Seminars and Workshops
2008
September
Meet the Entrepreneur Night
- Tuesday, September 23rd, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Three local entrepreneurs will be participating in a panel discussion
about starting and operating their own businesses, including international
marketing/business experiences. The panel will give the audience an
account of their experiences and then be available for audience questions.
- Sharon Staley, Owner of Cars Unlimited, Inc., Ashland
- Sam Van Cura, Owner of Total Performance, Inc., Mansfield
- Steve Kiefer, Owner of Kiefer Florist & Gifts, Loudonville
- Will be held in the Ridenour Room at the Dauch College of Business & Economics
- To Register, Contact Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
Business Succession Planning - Solidifying Your Company's Future
- Wednesday, September 24th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Gary Bowling of Evarts Capital will provide you the tools for the process of
navigating your company's future.
- Ashland Municipal Building - Lower floor conference room
- Cost: $10, payable at the door
- To register, call Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
Business Succession Planning Flyer
Northeast OH Agribusiness Forum
- Friday, September 26th, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Ohio's Agricultural Education and FFA - a 21st Century Direction"
- Presented by: Brad Moffitt, Ohio Department of Education
- As a consultant with the Ohio Dept. of Education, Brad will help shape the
future of agricultural education programs in the state of Ohio. He will draw
on his background in education and in agriculture to brief us on the changing
nature of Ohio's efforts to promote agricultural education at all levels.
- Join us at Buehler's Fresh Food Market for this informational seminar and free breakfast.
- To register: call Michalina at 1-877-289-1468 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
October
What Every Business Owner Should Know About Health Insurance...
- Thursday, October 9th, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Ed Klesack of Centaurus Financial and Tom Witkowski of Financial
Services Group will discuss group health plans that are available in Ohio
and will review their strengths and weaknesses, and also answer frequently
asked questions.
- Will be held at the Braintree Center for Business Innovation (201 E Fifth ST,
Mansfield, OH 44902)
- Coffee and refreshments will be served
- To register, contact Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
QuickBooks Workshop Series #7: Entering and Paying Bills
- Friday, October 10th, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Objectives:
- To discuss the different ways you can handle bills in QuickBooks
- To learn how to enter a bill in QuickBooks
- To use the Pay Bills window to pay a bill in QuickBooks
- To learn how to enter a discount on a bill from a vendor
- Presented by Kathryn Goon, CBA at the SBDC at AU
- Cost: $25
- To register, call Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
October QuickBooks Seminar Flyer
Franchising 101...Working Toward Your Dream
- Wednesday, October 15th, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- Barney Greenbaum, Strategic Advisor of FranNet will be available to provide:
- Basic info on franchising
- Legal regulations concerning franchises
- A brief overview of FranNet's no-fee, no-obligation consulting service
- David Townsend, VP and SBA Loan Program Specialist for KeyBank will also be
available to discuss SBA loan products and services.
- Will be held in the Ridenour Room at the Dauch College of Business & Economics
- Continental Breakfast will be served
- To register, call Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
Meet The Entrepreneur
- Friday, October 17th, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Dauch College of Business - Ridenour Center
- Eric W. Wiedenmann, President of Market Development Group Inc. will be
be presenting and will be readily available to answer questions.
- To register, call Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
Meet the Entrepreneur - Eric W. Wiedenmann Flyer
November
QuickBooks Workshop Series #8: Analyzing Financial Data
- Friday, November 7th, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Objectives:
- To create a QuickReport
- To add a column to a report
- To learn how to move a column in a report
- To learn about the types of preset reports QuickBooks offers
- To practice creating reports and viewing them onscreen
- To customize a report by changing how it looks & the data it covers
- To learn how to process reports in batches
- To save reports as Portable Document Format (PDF) files
- To learn how to export a report to Microsoft Excel
- To practice filtering reports in Microsoft Excel
- To learn about the types of graphs QuickBooks offers
- To create and customize several graphs
- Presented by Kathryn Goon, CBA at the SBDC at AU
- Cost: $25
- To register, call Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
November QuickBooks Seminar Flyer
December
QuickBooks Workshop Series #9: Setting up Inventory
- Friday, December 12th, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Objectives:
- To get an overview of inventory in QuickBooks
- To practice filling out a pruchase order for inventory items
- To track the receipt of the inventory items in QuickBooks
- To adjust inventory manually, to enter a stock loss or increase
- To create, build, and edit inventory assemblies (finished goods)
- To set up and use units of measure
- Presented by Kathryn Goon, CBA at the SBDC at AU
- Cost: $25
- To register, call Michalina at 419-207-5568 or email: mlacy@ashland.edu
- For more information, click on the link below:
December QuickBooks Seminar Flyer
The Small Business Development Center Program of Ohio is a funded program of the Ohio Department of Development and the US Small Business Administration. The support given through such funding does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsor(s)' or participant(s)' opinions, products, or services. Special arrangements for the disabled will be made if requested in advance. This program is provided on a non-discriminatory basis.