1. Introduction to Google advertising \n2. Different types of ads \n3. Keyword and targeting strategies. \n4. Measuring success \nPresenter: \nThis workshop is presented by Matt Cail. Matt started out in the world of message boards and web design. During five years as a Washington\, D.C.\, consultant\, he became knowledgeable about emergency communications and competition in the online video industry. He has worked in social media\, search engine marketing\, web design\, and online advertising. Matt leads Super Charge Marketing\, which is your one-stop social media firm for all of your social media marketing needs! \nKEY TOPICS\nMarketing\, Public Relations & Sales
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/pay-per-click-advertising-or-how-not-to-lose-your-shirt-on-google-jan/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T193000
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SUMMARY:Basic Accounting for Business Management
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nUnderstanding your company’s assets\, liabilities\, income\, costs\, and expenses can give you a clear view of how your team’s goals impact the specific numbers on each financial statement and affect your company’s overall financial health. Attend on Thursday\, Jan. 27\, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. \nThis workshop will help participants develop their skills in the following: \n\nUnderstanding the Balance Sheet\nUnderstanding the Cash Flow\nUnderstanding the P&L\nUnderstanding Key Ratios\nManaging a Budget\nAnalyzing Variance\nDeveloping the Financial Plan for your CPA
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/basic-accounting-for-business-management/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support,Starting a Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T090000
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SUMMARY:Buying an Existing Business Step by Step (JAN)
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThis 3-hour workshop is designed to give you plenty of practical exercises to give you\, the future business owner\, real steps to take away and the skills and know-how that you’ll need for: \n· Finding a business to buy \n· Evaluating an offer to sell a business \n· Performing the necessary review and due diligence on the business you want to buy \n· Determining a fair purchase price and negotiating the deal \n· Understanding the various financing options available to you \n· Bringing the purchase of the business to a win-win conclusion \nThis workshop is also suitable for existing small business owners who are contemplating selling their business in the future. It will help you understand the process the potential buyer will go through to evaluate your business so that you’re better prepared. \nThis is an interactive workshop. You will be provided case studies of real companies that went through a sales process to further your understanding of the concepts and skills taught in this workshop. We encourage participation by all attendees — so bring along your questions! \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by Kris Fuehr. Kris is an Associate at Paulson Exchange. Paulson Exchange represents privately-owned business owners when they are ready to sell their business. They work with buyers to match the right business for their lifestyle\, budget\, and resources. Kris spent her initial career in technology and marketing after receiving her MBA from University of Washington Foster School of Business. After a 13-year Microsoft run\, she began working with small businesses\, hosting workshops and acting as Director of Marketing for several startups. Kris has been consulting and connecting buyers and sellers for over 8 years\, and specializes in service businesses\, industrial/manufacturing\, and niche companies. You can email Kris via Kris@paulsonexchange.com Her mobile number is 425-830-0867. You can also visit her LinkedIn profile here: Kris Fuehr. \nKEY TOPICS\nBuying or Selling a Business
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/buying-an-existing-business-step-by-step-jan/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220113T212923Z
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SUMMARY:Building a Formal Business Plan (JAN)
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nPlanning is the key to business success\, and it all comes together in a detailed business plan. This 3-hour workshop is designed to give you\, the business owner\, the skills and know-how needed to write a successful and detailed business plan\, which will cover these main topics: \n· Describing your product or service. \n· Describing your product pricing\, packaging and distribution. \n· Describing your marketing plan. \n· Describing your business operations. \n· Describing organization structure and management structure. \nLastly\, you’ll take all this information together into developing a financial plan that will provide you and others the information they need. You’ll know the amount of startup funding needed. You be able to project sales and create forecasted profit and loss statements and plan your cash flow. Creating effective financial information can make or break a loan application\, so this workshop is particularly valuable to anyone seeking outside funding for their business. \nIf you need to create a formal business plan we recommend you consider taking some of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops before you take this workshop. They provide detailed instructions on creating plans for most of the items needed in a formal business plan. \nSCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees\, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here. \nListen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program: \n· Really breaks down how to make a business plan. Very understandable. \n· Gave me great ideas on how to move forward on my business. \n· Super friendly and engaging instructor – keeps everyone very attentive! \n· The workshop materials were very helpful\, and the class discussions were great. \n· The instructor’s thoroughness and attention to detail was superb. \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by Carrie Callaway Cardy. She is a VP and Senior SBA Relationship Manager at KeyBank. She grew up helping out her family’s business and understands the impact business ownership can have. As a result\, Carrie has a passion for entrepreneurship. She has a Business Degree from Richmond University in London and a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Community Economic Development from the University of Minnesota. Carrie volunteers regularly mentoring and teaching in the entrepreneur space most recently teaching classes for the Start-Up 425 program. \nKEY TOPICS\nBusiness Plans/Startup Assistance
