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60-90 minutes, designed for the busy entrepreneur.

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Alumni Small Business Summit

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Date/Time: Thursday, September 19th, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Location: Yavapai College Prescott Campus, Building 19, Room 147

Sessions will include an Alumni Business Owner panel featuring local YC Alumni business owners who will share stories from the trenches and answer questions about their personal journeys in business ownership.

 

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Light refreshments will be provided.


Event Fee: FREE

Presented by: Yavapai College Foundation and Alumni Relations

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The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Checklist

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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Location: ONLINE ONLY

Unlock the Full Potential of Your Website and Boost Your Online Visibility!

In this presentation, small business owners will learn:

  • how to maximize website conversions and improve search engine rangings
  • how to effectively engage visitors, enhance their mobile web experience, and utilitize SEO strategies
  • secrets to optimizing their 'Google My Business' listing

ONLINE ONLY


Event Fee: FREE

Presented by: Mark Stafford, Founder and Owner of Ablaze Media

Sponsored By: YC SBDC and SCORE of Northern Arizona

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Better Your Business Training Series - Starting Your Own Small Business

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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 16th, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Location: Online and In-Person - Yavapai College Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon St. Building 30, Room 109

In this workshop, participants will learn to qualify and develop their business ideas with market research, understand important legal and financial considerations in starting a small business, learn to build a business brand, discover marketing and sales strategies, and receive free resources for small business owners.


Event Fee: FREE

Presented by: PNC

Sponsored By: PNC

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Employment Laws from Hiring to Firing

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Date/Time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Online and In-Person Yavapai College Prescott Campus 1100 E Sheldon St. Building 3, Room 119

This two-hour course is designed for business owners and managers, but it should be informative for anyone who attends.

Employment laws, common management mistakes, potential legal land mines, and effective human resources practices, will be highlighted for each stage of the employment process:

  • Recruiting People
  • Hiring People
  • Paying People
  • Managing People
  • Dismissing People

 


Event Fee: $20

Presented by: Laura Hamblin, Attorney and HR Consultant

Sponsored By: YC SBDC and SCORE of Northern Arizona

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Better Your Business Training Series -Record Keeping for a Small Business

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Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Location: IN PERSON ONLY - 175 Swilling Avenue, Wickenburg, AZ 85390

In this workshop, participants learn to improve their record-keeping practices and are introduced to software that can support them in doing so.

IN PERSON ONLY


Event Fee: FREE

Presented by: PNC

Sponsored By: PNC

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Funding Your Dream - Navigating Funding Readiness for Arizona Entrepreneurs

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Date/Time: Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Location: IN PERSON ONLY - Yavapai College Prescott Valley Campus 3800 N. Glassford Hill Road, Building 40, Room 214

Join us for this training presented by Prestamos.  In this workshop, participants will learn financing basics, loan application process, and loan readiness.

IN PERSON ONLY


Event Fee: FREE

Presented by: Alex Garcia

Sponsored By: YC SBDC and Prestamos

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Common Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) Errors

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Date/Time: Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 11:00 am to 12 pm

Location: ONLINE ONLY

Learn more about Arizona's Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) from the experts at the Arizona Department of Revenue. 

In this training you will learn how to AVOID:

  1. Licensing errors
  2. Return errors
  3. Filing errors
  4. Payment errors

ONLINE ONLY


Event Fee: FREE

Presented by: Arizona Department of Revenue

Sponsored By: Yavapai College SBDC