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SUMMARY:Foodie Friday: Sell Your Food Products at This Year's Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Are you a small scale food producer who wants to get into farmers markets in Western CO? Join us for this informative webinar about everything you need to do now in order to be ready to apply for and become a vendor at this year’s farmers market! West Central SBDC brings area food enthusiasts “Foodie Friday”\, the first Friday of each month. Online webinar\, facilitated by Sammie Alteri of Valley Food Partnership who manages the Montrose Farmers Market\, is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. \n\nSpeaker(s): Sammie Alteri of Valley Food Partnership and the Montrose Farmers Market \nCo-Sponsor(s): West Central SBDC The Business Cultivator Region 10 LEAP Valley Food Partnership \n  \nFoodie Friday: Sell Your Food Products at This Year’s Farmers Market\nwith Sammie Alteri\nFriday\, February 2\, 9:00am – 10:00am\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/foodie-friday-sell-your-food-products-at-this-years-farmers-market/
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SUMMARY:SmartStart: How to Start a Business (online)
DESCRIPTION:Thinking about starting a business in Western Colorado? Starting a business takes more than being great at something or having a good idea. Come and learn what is required by state and local officials to get started and the ins and outs of running a successful business. This 2-hour webinar provides an overview of everything you need to know to start and grow your business. Topics include: * How running a business is different than being an employee; * Things to consider as a business owner; * Trade name search; * Legal structure selection; * State registration; * Licensing requirements; * Business plan over view; * Marketing for your Target market(s); * Market research; * Financing options; * Enterprise Zone Tax Credits; and * Human Resources This webinar will be presented on Zoom. Please register to receive the link to join. \nSpeaker(s): Susan Bony\, MBA \nCo-Sponsor(s): Region 10\, City of Montrose\, Town of Telluride CCAASE \n  \nSmart Start: How to Start a Business\nwith Susan Bony\nThursday\, February 8th\, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm\nOnline\, $30 \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/smartstart-how-to-start-a-business-online-7/
LOCATION:Online\, 145 S Cascade Avenue\, Montrose\, CO 81401\, Montrose\, CO\, 81401
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SUMMARY:Grow with Google: Get Found on Search and Thrive Online
DESCRIPTION:Get Found\, Get Growth is a training program designed to help businesses improve their online presence and increase their visibility on search engines. Led by expert trainer Maria Elena Duron\, the program offers practical strategies to optimize your online presence and attract more customers. By attending this program\, businesses can learn how to improve their search rankings\, increase their online visibility\, and thrive online \nMeet Our Facilitator: Maria Elena Duron\nMaria is a speaker for the Grow with Google partner program. She helps businesses profitably harness their personal brand\, content\, and referral marketing. Her wide range of clients includes hotels\, restaurants\, inventors\, authors\, and web series creators. \nMaria is a guest lecturer at the University of Texas SBDC\, editor-in-chief of the award winning Personal Branding Blog\, and a contributing columnist for publications like Business Insider\, American Business Journal\, Fox Business\, US News & World Report\, Entrepreneur\, The Huffington Post\, and The Young Entrepreneurs Council. Maria was awarded the Texas Governor’s Excellence in Small Business Award and is the founder of #brandchat\, a recognized online chat focused on marketing and branding. She earned her B.B.A. in marketing from Texas Tech University and graduate work at Cornell University\, University of California in Davis\, and University of Phoenix. \nGrow with Google: Get Found and Search and Thrive Online \nwith Maria Elena Duron\nWednesday\, February 14th\, 10:00 am – 11:00 am\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/grow-with-google-get-found-on-search-and-thrive-online/
LOCATION:Online\, 145 S Cascade Avenue\, Montrose\, CO 81401\, Montrose\, CO\, 81401
CATEGORIES:for business
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SUMMARY:Grow with Google: Valuable Visibility - Being an Expert on Your Customer
DESCRIPTION:Valuable Visibility: Being an Expert on Your Customer is a training that focuses on helping businesses differentiate themselves from their competitors by becoming an expert on their customers. By adopting a customer-centric approach\, businesses can gain valuable visibility in their industry and become a trusted authority. The training covers topics such as market research\, customer profiling\, and communication strategies to ensure businesses understand their customers’ needs and effectively communicate their message. \nMeet Our Facilitator: Maria Elena Duron\nMaria is a speaker for the Grow with Google partner program. She helps businesses profitably harness their personal brand\, content\, and referral marketing. Her wide range of clients includes hotels\, restaurants\, inventors\, authors\, and web series creators. \nMaria is a guest lecturer at the University of Texas SBDC\, editor-in-chief of the award winning Personal Branding Blog\, and a contributing columnist for publications like Business Insider\, American Business Journal\, Fox Business\, US News & World Report\, Entrepreneur\, The Huffington Post\, and The Young Entrepreneurs Council. Maria was awarded the Texas Governor’s Excellence in Small Business Award and is the founder of #brandchat\, a recognized online chat focused on marketing and branding. She earned her B.B.A. in marketing from Texas Tech University and graduate work at Cornell University\, University of California in Davis\, and University of Phoenix. \nGrow with Google: Value Visibility – Being an Expert on Your Customer\nwith Maria Elena Duron\nThursday\, February 15th\, 10:00 am – 11:00 am\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/grow-with-google-valuable-visibility-being-an-expert-on-your-customer/
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SUMMARY:Let's Talk: Business Insurance