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/building-a-formal-business-plan-jan/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support,Starting a Business
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220201T080000
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SUMMARY:Black Owned Business Excellence (BOBE) Third Annual Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThe 3rd Annual Black Owned Business Excellence Symposium is taking place on Tuesday\, February 1\, 2022. This is a full-day\, virtual conference to celebrate\, educate\, and inspire Black business owners and kick off Black History Month in the State of Washington. \nThis event is being planned by Black-Owned Business Excellence (BOBE); which is a collaboration of different organizations and individuals coming together to support\, educate\, inspire and elevate businesses that are owned by underserved business owners in Washington State. For more details about BOBE and past events\, visit here. \nThe symposium will include keynote panels on Recovery and Thriving Together. There will also be breakout sessions on a variety of topics including Financing\, Business Credit\, Marketing\, Sustainability\, the Creative Economy\, and more.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/black-owned-business-excellence-bobe-third-annual-symposium/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20211203T232328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T232828Z
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SUMMARY:February Small Business Legal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCommunities Rise and Ventures have partnered to offer pro-bono legal services for your business. Small business owners can make an appointment for a one hour consultation to meet one-on-one with an attorney to answer legal questions about their governance and business law needs. The clinic is a great opportunity for general questions on the following: \n• Business Entity Formation – Advising on choice of entity (LLC/PLLC\, Sole Proprietor\, Partnership\, C-Corporation\, Social Purpose Corporation) and creation of corporate entity.\n• Advice on Corporate Governance\n• Maintenance and Compliance with State and Federal Law\n• Taxes – Advising on federal\, state\, and local taxes.\n• Contracts – General advice on business contracts.\n• Employment – General advice on personnel policies\, independent contractor agreements\, vendor agreements\, employment contracts\, and confidentiality agreements.\n• Real Estate – General advice about property leases\, purchase and sale agreements.\n• Risk and Liability Assessment – General advice on risk and liability assessment\, and insurance coverage.\nThis clinic is exclusively for small businesses\, and does not provide services for individual or personal concerns. Consultations are by appointment only and often fill up quickly. To be eligible\, household income must be less than 80% of the 2020 HUD King County median income. \nThese services are available by appointment only for Washington based small businesses. Email contact@communities-rise.org with questions or to schedule. All clinics have been moved online until further notice.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/february-small-business-legal-clinic/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220208T120000
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CREATED:20220205T005046Z
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SUMMARY:Create a Website That Engages
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nMost every business needs a website. But having a website that engages with visitors is key to helping you build your prospect base. \nIn this webinar\, you will learn \nwhat is needed for easy navigation.\ntechniques that will get your website to perform better.\nhow to integrate video and testimonials to showcase your brand.\nhow to create calls to action so you build your prospect base.\nThe presenters: \nAnnmarie Gustafson (Anna\, for short) is an Olympia-based Web Designer; she holds a degree in Marketing with an emphasis on Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship. As a small business owner herself\, she understands that your website needs to be an extension of you in order to build a relationship with your leads and clients alike. \nMia Johnstone is a Washington Small Business Development Center Advisor. She loves copywriting\, customer relationships\, solid branding\, and beautiful photography. She has an MBA and serves Mason\, Pacific and Grays Harbor County small businesses with Washington SBDC advising services. \nJulia Lara is a Washington Small Business Development Center Advisor. Her primary areas of expertise are marketing\, social media\, and retail. She has 14 years of experience in specialty retail. She has an MBA and serves Spokane.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/create-a-website-that-engages-5/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220208T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T005249Z
