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Location: LCSC Campus, Sam Glenn Complex Room 122
When: Mondays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
1. Website Basics, Purpose & Design
Websites can be economical to build and operate and even be less expensive to maintain than the cost to advertise in Yellow Pages. You know you should have a website but maybe you are not sure where to begin. This workshop will get you started. Learn what good websites look like, elements they contain, and pitfalls to avoid. This workshop includes an eCommerce course book for you to refer to.
Learn basic steps and terminology to get your website online and how to obtain a web domain. What to look for in software and host sites will be covered. Determine who should build and update your website. We will also look into how much it all costs. Load your material into the software. Customize your own page.
Instructor: Tedi Roach, MS, SPHR
3. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Search Engine Optimization is how your great website gets found by internet searchers. Learn how search engines work and how elements of your website affect the results. This workshop will cover analyzing Keywords, Titles, Tags, Meta Descriptions, Content Development, Links, Headings, and Site Maps. Use the WebBuilder software to locate these tools for your website. This is an essential class if you want more potential customers finding your website.
Instructor: Mark Williams
4. Social Media for Your Business
This workshop will help you understand what is likeable and what is not. Why, how, and when to use Facebook to help your potential customers find you or even your webpage. Link to Google Places. LinkedIn shouldn't be missed. Working with blogs, ratings, comments, discussions, and events.
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Hiring the right people for the right positions is a big challenge. Add management of payroll taxes, withholding requirements, and legal ramifications and you will want to attend this workshop before you add employees.
Location: LCSC Campus, Sam Glenn Complex Room 229
When: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Instructor: Tedi Roach, MS, SPHR
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Key Financial Reports & Decisions
Making profitable business decisions can depend on understanding key financial reports. This workshop starts with setting up your bookkeeping system and helps you to understand the three key financial reports: break even analysis, reducing taxes, and what lenders want to see. In the afternoon, you will learn to determine if you are headed in the right direction by reviewing the complexities regarding your team, business structures, risks, regulations, records, taxes, credit, and capital.
Location: Orofino Outreach Center
When: Friday, October 26, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Instructor: Barbara Leachman
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Managing & Motivating Front Line Employees
This interactive workshop is designed for managers and owners working with our younger generations. Learn about the challenges others have faced and how they have found success. Finding the right rewards and communication strategies may reduce your turnover training expenses.
Location: LCSC Campus, Sam Glenn Complex Room 229
When: Thursday, November 08, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Instructors: Mark Whitinger and Barbara Leachman
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Charlie Sherman, ISBDC Program Assistant
500 8th Avenue, Lewiston, ID
208.792.2465
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The Idaho Small Business Development Center (Idaho SBDC) is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. It operates in partnership with the SBA, Boise State University, and other funding sources. The support given by SBA through such funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of the co-sponsor's or participant's opininions, products or services. All programs are offered on a nondiscrimination basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Charlie Sherman, 208.792.2465.
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