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SBDC-9900
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Starting a Business in Illinois
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Meet with clients upon request to discuss business planning process, financing options and provide a packet containing resources for the development of a business plan. This course will help studnes understand why small business owners and entrepreneurs should prepare a business plan and complete the ISBDC business plan workbook, financing resources, legal and tax information, market research and internet resources, and more.
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SBDC-9910
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Small Business Tax Seminar
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0 Credit Hours
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Small business owners/entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to understand small business tax basics including tax filing applications for a specific business type, recordkeeping, and IRS responsibilities. This course will help students to know IRS Requirements, good recordkeeping habbits, employment taxes, unemployment recordkeeping, review of irs tax forms, and more.
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SBDC-9930
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Quickbooks Pro
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0 Credit Hours
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To provide ISBDC clients and others with training recommended to utilize the current version of QuickBooks Pro Software within a business. This course will assist students in creating a new QuickBooks Pro company, modifying the chart of accounts to meet personal needs, adding information to company lists, open and use registers for any QB balance sheet accounts, and more.
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SBDC-9965
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Retail Presentation/Display
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0 Credit Hours
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Participants will understand the profitability of budgeting floor space, utilizing rotary displays, creatively enhancing product displays; categorizing product displays to create a customer-friendly environment; the hazards of stocking overkill and as well as under-stocking.
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SBDC-9966
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Direct Mail/Contact Concepts
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The course is designed to instruct the small business owner/entrepreneur how to select direct mail ides that are adaptable to their product/service including newsletters, postcards, letters-of-introduction; address; color; concept; catch-phrasing. Other topics: newspapers; fax #; follow-up; broadcast fax or email messages; internet orders; re-orders; pre-ad envelopes; and reactive former clients.
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SBDC-9967
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Small Business Website
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0 Credit Hours
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Course Objective: To equip small business owners and entrepreneurs with the ability to understand website layout; navigations; aesthetics; color; typography; readability; graphics; multimedia; interactivity/animation; interface design technologies; effective web writing; establishing a web presence; finding search engines that work; selecting the right domain name for your site; advertising on the web to make money; banner and classified ads.
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SBDC-9968
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Marketing Plan Development
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0 Credit Hours
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Course assists the small business owner/entrepreneur with budget, media defined advertising, public relations, innovative ideas, etc. Produce a win-win situation; customers have a product (or service) that meets their needs and healthy profits are achieved. Customer-based orientation must be balanced with the company's objective in order to maintain a profitable volume of sales. Step to create an effective marketing plan will be covered.
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SBDC-9969
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Home-Based Business
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0 Credit Hours
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Objective: To develop entrepreneurial qualities necessary for home-based business success: motivation, discipline & creativity. Make the right business choice; create an image that will draw customers back to you; understand zoning rules and regulations in your area. Other topics: licenses, permits, insurance, marketing plan; art of selling; banking, recordkeeping & taxes.
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SBDC-9970
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Finan/Stments/Report/Control
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0 Credit Hours
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Participants will understand the importance of maintaining and implanting financial controls that are important aspects of running a business. The course is designed to assist small business owners/entrepreneurs with creating balance sheets, income statements, understanding cash flow, using software, etc. Other topics to be covered include: revenues, cash receipts, cash disbursements; payroll, etc.
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SBDC-9971
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Worker's Compensation/Risk Mgt.
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0 Credit Hours
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Introduce small business owner/entrepreneur to basic concepts regarding workers' Comp insurance; injured worker benefits; temporary/permanent disability; how to's of SS, Medicare/Medicaid; how Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid interact with workers' comp benefits; medical benefits and types of injuries covered; Workers' Comp insurance from issuing the policy to paying out claims; business liability insurance.
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SBDC-9972
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Kid Business
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0 Credit Hours
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Introduction to business planning and entrepreneurial thinking that will allow youth to develop skills in negotiation, sales, customer service, leadership, problem thinking, networking, time management, record keeping, and public speaking.
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