FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
CONTACT
Phone: (209) 228-3506
Email: ucmsbdc@ucmerced.edu
2019 Merced County Business Assessment Project Reveals Valuable Insights on Challenges Facing the Local Small Businesses
September is National Preparedness Month. The U.S. Small Business Administration has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety to help organizations become more aware of their risks in the event of a disaster while also helping them develop business continuity plans to support rebuilding and recovery of operations. Advance preparation is key to protecting your assets and reopening your business as quickly as possible.
September is National Preparedness Month. The U.S. Small Business Administration has partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety to help organizations become more aware of their risks in the event of a disaster while also helping them develop business continuity plans to support rebuilding and recovery of operations. Advance preparation is key to protecting your assets and reopening your business as quickly as possible.
Damon Watkins, the Director of Finance & Operations for Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, is a motivated, personable business professional with a 15+ year track record in multiple aspects of financial control, management and policies/procedures. He prides himself on having strong communication skills, and is accustomed to working with sensitive and confidential records, always protecting and maintaining confidentiality. QuickBooks Intermediate is the second step in a three part workshop series.
Jill Stelfox is the co-CEO of Edgy, Inc. Her ability to raise large sums of money to fund innovation and create shareholder value is unparalleled. She has raised over $50 million for her own startups and returned over $1 billion to investors. Jill literally changed the game of football in her past role by creating Next Gen Stats Player Tracking for the NFL, the technology used in every NFL game and on TV for the past eight seasons.
How do you make professional contacts and why does it matter? Networking events are a great way to start making connections but they are only one piece of the puzzle. Learn from Bob Meadows, Business Development Director for the City of Shafter on how to make connections and keep them!
Looking for ways to improve revenues and profits without breaking the budget? Stealth Marketing - 3 Budget-Friendly Proven Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Bottom Line Award-winning marketing expert Claudia Newcorn shares creative no-cost and low-cost tips and tricks that most business owners don't know that will help you better engage with your customers and improve your competitive edge.
Discover how to use data.census.gov, the new site to access Census Bureau data.
The Valley Sierra Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was inspired to hold the first annual Business Women's Symposium in 2015 to provide women like you an opportunity to be inspired, learn new ideas and network with other professional women.
Join:
Emmy Award Winner Jessica Chang-Irish Emcee
Krisit Marsella Founder of Next Gear Consulting
Do you use Facebook and Instagram to market your business? Learn how to take your marketing up a notch on these platforms! Join Tiffany Phillips and the Valley Sierra SBDC for our Intermediate Facebook and Instagram training!
INTERMEDIATE
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM MARKETING
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.
