Workshops and Seminars
Alumni Small Business Summit
Date/Time: Thursday, September 19th, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Yavapai College Prescott Campus, Building 19, Room 147
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Event Fee: FREE
Presented by: Yavapai College Foundation and Alumni Relations
The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Checklist
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Unlock the Full Potential of Your Website and Boost Your Online Visibility!
In this presentation, small business owners will learn:
- how to maximize website conversions and improve search engine rangings
- how to effectively engage visitors, enhance their mobile web experience, and utilitize SEO strategies
- secrets to optimizing their 'Google My Business' listing
Event Fee: FREE
Presented by: Mark Stafford, Founder and Owner of Ablaze Media
Sponsored By: YC SBDC and SCORE of Northern Arizona
Better Your Business Training Series - Starting Your Own Small Business
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 16th, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Online and In-Person - Yavapai College Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon St. Building 30, Room 109
In this workshop, participants will learn to qualify and develop their business ideas with market research, understand important legal and financial considerations in starting a small business, learn to build a business brand, discover marketing and sales strategies, and receive free resources for small business owners.
Event Fee: FREE
Presented by: PNC
Sponsored By: PNC
Employment Laws from Hiring to Firing
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Online and In-Person Yavapai College Prescott Campus 1100 E Sheldon St. Building 3, Room 119
This two-hour course is designed for business owners and managers, but it should be informative for anyone who attends.
Employment laws, common management mistakes, potential legal land mines, and effective human resources practices, will be highlighted for each stage of the employment process:
- Recruiting People
- Hiring People
- Paying People
- Managing People
- Dismissing People
Event Fee: $20
Presented by: Laura Hamblin, Attorney and HR Consultant
Sponsored By: YC SBDC and SCORE of Northern Arizona
Better Your Business Training Series -Record Keeping for a Small Business
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: 175 Swilling Avenue, Wickenburg, AZ 85390
In this workshop, participants learn to improve their record-keeping practices and are introduced to software that can support them in doing so.
IN PERSON ONLY
Event Fee: FREE
Presented by: PNC
Sponsored By: PNC
Funding Your Dream - Navigating Funding Readiness for Arizona Entrepreneurs
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location: Yavapai College Prescott Valley Campus 3800 N. Glassford Hill Road, Building 40, Room 214
Join us for this training presented by Prestamos. In this workshop, participants will learn financing basics, loan application process, and loan readiness.
IN PERSON ONLY
Event Fee: FREE
Presented by: Alex Garcia
Sponsored By: YC SBDC and Prestamos
Common Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) Errors
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Location: Online Only
Learn more about Arizona's Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) from the experts at the Arizona Department of Revenue.
In this training you will learn how to AVOID:
- Licensing errors
- Return errors
- Filing errors
- Payment errors
ONLINE ONLY
Event Fee: FREE
Presented by: Arizona Department of Revenue
Sponsored By: Yavapai College SBDC