DESCRIPTION:This LIVE webinar serves to create an open forum of Q&A\, with interactive conversation among participants and our SBDC Staff and Consultants – it will not be recorded! \nIn this session: Business Insurance What does an insurance policy do to protect your business and you as the owner? Is it required and how do you find the right one for your business? Join us to learn more and ask your burning questions about insurance! \nMeet Our Facilitator Alex Lammers\nAlex is the owner of Lammers Insurance Agency in Hotchkiss\, CO. \nLet’s Talk: Business Insurance\nwith Alex Lammers\nWednesday\, February 21\, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/lets-talk-business-insurance/
LOCATION:Online\, 145 S Cascade Avenue\, Montrose\, CO 81401\, Montrose\, CO\, 81401
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SUMMARY:Grow with Google: If You're Not Measuring\, You're Not Marketing - The Metrics that Matter
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, participants will learn about the key metrics that matter in marketing and how to use them to optimize their campaigns. By measuring the right metrics\, businesses can make data-driven decisions to improve their marketing strategies and see better results. This seminar will empower participants to stop wasting time and money on ineffective marketing and start using metrics to drive success. \nMeet Our Facilitator: Maria Elena Duron\nMaria is a speaker for the Grow with Google partner program. She helps businesses profitably harness their personal brand\, content\, and referral marketing. Her wide range of clients includes hotels\, restaurants\, inventors\, authors\, and web series creators. \nMaria is a guest lecturer at the University of Texas SBDC\, editor-in-chief of the award winning Personal Branding Blog\, and a contributing columnist for publications like Business Insider\, American Business Journal\, Fox Business\, US News & World Report\, Entrepreneur\, The Huffington Post\, and The Young Entrepreneurs Council. Maria was awarded the Texas Governor’s Excellence in Small Business Award and is the founder of #brandchat\, a recognized online chat focused on marketing and branding. She earned her B.B.A. in marketing from Texas Tech University and graduate work at Cornell University\, University of California in Davis\, and University of Phoenix. \nGrow with Google: If You’re Not Measuring\, You’re Not Marketing – The Metrics that Matter\nwith Maria Elena Duron\nThursday\, February 22nd\, 10:00 am – 11:00 am\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/grow-with-google-if-youre-not-measuring-youre-not-marketing-the-metrics-that-matter/
LOCATION:Online\, 145 S Cascade Avenue\, Montrose\, CO 81401\, Montrose\, CO\, 81401
CATEGORIES:for business
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SUMMARY:Money Smart for Small Business: Managing Cash Flow
DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about how to manage your small business finances? Do you know your Cash Flow Cycle\, and how it can help you manage your business? Do you have other questions about managing your business dollars? This 1.5-hour webinar provides an introduction to cash flow concepts and helps you start working on your Money Smarts! \nTopics include: \n* Why is managing cash flow important; \n* What is a Cash Flow Cycle; \n* What decisions affect your cash flow; \n  \nThis webinar will be presented on Zoom. Please register to receive the link to join. \nSpeaker(s): Michelle Meyers\, SBDC Consultant \nMoney Smart: Managing Cash Flow\nwith Michelle Meyers\nThursday\, February 22nd\, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY! \n 
URL:https://region10.net/event/money-smart-for-small-business-managing-cash-flow/
LOCATION:Online\, 145 S Cascade Avenue\, Montrose\, CO 81401\, Montrose\, CO\, 81401
CATEGORIES:for business
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SUMMARY:Finance Friday
DESCRIPTION:Are you ignoring the money side of your business? Don’t leave this important area of your business for someone else to manage.  Take control! Knowledge is power! Learn tips and tricks to stay on top of your business finances and watch your profits grow. \nMeet Our Facilitator Kelly Johnston\nKelly is a valued member of the West Central SBDC workshop facilitator team\, teaching bookkeeping\, cash flow\, and accounting boot camps. She also serves as a West Central SBDC consultant. She graduated from the Leading Edge business planning series five years ago and her business has grown exponentially ever since. She is experienced in both the public accounting and private industry accounting fields. Her background includes a bachelor’s in finance and a master’s in accounting\, with experience in the healthcare industry with critical access hospitals and physician offices\, audit and tax preparation. Her education and experience add value to new start up organizations\, developing businesses\, and healthcare entities by creating a strong financial reporting set up and assisting in new financial reports. \nFinance Friday\nwith Kelly Johnston\nFriday\, February 23rd\, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/finance-friday-11/
LOCATION:Online\, 145 S Cascade Avenue\, Montrose\, CO 81401\, Montrose\, CO\, 81401
CATEGORIES:for business
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SUMMARY:Business Plan In a Day! (2-part Zoom series)
DESCRIPTION:A business plan can help you get funding\, bring in new business partners\, or serve as a roadmap for each stage of starting and managing your business. During this 2-part class\, we will guide you in creating your own business plan. We will cover all the elements of writing a plan including the executive summary\, company description\, market analysis\, competitive analysis\, S.W.O.T. analysis\, service or product line\, marketing plan\, operations\, management\, and financial projections. \nPart 1- Tues\, Feb. 27th\, 9 a.m.- noon and Part 2- Thurs\, Feb. 29th\, 9 a.m.- noon \nUpon registration\, you’ll receive a Zoom link to attend. The Zoom link is the same for both sessions. Participation by at least 2 people is required to hold this class. \n\nSpeaker(s): Susan Bony is a member of the West Central SBDC staff and a long-time consultant for the Colorado SBDC focusing on business start-up and company development and growth. Her education and experience working for both small and large multi-national corporations with a unique background in banking\, teaching and market development provide the perfect combination to support writing business plans. \nBusiness Plan in a Day: 2-part Zoom series\nwith Susan Bony\nTuesday and Thursday\, February 27th & 29th\, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm\nOnline\, no cost \nREGISTER TODAY!
URL:https://region10.net/event/business-plan-in-a-day-2-part-zoom-series-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:for business
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