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SUMMARY:Business Growth and Development Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCould you use a boost to keep your business going and growing? This webinar is designed to give business owners hope and options to survive and thrive in challenging and normal times. \nTopics include: \n• Traits of the successful business owner \n• Business planing \n• Funding & Capital Infusion including what you can do to prepare for a loan \n• Financial discipline \n• Managing Debt \n• Cashflow forecasting \n• Managing the Supply Chain\, Inventory & Profit Margins \n• Understanding the Business Market \n• Managing Human Resources \n• Working with Landlords \nThe presenters are Steve Burke and Ron Nielsen\, Washington SBDC Certified Business Advisors. See more information about Steve Burke at https://wsbdc.org/south-seattle/ and Ron Nielsen at https://wsbdc.org/wenatchee/
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/business-growth-and-development-strategies-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220210T120000
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CREATED:20220205T005351Z
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SUMMARY:How to Write a Business Plan
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nDo you want to start your own business? Are you wondering what steps you need for a successful start? Join us in this webinar to learn all about writing a business plan. Business plans are the blueprints of your business. Whether you need a loan or plan to self-finance\, business plans should be on every start-up’s list to do. We will review topics included in standard business plans such as executive summary\, business structure\, management\, marketing\, and financials. You will come away from the webinar with solid ideas of how to get started on your business plan. \nYou will learn: \n• The information needed for a solid business plan\n• Why business plans are integral for a business loan\n• How a business plan will serve you no matter your industry
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/how-to-write-a-business-plan-4/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220210T140000
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CREATED:20220205T005503Z
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SUMMARY:Keeping the Lights On: a Business Resiliency Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nMake a plan now for “Keeping the Lights On” \nJoin the Tri-County Economic Development District (TEDD) and Washington SBDC for a no-cost 30 minute Business Resiliency webinar\, “Keeping the Lights On”. An introduction to our 25-page guide to help small business owners prepare to respond quickly and recover from disruptions. Webinar participants will also receive a business resiliency plan template that they can customize to meet the specific needs of their business. \nKeeping the Lights On will cover how to: \nIdentify your critical resources\nPlan to use alternative resources\nRespond with your plan\nBring your business back to normal\nThere will be a 30 minute Q&A session immediately after the webinar \nThis planning guide does not specifically cover COVID-19 or disruptions caused by the coronavirus. The webinar will include time for questions from participants about possible strategies for dealing with any disruption to business as usual.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/keeping-the-lights-on-a-business-resiliency-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220210T140000
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SUMMARY:The 7 Secrets to Mastering Your Sales Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nStudies show that most sales communication fails to perform in the first meeting\, but even worse\, it absolutely collapses when your audience tries to “re-tell” your message to other key decision makers in the vital “second meeting.” \nSo can you engineer communication in a way that will make it more robust and memorable in the first meeting\, and more importantly\, allow it to survive the “re-tellability test?” \nWHAT YOU WILL LEARN \nHow to transform your sales and marketing messaging from complex and sender-oriented\, to simple\, memorable\, and easily “re-tellable.”\nHow to frame your message using a small number of powerful ideas that will allow your value proposition to really take hold in your audiences’/customers’ brains.\nHow to use improved messaging to drastically shorten sales cycle times\, increase sales close rates\, and ensure that your value proposition is consistently delivered\, regardless of channel or medium. \nABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)\nTim Pollard CEO of Oratium\nTim founded Oratium in 2011. As CEO\, he leads the ongoing development of Oratium’s intellectual property\, as well as leading all major client relationships.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/the-7-secrets-to-mastering-your-sales-pitch/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220215T140000
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SUMMARY:Grow Your Business Brand by Becoming a Self-Published Author
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nWriting a book is not just for novelists\, it can be a great investment for your business. In fact\, publishing a book can help position you as an authority in your service field and bring in leads and revenue for your business. \nIn this webinar\, Chandler Bolt\, CEO of Self-Publishing School\, will give you key strategies on how to write and publish your first book. You’ll get the 3-Step System used to rapidly mind map\, outline\, and write your books in as little as one week. \nIn this webinar\, you will learn: \nHow to increase your visibility\, credibility\, and revenue with a self-published book\nAction-taking steps you need to take now to reach your author goals\nHow to leverage your book to grow your authority\, income\, and business \nBROUGHT TO YOU BY Self-Publishing School \nSelf-Publishing School is an online education company that teaches people how to write & publish a book in as little as 90 days. We transform the lives of purpose-driven individuals by helping them write and publish a book. Our mission is to help 100\,000 people publish their book by 2029 thus impacting 120M+ people through “Leveraged Impact. \nSelf Publishing School is an INC 5000 company the last 2 years in a row as one of the 5\,000 fastest-growing private companies in the US (2018: #2\,699 and in 2019: #1\,483). We were also recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in California and ranked at #172. \nABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)\nChandler Bolt – Self-Publishing School & SelfPublishing.com\nChandler Bolt is an investor\, the CEO of Self-Publishing School & SelfPublishing.com\, Forbes 30 Under 30\, and the author of 6 bestselling books.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/grow-your-business-brand-by-becoming-a-self-published-author/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220216T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220216T193000
