TAMIU-SBDC Offers Diverse Business Workshops
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Jul 17, 2011, 0 Comments
Courtesy Steve Harmon,
The Texas A&M International University Small Business Development Center (TAMIU-SBDC) will sponsor several workshops during the month of July.
Wednesday, July 20: Anatomy of a Business Plan Workshop from 9:00 to 12:00 noon at TAMIU Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 126. Fee for the seminar is $20, and each participant will receive Linda Pinzon’s “Anatomy of a Business Plan: a Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Business and Securing your Company’s Future,” a $50 value. Instructor Angelo Piccirillo explains that planning is the map to success in the business world. One needs to write a business plan when: starting or buying a business; financing or refinancing a business or raising debt or equity capital.
Thursday, July 21: Doing Business with the Federal Government: How to get on a GSA Schedule. The free of charge seminar is scheduled from 10:00 to 12:00 noon, at TAMIU Pellegrino Hall, room 114. Are you interested in obtaining a federal contract? Are you prepared to become a GSA Schedule Contractor? Learn more about government contracting at this free session! Procurement specialists will be available to answer all your business questions. Topicsinclude: Best Practices & Procedures on Becoming a GSA Schedule Contractor; Marketing Products and Services to GSA; Details on Submitting Solicitation Offers and much more!
Friday, July 22: Managing Cash – The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Financial Control Workshop is scheduled from 9:00 to 12:00 noon at TAMIU Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 126; a $20 fee includes Workbook. Cash flow is what comes into and goes out of a business. Gaining financial control by understanding cash flow is crucial to business success. Norma Rodríguez, certified business advisor, will review cash – the fuel that runs your business, maximizing your cash flow, tools for speeding up cash collections, overdue invoices, three tools for helping with accounts receivable, cash flow statements and four short-term financing solutions.
Friday, July 29: QuickBooks Workshop: Putting Financial Management to Work for Your Business, is a hands-on workshop from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Dr. Billy F.Cowart Hall, room 113. Instructors Norma Rodríguez, SBDC business advisor, will go over the steps to create a new QuickBooks company, modify the preset chart of accounts, reconcile a QuickBooks checking account, invoice customers, create sales orders, receive payments from customers and make bank deposits, enter bills into QuickBooks and create and customize QuickBooks reports andgraphs. Workshop fee is $50 and includes workbook.
For more information or to register for any of these workshops, call the TAMIU SBDC office at 956.326.2827 or e-mail: sb**@ta***.edu " target="_blank"> sb**@ta***.edu or register online at http://sbdc.tamiu.edu
