Events/Workshops

Looking to jump start your business concept? This 8-week Boot Camp will help you quickly develop your business plan and determine the feasibility of launching your business. This workshop will consist of 12 hours of training and cover Entrepreneurial Essentials, Marketing, Organizational Issues, and Financial Overview. In addition, each participant will be required to schedule 3 hours of free, one-on-one counseling with an SBDC counselor. The goal of this Boot Camp is to allow participants to have business plan or feasibility study completed in 8 weeks. Classes will meet every other week to allow participants time to complete assignments and meet with their counselor. The course fee includes registration for two participants and one set of materials. An Additional set of materials are available for $40. This Boot Camp is for anyone thinking of starting a business. A needs based scholarship is available for Adams County Residents to subsidize most of the cost of this program. Call 303-460-1032 for more information.

Learn about legal structures, registration, licenses, market research, business planning, obtaining financing, insurance, taxes, employer responsibilities, and sources of assistance.

Speaker: Chris Luchs, Director Westminster SBDC

This class will cover what QuickBooks can do for you!

Speaker: Sheryl Sexton

This seminar will focus on understanding various financial ratios, how they are used, and how to use them to analyze your business. Will provide overview of why they are important, what do they mean, and how can you can calculate them. Participants are encouraged to bring their financial statements and calculators.

Speaker: Chris Luchs

Twitter is one of the most popular social networking tools for individuals and businesses. Twitter allows for quick office conversations, coordinating events in progress, delivers immediate customer service, and offers a novel way to market your business and expertise. During this workshop, you will be provided with how to get started, how Twitter affects businesses, strategies for twitter implementation, and tools for managing your twitter account.

Through this workshop, learn the basics of business taxes, including forms of different business entities, business use of home and car, record keeping, Schedules C, SE, and ES Form 1040 and more.

Speaker: Fran Coet, CPA, CVA, & CFP Coet & Coet PC

Have you heard the term Web 2.0? This term is used to describe Blogging, Social Network Sites, Podcasting, Wiki, Twitter and Flickr.. These are all new web applications that can augment your marketing and customer service Come find about them, so you can decide if they will beneficial to your business.

Speaker: Chris Luchs

A 2 hour start-up class covering business registration forms (with on-line demo), business entity selection and other start-up tips.

Speaker: SBDC Staff

Receive a one hour introduction to the Immersive Virtual Reality known as Second Life. See opportunities for social networking, entertainment, and business creation.

Speaker: Chris Luchs, Director Westminster SBDC

This workshop will provide an overview of web logs (blogs) and Wikis, and how businesses can use these tools to connect with their employees and customers. Both of these tools allow users to harness the collaborative energy of their companies.

This class covers how to manage your checkbooks, credit cards, and many other things!

Speaker: Sheryl Sexton

Why write a business plan? The business plan can work out the details of a business before investing your personal resources.

Speaker: Robin Shukle-Shea

Do you know what it takes to start your business? In this overview seminar, you will learn the proper steps to take to launch your new business venture including: legal structures, required licenses and forms, tax requirements and financing considerations. Bring all of your questions about launching your business and meet others who are doing the same.

Speaker: John Green

This two hour workshop will provide a general overview of the important components needed to start a business. Learn about legal structures, business registration, licenses, market research, business planning, obtaining financing, insurance, taxes, employer responsibilities, source of assistance and much more!!

Speaker: Jesse Esparza

This workshop will cover common legal issues when starting a small business, including legal entities, business licenses and taxes, contracts and leases, marketing and advertising practices, consumer credit and debt collection, employment practices, intellectual property protection and bankruptcy.

Speaker: Kevin Hancock

Discussion on the importance of by-laws/operating agreements, buy/sell agreements, articles of incorporation, organization, subscription agreements and stock certificates.

Speaker: Kevin E. Houchin

Learn how to forecast sales and revenue, create a cash flow budget and determine timing to secure funding. This class includes formulated spreadsheets that create budgets and projects financials.

Speaker: Julie Kline

Join us for this informative seminar that covers all the basics of preparing a successful business plan. We will discuss the purpose of a business plan, what it contains, what financial documents you will need, and how to determine start-up costs.

Speaker: Jayne Reiter

This session is a primer on the laws of copyright and creativity within the business enviroment.

Speaker: Kevin Houchin

We would like to invite you to attend a luncheon that celebrates your success as a small business owner while providing an opportunity to network with other female business owners. Cynthia Evans, Executive Professor of Nonprofit Management and Business Communications, and Sarah MacQuiddy, President of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce, will be on hand to speak about the hardships women are facing as small business owners as well as answer your questions.

Speaker: Cynthia Evans, Executive Professor of Nonprofit Management and Business Communications & Sarah MacQuiddy, President of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce

(Basics of Bookkeeping is recommended as a prerequisite only if you've no prior experience in bookkeeping). This session will cover balance sheets, income statements, statement of cash flow, financial projections, and budget. Please call (719)255-3844 to register.

Speaker: Patti Asher; cpa@pjasher.com

Our hands-on training addresses how to manage money (sales, invoicing, paying bills& tracking expenses), reconcile accounts, and use reports to understand your business (profitability and sales trends).

Speaker: Mark Spengler

Hispanics are the fastest growing consumer market with more than $700 billion in buying power. The exponential growth of the Hispanic community requires that businesses rethink their marketing efforts to effectively reach this market. This seminar will equip you with the knowledge to tap into this growing consumer audience, including information on demographic, segmentation, language preferences, and media choices.

Speaker: Laura Sonderup of Heinrich Hispanidad

The Marketing for Smarties Challenge, 14 steps to Sustained Growth, is integrated over a three month period: One session per month.

Speaker: Jasper Welch, Joan Zwisler