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CREATED:20211203T232539Z
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SUMMARY:February Nonprofit Legal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCommunities Rise and the King County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division have partnered to offer pro-bono legal services for your organization. \nWashington based nonprofits and community-based organizations can make an appointment for a one hour consultation to meet one-on-one with an attorney to answer short legal questions about their nonprofit. Please keep in mind the clinic provides a one hour consultation and questions that can be answered in a short amount of time are best suited for the clinic. The clinic does not provide support with drafting or revising Articles of Incorporation\, contracts\, bylaws or policies. \nOur legal clinics are available by appointment only and intended for 501c3 and 501c4 organizations with limited financial resources for legal assistance. Call 206-324-5850 or email contact@communities-rise.org with questions or to schedule. All clinics will be held virtually or via phone consultation until further notice. \nCan’t make this one? These clinics occur monthly! \nThis clinic is exclusively for nonprofit organizations\, and does not provide services for individual or personal concerns. Consultations are by appointment only and often fill up quickly. Priority is given to small nonprofits located in Seattle/King County with budgets under $350\,000.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/february-nonprofit-legal-clinic/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220217T130000
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SUMMARY:Let’s Talk Business: Decrease Stress and Successfully Grow Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nWho among us is not feeling more stressed these days? It’s not only the pandemic\, but the many roles we must fulfill as women\, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Come learn some tips to manage stress so you can feel better and successfully grow your business. \nDuring this webinar\, you will: \n1) discover the science behind stress \n2) identify stress triggers and gain easy and practical tools to relieve stress daily \n3) learn basics of mindfulness and self-compassion practices to help you enjoy life more \nDr. Cindy Tsai is a board-certified internal medicine physician turned entrepreneur. She is a life coach\, mindfulness teacher and speaker who is passionate about coaching high-achieving women to believe in themselves to live a meaningful life of ease and joy. Through Cindy’s own healing journey as a recovering perfectionist\, she has explored a wide variety of therapeutic modalities and emphasizes wellness and caring for the person as a whole. Learn more about Cindy and her mission to empower women to live their best lives at www.cindytsaimd.com.\n—\nWhen: February 17\, 2022\nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 pm\nFor more information\, contact: Yesi Lee
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/lets-talk-business-decrease-stress-and-successfully-grow-your-business/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T140000
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CREATED:20220205T004228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T004228Z
UID:2395-1645279200-1645279200@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:BUILD Black Wealth: Goal Setting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCome out and kickstart your new year. Learn some tips and tricks about setting intentional goals for your success! \nJoin André Franklin and learn how consistently setting goals helped him accomplish homeownership\, being a successful entrepreneur\, being able to rise into leadership positions within the City of Seattle over a 15-year career\, and founding an organization focused on leadership\, support\, and relationship-building to improve his community. \nJoin us on Saturday\, February 19th\, 2022 at 2pm \nThis will be an in-person workshop located at Acts on Stage: 10806 12th Ave SW\, Seattle\, WA 98146 \nFood and refreshments will be provided. \nAll participants are required to wear a mask – social distancing will be available. \nParticipants agree to be photographed and/or recorded during the event.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/build-black-wealth-goal-setting-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220223
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UID:2492-1645488000-1645574399@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Food Biz Week
DESCRIPTION:Register here.  \nFebruary 22nd – 25th  |  Live – Virtual\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood Biz Week is a free opportunity for food and farm businesses at all levels of food production and food retail in the Pacific Northwest to learn from industry experts and fellow experienced colleagues through a curated week of virtual panels\, presentations\, and networking activities. The event will be all virtual and free so food and farm entrepreneurs are invited to attend from anywhere in the region (Washington\, Oregon\, Idaho\, Alaska). \nThis year\, Business Impact NW has partnered with the Prosper Portland\, Portland Japan Initiative\, the PNW Packaged Food & Beverage Google Group\, Sustainable Connections\, and Seattle Good Business Network to host Food Biz Week. \n  \nFOOD BIZ WEEK SCHEDULE\n\nTuesday\, February 22nd\, 2022 – Farm-to-Table Trade Meeting\nWednesday\, February 23rd\, 2022 – Virtual Panels: Farm Businesses\nThursday\, February 24th\, 2022 – Virtual Panels: Packaged Food/Value-Add Businesses\nFriday\, February 25th\, 2022 – Virtual Panels: Foodservice Businesses\n\n  \nRegistration is now open!  You will be able to register for one\, some\, or all of the sessions you would like to attend. \n 
