Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will kick off the webinar with updates on remaining available government relief programs, capital funding resources, and a look at the economy. 

Bearden will be joined by AltaOne Federal Credit Union CEO Stephanie Sievers to discuss details of the credit union’s new certification as the first CDFI headquartered in Kern County, and what opportunities this presents for small businesses in Kern, Inyo, and Mono counties. Additional topics will include SBA, commercial real estate, and equipment loans. 

Join the U.S. Small Business Administration for a virtual armchair discussion to celebrate Rural Entrepreneurship! The event will feature a live webinar panel discussion with Allen Thomas, Regional Administrator for SBA Region IV, Terri Billups, Acting Director/Deputy Director for SBA Office of Rural Affairs, and Morgan Beavers, Co-Owner of Graylee Construction and Demolition in Austin, Arkansas.

Cal Coastal SBDC joins the panel with the Monterey Bay Procurement Technical Assistance Center to present a webinar titled: “Introduction to the SBIR/STTR Program.”

What Is It?

A curriculum training for employees to then train their employees in soft skills.

Who Should Attend?

Business owners, supervisors, and HR staff.

What Will I Learn?

We will cover professional communication, time management tricks, maximizing teamwork, reducing workplace stress, navigating difficult conversations, and more. You can then use the curriculum to teach your employees these skills.

How Will I Benefit?

What Is It?

A curriculum training for employees to then train their employees in soft skills.

Who Should Attend?

Business owners, supervisors, and HR staff.

What Will I Learn?

We will cover professional communication, time management tricks, maximizing teamwork, reducing workplace stress, navigating difficult conversations, and more. You can then use the curriculum to teach your employees these skills.

How Will I Benefit?

Learn How to Set Up Your Company with QuickBooks Online.

Selling: invoices, sales receipts, payments, deposits, credit memos, and customer statements

Buying: bills, bill payments, checks, bill payment stubs, and credit memos

Inventory: purchase orders, receive items, adjust inventory

Sales Taxes: set up, adjust, pay, and report sales taxes

The Art of the Pivot – Finding Opportunities in a Sea of Despair

Chris will share the story of Abound’s transition from a consumer facing financial app into a business facing API, along with some of the hard learned lessons. 

Chris Labasky is the CFO and Co-Founder of Abound. He is an avid technologist and serial entrepreneur, having previously been a Co-Founder at Favor (acquired HEB). As a software engineer and CFA charterholder, he is particularly fascinated by the intersection of finance and technology.

Types of equity funding and a look at the current funding climate with entrepreneur Kurt Friedmann, founder of the KJF Group and co-founder of World Mentor, are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield.  

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will kick off the webinar with updates on remaining available government relief programs, a look at the economy and its drivers, and small business recovery opportunities.