Business Workshops

Upcoming business workshops offered locally include:

SCORE Saturday workshops Writing Effective and Useful Business Plans (Part 1 - June 19; part II - July 10); The Three Keys of Internet Marketing (August 21), and QuickBooks for Startups (September 11).

Napa SBDC:  The Business Side of Art (July 13, 6-9 pm), How to Write A Business Plan (July 24, 9 am - 3 pm).

Santa Rosa SBDC:  Success Through Invention (July 14), Product Development (July 28)

Wired Sonoma has several upcoming events and workshops for and by the digital technology community.

Workshops offered through the Redwood Empire Smalll Business Development Center (SBDC) include So You Want to Start A Business; Product Development; and Success Through Invention (all offered monthly), as well as a variety of online classes. For more info on this and other workshops, visit the SBDC website event calendar.  The SBDC also offers on-site workplace learning programs for employers, including a Customer Service Academy, Thrive & Survive, and Generational Diversity.

Workshop offerings at the Community Education Program at Santa Rosa JC include Business Blogs Using WordPress, Marketing Your One-Person Business, Do-It-Yourself Websites, Small Budget Advertising, and more. 

The Napa Valley College Tourism & Hospitality Program has new classes starting January 20, 2010, including Principles of Hotel Administration; Hospitality Law; Food, Beverage & Restaurant Management, and an online class in Hospitality & Tourism Marketing.

The Sonoma Valley Adult School's offerings include a variety of business workshops, and the SVAS Workplace Training program for employers offers customized on-site training in computer applications, Spanish language training, and English as a Second Language.

SCORE is offers a variety of low-cost workshops, including Quickbooks for Start-Ups (a hands-on lab), Writing an Effective Business Plan, and How to Start and Manage a Small Business.

In addition, a variety of business workshops can be found through the Napa Valley College SBDC .

Future Workshops:
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Wine Industry Resources for training & professional development include:

Sonoma State University's new Tasting Room Management certificate program, Wine Entrepreneurship course, and Wine Business program

Tasting room sales training through the Sonoma Valley Adult School

The Wine Studies program at Santa Rosa Junior College

Napa Valley SBDC workshops, including "Tasting Room Sales Training" (basic and advanced) and "Marketing Your Small Winery".

The Napa Valley College
Hospitality Institute, which includes workshops such as Survive and Thrive (new employee "soft skills" training for the Hospitality Industry) and TiPS Training (for servers of alcohol), as well as client-site training.

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