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/food-biz-week/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220223T165845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T165845Z
UID:2517-1645621200-1645632000@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Marketing Part 2: Pricing Your Product or Service to Sell & Getting Online
DESCRIPTION:Register here.  \n  \nYou’ve developed a wonderful new product or service but how should you price it? In Part 2 of our Marketing workshop series we start by reviewing different distributions strategies and help you choose the method that best gets your product or service in front of your customers.  The rest of the workshop is focused on pricing and we start by covering some pricing basics. Then we review a detailed process to determine how you can determine the price of your product. Since pricing a service is very different than a product\, we have a special section the covers the separate process for pricing your services. \nGetting your business online is a requirement these days so we spend the last portion of the workshop reviewing the high-level steps to getting an effective website and then take a quick look at email marketing\, social media and selling online. \nWhile not required\, to get the most out of this workshop please consider attending the “Marketing Part 1: \nDeveloping and Promoting Your Product or Service to Sell More!” workshop first. \nSCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees\, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/marketing-part-2-pricing-your-product-or-service-to-sell-getting-online-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220224T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220224T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220223T170149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T170149Z
UID:2518-1645696800-1645707600@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Creating A Quick Business Plan In Three Hours
DESCRIPTION:Register here.  \n  \nJoin us and other entrepreneurs in this hands-on workshop where you will write your “Unique Value Statement” for your new product or service. This is a concise description of your product or service and explain the unique value your product or service provides to your customers. As part of the workshop\, participants will receive real-time feedback from a SCORE mentor to help them fine tune their Value Statement. \nIn the second part of the workshop you will use the “Lean Canvas” to begin the process of turning your product/service into a business. In this interactive session\, you use the canvas to help guide you in expanding the information in the Unique Value Statement by capturing key ideas\, concepts and strategies about your business in the canvas. This creates a basic framework that you can use to complete YOUR full\, detailed business plan. \nHave paper\, a pencil or a pen ready as the goal of this workshop is for all participants to leave with a draft of their “Unique Value Statement” and “Lean Canvas.” \nListen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program: \n·      It was a great help to have time to work on a plan and get direct feedback from the instructor! \n·      The hands approach of writing my lean canvas in class really helped me think in detail about my business.  \n·      Really helps simplify the planning process for me!  \n·      Gave me a structured approach to think through my business.  \n·      It was a very positive environment; the instructor and other students provided examples on how to improve my plans. \nSCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees\, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here. \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Volunteer\, Traci Harrell. Traci is President of It’s All Bigger Than Me Consulting\, a full-service training and consulting company. She has over 25 years of diverse Business & Leadership Experience\, with 8 years at IBM (both domestic and international)\, 14 years at The Walt Disney Company\, and 5 years at Microsoft. Her areas of business expertise include Strategic Planning\, Business Consulting\, Program & Project Management\, Technology & Innovation\, Customer/Partner Experience\, Business Controls\, and Internal Audit. She is a certified PMP\, Project Management Professional\, with expertise in the Lean Business Solutions. Traci is also an International Best-Selling Author and serves on the Leadership Team for SCORE Greater Seattle Chapter as its Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)\n\n\n\nMy expertise is in Leadership Training\, and Diversity\, Equity… \n\nTraci Harrell
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/creating-a-quick-business-plan-in-three-hours/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220224T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220224T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20211203T234430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T234430Z
UID:2241-1645702200-1645707600@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Business Expert Session: Detangle Your Digital Office
