Central CA SBDC Regional Network
Helping Your Business Start, Grow and Succeed

Best Foot Forward Workshop (HYBRID)

Do you want to advance your supervisory role by improving your soft skills? Enhancing your workplace soft skills can allow you to better communicate with employees and produce a higher performing team. Learn the materials on how to better operate your environment and gain the ability to teach those principles within your company.   

 

During this workshop, we will be covering:

Tax Credit Seminar-Live Webinar

Have you:
❑ Paid any federal or state income tax?
❑ Devoted time and resources to product development or process improvements?
❑ Hired employees or anticipate hiring?
❑ Located in a Designated Geographic Area?
❑ Sold stock or other assets resulting in capital gains?
❑ Forecasted purchasing or leasing real and personal property in California?
❑ Been adversely impacted by COVID-19?
❑ Conducted third-party or in-house training?

Digital Advertising Workshop (HYBRID)

Dan will walk you through the process of how to test new business ideas very quickly.

The process utilizes paid ads from platforms such as Google, Instagram, Facebook and/or LinkedIn along with simple one-page websites that only the targeted customers will see. This method is very low cost and enables small business owners to focus on features/benefits their targeted customers really care about.

 

Speaker: Dan Weeks, Director of Employer Partnerships at Fullstack University

Coffee & Conversation w/ George Dom

Captain Dom grew up in western Pennsylvania, attended college at Duke University in the Naval ROTC program, and completed graduate education at the National Defense University. During his 26-year Navy career, George was a member of various high performance teams and continues to fly today. 

In addition to speaking on high performance, leadership, and teamwork, he is currently the COO of ACI Jet, providing corporate aircraft management, charter, maintenance and ground handling services in central and southern California. 

Coffee & Conversation

Emma Thieme, owns the Cayucos boutique shop Maven Leather + Design, where she makes and sells her original leather creations as well as furniture, jewelry, painting, and ceramics produced by local artists.

Thieme opened her storefront in 2020. Originally from Maine, she drove across the country in her van with her dog, hitting arts and crafts shows, festivals, and farmers markets along the way. She packed up her sewing machine, tools, and materials, and she traveled from one coast to the other.

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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.