Business Workshops
Upcoming business workshops in the area include:
The Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center (SBDC) presents:
Website Owners Guide, June 12,22,29 and July 6, also offered August 10,17,24,31.
Five Keys to Restructure Your Debt, June 4, June 30, or August 4
50 Secrets to Customer Loyalty, June 16 or July 7
Emerging Leaders - Get Results Now!, June 11, July 9, or August 13.
So, You Want to Start a Business (3-module series, offered monthly)
Product Development and Success Through Invention (offered monthly)
For more info, visit the SBDC website event calendar.
All workshops are held at the SBDC, 421 Tenth St., Santa Rosa
Workshops offered through the Sonoma Valley Economic Development Partnership: Each year the Partnership, in collaboration with the Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center, offers low-cost workshops for local businesses. Advance registration is required; contact the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce at (707) 996-1033. Recent workshops have included:
Best Practices in E-Mail Marketing
Thursday, December 4, 2008; workshop flyer
New Year, New Start: Tips to Evaluate Your Business and Plan for a Profitable 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009; workshop flyer
Pricing for Profitability
Thursday, January 22, 2009; workshop flyer
Captivate Your Customers: Survival Skills for Independent Retailers
Wednesday, February 4, 2009; workshop flyer
In addition, a variety of business workshops can be found through:
SCORE (including Writing An Effective Business Plan; Opening and Operating a Restaurant; Bookkeeping and Quickbooks for Startups)
Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center (including PreVenture Training (a three-part series for start-ups); Success Through Invention; and more)
Sonoma Valley Adult School (including Quickbooks and customized training in computer applications, ESL, and Spanish language training for employees)
SRJC Community Education (OnLine Marketing; Importing as a Small Business; Effective Supervision, and more)
Napa Valley College SBDC (Customer Service Academy; Hispanic Business Start-Up (en Espanol); and more)

