Certificate in Small Business Management Program 2007

Our Certificate in Small Business Management will allow you to gain the advantage you need to succeed as a small business owner or operator. Taught by a combination of Small Business Development Center staff as well as local attorneys, accountants, and business professionals in the trenches, you’ll receive answers to your questions - no theory!

Registration fee of $165 for the entire program or $20 per class! Space is available on a first come, first serve basis with a maximum class size of 30 participants.

This program begins Wednesday, March 28, 2007 running for 11 consecutive Wednesday evenings from 6 – 9:30 PM ending June 6, 2007.

Date	Class Topic
March 28, 2007	Introductions and Business Management Basics
April 4, 2007	Legal Issues for the Small Business
April 11, 2007	How to Hyper-Grow your Business through Smart Marketing
April 18. 2007	Using Financial Statements to Manage your Business
April 25, 2007	Controlling Growth through Bugdeting and Cash Flow
May 2. 2007	Reducing your Tax Burden
May 9, 2007	HR Law
May 16, 2007	Interviewing Techiniques
May 23, 2007	Performance Appraisals & How to Manage Employee Performance
May 30, 2007	Customer Service
June 6, 2007	Strategic Planning for the Small Business

 

All classes will be held in Room 355 in the new College of Business Building on the ISU campus.   To register for the Certificate in Small Business Management, call the Illinois SBDC at 309-438-3610 or email at sbdc@IllinoisState.edu  Individuals may register for each separate session for $20, which includes that day’s materials. ATTENDANCE AT A MINIMUM OF 10 SESSIONS IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE IN SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the Illinois SBCD at 309-438-3610 to request any accommodations. This program has been developed through a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois SBDC at ISU as a service to Illinois small businesses. The funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.