Advocate for your own business! The National Association of Women Business Owners of Bakersfield will be hosting the event "Advocacy in Action" that will teach you the best practices in advocacy and how to connect with your elected officials. Happening Monday, November 18th from 8:15am - 11:30am. Get your tickets online at nawbo.org/california or at the door! 

Please note: Online tickets close Friday, November 15 at midnight. Tickets available at the door. 

The CSU Bakersfield Financial Management Association (FMA) will bring panelists from the SBDC, SBA, bank representatives, and small businesses.

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SBDC Day is a national, collective proclamation of the success and impact America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) have across the nation in economic development and the small businesses community.

Social media is absolutely crucial these days for the success of a business. It adds legitimacy and a personal connection to your customers but for many small business owners, it can feel like a waste of time or not worth the effort with all the other hats they're already wearing. In this workshop, Justin Nealey, Senior Marketing Specialist of Hosting at GoDaddy, will teach you the proven strategies to attract your first 1,000 followers on Instagram without wasting your already limited time.

Come find out how Google works, on the inside. We will be taking a deep dive into the technical infrastructure that powers Google Search, Google Docs, Android, Google Cloud, and several other billion-user services. Steve McGhee is a Google Cloud Solutions Architect, working with enterprises and startups to help them build planet-scale systems on top of Google Cloud Platform. He will be presenting material on an internal system called Borg, a predecessor to the Open Source Software: Kubernetes.

Join Former Yelp Employee Roman Scanlon as he helps business owners understand how to be listed on YELP, and sharing secrets that employee's and some of the top best companies in the world know. This course will help you understand the YELP platform and mobile application and how to build make sure you are using Yelp to the fullest! Some things you will learn: Yelp Secrets Yelp SEO Yelp Tips & Tricks Yelp Best Practices for Horrible Yelp Reviews! I highly suggest signing up for Yelp & Google My Business Class! This is a class that you most definitely do not want to miss!

Join Google Partner Roman Scanlon as he continues the series on "Grow With Google". This course will help you understand "Google My Business" application and how to build your own website with the program for free! This is an ABSOLUTE MUST for any business owner in Tuolumne County. Google is ranking those listed on this platform higher. Those who are using the app regularly are being found more often. Created as a competitor towards YELP. This is a class that you most definitely do not want to miss! Limited Seating!