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Small Biz Webinars and Workshops

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M., Guerrilla Marketing Right Now (Webinar)

Designing a Guerrilla Marketing plan will allow you to create specific, strategic and actionable steps in order to take your business from where it is now to where you want it to go. Now is the time to consider new ideas and new marketing opportunities to help your business stay afloat. Free to attend. Click here to register for this free event. The workshop will be conducted by the Emineo Media, Florida SBDC at FIU in association with Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center.

 

Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M., How To Buy A Business/Franchise in 2020 With The New Normal

Buying a Business/Franchise in the 2020 Pandemic Chaos. Succeeding at starting a new business has associated risks, even more so in today's uncertain times. This workshop is all about buying a business under new circumstances. $15 to attend. Click here to register. The workshop will be conducted by the Broward SCORE Chapter.

 

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M., Train the Trainer Empowerment Workshop Webinar 2

Join a Train the Trainers webinar and learn to teach the Empowerment Workshop in your community. This 1-hour webinar trains trainers to teach the Empowerment Workshop curriculum, a business training program about entrepreneurship and small business management for Native entrepreneurs or business owners. Free to attend. Click here to register. The workshop will be conducted by the SBA Office of Native American Affairs and Sister Sky Inc.

 

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M., Legal & Tax Implications of Starting a Business in Florida

Many new business owners do not spend enough time & planning to ensure that they choose the right legal entity when formally setting up their business. They push off legal and tax issues, and see them as boring and confusing. As a result, they neglect to view the law and the tax system as avenues to potential success in their businesses and roadways away from potential pitfalls. $15 to attend. Click here to register. The workshop will be conducted by the Broward SCORE Chapter.

 

Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., Hurricane Preparedness Webinar (Spanish)

Empresarios ya que estamos entrando en la temporada de los huracanes, los invitamos a unirse a nosotros en esta fecha, que vamos a tener un seminario. Prepárese para los huracánes, antes, durante y después. Vamos a cubrir los servicios que la SBA proporciona para su negocio. Click here to attend this free event. The workshop will be conducted by Alyn Fernandez of the U.S. Small Business Adminstration.

 

Thursday, July 23, 2020, 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., Hurricane Preparedness Webinar (English)

We invite you to join us in our upcoming seminar. Be prepared for hurricane - before, during and after. We're going to cover services that the SBA can provide for your business in an event of a disaster. Click here to attend this free event. The workshop will be conducted by Juawana Colbert of the U.S. Small Business Adminstration.

 

Saturday, July 25, 2020, 9:30 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., Quickbooks Payroll (en Español)

¿Su empresa cumple correctamente con las leyes para los pagos a los empleados? Este taller informativo, es para conocer lo que la Ley pide con el mantenimiento de los archivos de los Empleados, preparación de las Nóminas y los Reportes de Impuestos trimestrales y anuales. Free to attend. Click here to register. The workshop will be conducted by the Broward SCORE Chapter.

 

Saturday, July 25, 2020, 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M., Starting a Veteran Owned Business

Veterans make good business owners. They are disciplined, skilled, and have leadership experience acquired in military service. Learn what’s involved is starting and running a business. Hear what support is available to veterans.  Free to attend. Click here to register. The workshop will be conducted by the Broward SCORE Chapter.

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