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nImagine how much more you could accomplish if your email\, your files\, your calendar\, and your contact information all behaved as a unified system ready to support you and your vision. \nYou will Learn: \n\nHow to declutter your digital office and get your genius to work faster\nNext steps toward getting an efficient digital system in place\nSecrets for organizing your information\, so you can easily find it later\n\nDuring this presentation\, we will walk through the essential technologies you need in your digital office and identify what steps you can take to make them stop fighting with each other. \n  \nAbout the Presenter: \nAs a technology guide\, productivity consultant\, and speaker Nicole Lux-Ritchie has enjoyed over two decades of working with small businesses\, solopreneurs\, and tech-shy individuals to start where they are\, use what they have\, and do what they can to build sustainable businesses and technology best practices. \nNicole teaches the “Spiral Upward” method to build realistic expectations and sustainable confidence in client learning that fuels the daily practice\nof using their business systems. The Spiral Upward method says we start where we are and continue to learn and build upon that foundation to progress upwards towards our goals. Especially when it comes to building and maintaining a business or learning a new skill\, spiraling upward allows us to embrace the progressive learning process with greater efficiency. She lives with her family in Issaquah\, Washington.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/business-expert-session-detangle-your-digital-office/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220225T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220223T171838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T171838Z
UID:2519-1645794000-1645804800@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Tax Saving Strategies For Small Businesses
DESCRIPTION:Register here.  \n  \nThis workshop focuses on the Federal tax saving strategies that work best for small businesses\, which are: \n·      Electing S-Corporation status with the IRS. \n·      Maximizing the deduction for business use of the home. \n·      Demonstrating two ways you can compute the deduction for business use of personal vehicle. \n·      Providing you examples of 7 different retirement plans and showing you which one is best for you. \n·      Describing how to maximize the benefits of health savings accounts. \n·      Show you the difference between smart equipment purchases and not-so-smart ones for maximizing the tax benefit. \n·      Explain the difference between cash versus accrual accounting and let you know which is better for you. \n·      And much\, much more! \nView this short 2-minute video to understand more about this workshop: video teaser \n  \nIf you want to understand more about the Federal\, Washington and local taxes that are assessed against businesses and business owners\, you should register for the “Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners” workshop first before attending the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” workshop. \n  \nListen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructor and the program: \n·      Really helped my business learn about how to save money with minimizing and deferring taxes.  \n·      Finally learned how LLCs can help protect my personal savings and how S-Corps can help me pay lower taxes.  \n·      Now I understand how to use the “home office” tax deduction to save money on my personal tax returns. \n·      Most helpful training I’ve ever been to!  \n·      The workshop provided actionable details on how save money on taxes.  \n·      The instructor provided valuable information clearly\, no fluff – all practical and doable.  Answered all my questions.  \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Joe Heinrich. Joe is a retired CPA having worked for 12 years with KPMG\, an international accounting firm\, and 22 years with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in various finance executive positions. Over the past 11 years since his retirement\, Joe has help hundreds of small business owners make their businesses more profitable\, eliminated problems with their accounting\, assisted them in obtaining financing for their business and helped them save thousands of dollars of Federal and Washington taxes. He also presents the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” and “Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners” workshops for SCORE. For more information about Joe\, visit his LinkedIn profile here: Joe Heinrich \n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)\n\n\n\nAccounting using Xero and QuickBooks\, or a manual Excel spreadsheet. Finance\, both in obtaining financing for the business\, valuing the business and assisting in purchasing or selling the business. Taxes\, both Federal and Washington taxes \n\nJoe Heinrich
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/tax-saving-strategies-for-small-businesses/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220205T004711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T004711Z
UID:2397-1645963200-1645966800@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:BUILD Black Wealth Workshop - Tax Education: Personal Taxes
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nAre you struggling with your Personal Tax Situation? \nWhether you have questions about your income taxes? or need some help covering the cost of getting your taxes filed for free\, this is the place for you! Here’s the kicker\, most Black people aren’t able to capitalize on some of the most lucrative areas of filing taxes. Join us and our BUILD partner\, Nichele Smith of Smith Strong Services\, to learn how properly file your taxes\, reduce your tax burden\, and possibly maximize your tax refund. \nMore about our Facilitator: \nNichele Smith is born & raised in Seattle and has worked in roles focusing on administrative assistance\, financial management and accounting\, business operations and compliance\, facility operations\, and staff management for the past 10+ years. She has held positions in a variety of industries ranging from K-12 education\, labor unions\, advertising\, construction management\, and non-profit management. Taking her collective skills of financial management and business compliance\, she became a certified tax professional and enrolled agent in 2018 with the goal of educating others on how to improve their tax position to see their businesses grow. Through the word of mouth of trusted clients\, she has become a trusted resource for many small business owners and taxpayers. Nichele holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and an MBA with a focus on Supply Chain & Management Operations. \nGet answers to some of your most basic tax questions and file your taxes with peace of mind knowing they were done right! Free tax preparation will be made available for personal tax returns and small business tax returns for participants. \nThere is no income requirement to qualify for the FREE tax services.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/build-black-wealth-workshop-tax-education-personal-taxes/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20211203T232733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211203T232805Z
UID:2222-1646240400-1646249400@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:March Small Business Legal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nCommunities Rise and Ventures have partnered to offer pro-bono legal services for your business. Small business owners can make an appointment for a one hour consultation to meet one-on-one with an attorney to answer legal questions about their governance and business law needs. The clinic is a great opportunity for general questions on the following: \n• Business Entity Formation – Advising on choice of entity (LLC/PLLC\, Sole Proprietor\, Partnership\, C-Corporation\, Social Purpose Corporation) and creation of corporate entity.\n• Advice on Corporate Governance\n• Maintenance and Compliance with State and Federal Law\n• Taxes – Advising on federal\, state\, and local taxes.\n• Contracts – General advice on business contracts.\n• Employment – General advice on personnel policies\, independent contractor agreements\, vendor agreements\, employment contracts\, and confidentiality agreements.\n• Real Estate – General advice about property leases\, purchase and sale agreements.\n• Risk and Liability Assessment – General advice on risk and liability assessment\, and insurance coverage.\nThis clinic is exclusively for small businesses\, and does not provide services for individual or personal concerns. Consultations are by appointment only and often fill up quickly. To be eligible\, household income must be less than 80% of the 2020 HUD King County median income. \nThese services are available by appointment only for Washington based small businesses. Email contact@communities-rise.org with questions or to schedule. All clinics have been moved online until further notice.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/march-small-business-legal-clinic/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220314T181541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T181541Z
UID:2579-1647680400-1647691200@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Successfully Starting a New Business
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \n  \nThis workshop will give you the following skills to take those first critical steps in starting a successful business: \n· Understand the different business entities and choose the best one for your business. \n· Learn how to properly license your business in Washington state. \n· Select the correct insurance for your business. \n· Understand the options for financing your business. \nFirst\, we review what you need to know about setting up your business with the best legal entity. Whether you choose a sole proprietorship\, LLC or another entity\, we will help you understand how to get the right business licenses along with understanding the state and federal taxes you need to manage. \nUnderstanding how to protect your business and yourself with the correct business insurance is critical. You’ll learn about the various commercial insurance policies available and we’ll help you determine what’s best for you. \nWe’ll describe to you various financing options for your business\, and then show you how to apply for the financing that makes sense for you. \nListen to what others who have attended this workshop have to say about the instructors and the program: \n· Lays out the process of setting up a business in a practical and concrete layout. \n· The whole workshop was great — the instructor was so willing to help and answered all my questions. \n· The workshop information was well organized\, well explained and all my questions were answered. \n· Got very detailed info on business licensing. \nSCORE’s Small Business Essentials Workshops prepares individuals to make the right decisions and create actionable plans when starting a small business. Whether you are starting a business on your own (one-person business) or a business with employees\, we have the right set of workshops to help you succeed. All the workshops are about three hours in length and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors. See more information on these workshops here. \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Jack Stiegler. Jack has been volunteering for SCORE for over 20 years and during that time has helped hundreds of people start and operate their small businesses. He was an officer at a Fortune 500 company working in administration\, accounting and information technology. Concurrently\, he was a partner in a commercial landscape maintenance company. He has been an adjunct professor of business in the graduate school at City University. Jack has served on the board of directors of many for profit and nonprofit companies. He has an MBA from Xavier University in Ohio. You can learn more about Jack at his LinkedIn profile here: Jack Stiegler
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/successfully-starting-a-new-business-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220320T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220320T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220205T004602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T004602Z
UID:2398-1647777600-1647781200@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:BUILD Black Wealth Workshop - Tax Education: Tax Issues and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nAre you struggling with your Personal Tax Situation? \nWhether you have questions about your income taxes\, haven’t filed taxes in a while\, or just don’t know where to start\, this is the workshop for you. Join us and our BUILD partner\, Nichele Smith of Smith Strong Services\, to ask and learn in an open forum to get some assistance and answers to your questions in real-time. \nMore about our Facilitator: \nNichele Smith is born & raised in Seattle and has worked in roles focusing on administrative assistance\, financial management and accounting\, business operations and compliance\, facility operations\, and staff management for the past 10+ years. She has held positions in a variety of industries ranging from K-12 education\, labor unions\, advertising\, construction management\, and non-profit management. Taking her collective skills of financial management and business compliance\, she became a certified tax professional and enrolled agent in 2018 with the goal of educating others on how to improve their tax position to see their businesses grow. Through the word of mouth of trusted clients\, she has become a trusted resource for many small business owners and taxpayers. Nichele holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and an MBA with a focus on Supply Chain & Management Operations.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/build-black-wealth-workshop-tax-education-tax-issues-and-qa/
CATEGORIES:Community Submitted
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220322T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220318T204342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T204342Z
UID:2600-1647954000-1647957600@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Small Business Flex Fund Info Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register here \nThe Washington State Small Business Flex Fund is a new loan program for the smallest Washington businesses and nonprofits affected by COVID-19. To be eligible to apply\, small businesses and nonprofits must employ 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees\, have annual revenues of less than $3 million per year\, and experience a direct economic disruption as a result of COVID-19. \nShould you apply? What should you prepare if you decide to apply? \nThis webinar will provide information about the loan program and application process and help you prepare to apply. \nSome of the topics covered will be: \n\nThe Flex Fund\n\nEligibility\nLoan Size\nUse of Funds\nTerm & Interest\nStep by step in the pre-application portal and moving to the lender’s application\nWhat is and is not required to apply\nWhat will cause a declined application\n\n\nKey Parts of a Loan Application\n\nShort Form Business Plan\n\n\nUnderwriting Tips\n\nWhat does a lender look for\n\n\n\nQuestions will be answered as time allows. \n 
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/small-business-flex-fund-info-webinar-5/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220323T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220318T205507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T205532Z
UID:2602-1648029600-1648036800@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Instagram Marketing Essentials
DESCRIPTION:Register here \ngreat Instagram feed reinforces your brand\, supports your marketing message\, helps you engage directly and sincerely with your customers\, and attracts new\, loyal followers! Are you ready to “Level Up” your Instagram for your business? \nIn this workshop you’ll learn: \n1.      Instagram statistics-Who\, What\, Where and When \n2.      Instagram Stories vs Posts \n3.      Effectively using Instagram Live \n4.      Instagram ads basics \n5.      How to create a content calendar to lessen the overwhelm and build engagement (You will receive a content calendar template) \n6.      How to create social media graphics like a rockstar \nThis isn’t about getting a huge number of followers (though that could be a result of the effort you put in). Rather\, it’s about making sure your BRAND is consistent\, that the MESSAGE you’re putting out there on Instagram reinforces your brand\, and that the TIME you spend on social media marketing is well-used.
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/instagram-marketing-essentials/
CATEGORIES:General Business Support,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T013605
CREATED:20220314T181402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T181402Z
UID:2580-1648114200-1648123200@oneeastside.org
SUMMARY:Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \n  \nPaying taxes is inevitable. But reporting and paying the right amount of taxes timely is the goal you want to achieve to give you peace of mind and allow you to focus on more important areas\, like driving your business forward. \nThis 2.5-hour workshop will help you learn about: \n· Federal taxes imposed on your business. \n· Federal taxes you need to report and pay on amounts paid to your employees. \n· Federal taxes you need to report and pay based on your business’s profits. \n· Washington taxes imposed on your business and employees. \n· City and local taxes imposed on your business. \n· Record keeping requirements to ensure you are ready for that taxing agency audit. \nAfter attending this workshop\, you should also consider attending the “Tax Saving Strategies for Small Businesses” workshop which will allow you to take your knowledge from this workshop and drive your taxes lower to save you money!! \nPresenter \nThis workshop is presented by SCORE Business Mentor Amelia Lockhart of the Bellingham Chapter of SCORE. She is a Financial Advisor with Equitable Advisors\, specializing in small businesses. She has been in the accounting and finance industry for 14 years. She attended Seattle University School of Law. She also owned her own Tax and Accounting Practice for six years and freelanced as a consultant for another two years. Her passion for helping small businesses. See her LinkedIn profile here: www.linkedin.com/in/amelialockhart
URL:https://oneeastside.org/event/tax-essentials-for-new-and-existing-business-owners-3/
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