business start-ups & tune-ups “This course is a must for those BEFORE they start a business, and a great ‘tune up’ for those already in business.” “I took this class before starting my small business back in 2005. I am still in business today and may just take it again! It was that good!” 10-Week entrepreneur’s planning Course “My time here has been very enjoyable. I have gained new insights about life and my beliefs, and have made amazing new friends.” – lea devillier These are quotes from “Start Ups & Tune-Ups” students, posted on our Facebook page. To find out why these business people are so passionate about this cornerstone SBDC course, sign up! This 30-hour course will help you match your personal and professional goals. You will assess your entrepreneurial make-up if you are a start-up business. If you are already in business, you will learn how to tune-up your business to run more smoothly. By developing a business plan framework that includes a mission statement, financial forecasts, marketing strategies, location, pricing, personnel and more, you will be planning for your future success. This course, led by Reuben Johnsen, uses the NxLeveL curriculum. The $180 tuition includes a comprehensive notebook and study guide valued at $80. (Spouses and/or business partners may attend FREE, but must pre-register. Call 541-994-4166.) Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Tuesdays • Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 & Dec. 3 6-9pm • Course #XBA9503T neWpOrt Campus, Rm. 249 $180 • Scholarships available! Coming to Lincoln City in Winter Term 2013-14 Instructor: Reuben Johnsen Upon completion of the course a student will be able to: • Use Google documents with templates, embedded maps, videos, gadgets and translations • Edit and upload photos into Picasa • Create slide shows and simple collages with Picasa • Share pictures and video online and on websites Prerequisite: Must have Gmail account with username and password prior to first class. (Free, at google.com) This four-week course will have 12 hours of instruction time for four-three hour sessions and lab time of four – three hour sessions to build a website under direction of instructor. sessiOn One: Hosting, domain name, website layout, plan and strategy. sessiOn tWO: Picking your template and adding the pages for content and images. sessiOn tHree: Picking the right plug-ins for advanced functions and customer use. sessiOn fOur: Launching your site, tracking success. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to create a website using a template and modify the content of the website, add special features to the website with plug-in modules and choose where to host the website. build yOur OWn Website (inCludes Open lab) neWpOrt Campus Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursday • Oct. 3 • 6-9pm • Course #XCS9600G $30 • Room 244 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht gOOgle: gmail, Calendar & drive Small Business Courses neWpOrt Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Tuesdays • Oct. 1, 8, 15 & 22 • 2-5 pm & 6-9pm $180 • Room 140/244 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XCS9606A linCOln City Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursdays, Nov. 7, 14, 21 & Dec. 5 • 2-5pm & 6-9pm $180 • Room 211 & 222 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XCS9606A If people always tell you you have ‘your head in the clouds,’ then congratulations! Now, let us help you put your business there, too. In this course, you’ll enhance your Google search with product searches, book searches and blog searches. Then, we move beyond Google search to even more uses of Google products. This class will give an overview of Google’s free cloud-based software solutions including Google Documents, Calendar, Reader, Google 411 and more. Learn to create documents, create and share informational calendars and create news searches for feeds into your personal reader. Prerequisite: Must have Gmail account with username and password prior to first class. (Free, at google.com) gOOgle piCasa: managing yOur pHOtOs, files and mOre in tHe gOOgle ClOud Managing your photos, files and more in the Google cloud. Learn to use Google to find, edit and share your photos with free Google Picasa. We will take a closer look at Google documents, presentations, and spreadsheet. You will learn to embed maps, calendars, video and links, as well as how to translate documents to different languages, add headers, footers and more. neWpOrt Campus Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Wednesday, Oct. 9 • 6-9pm $30 • Room 244 • Course #XBA9600E Instructor: Misty Lambrecht linCOln City Campus Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursday, Oct. 24 • 6-9pm $30 • Room 222 • Course #XBA9600E Instructor: Misty Lambrecht oregoncoastbusiness.com • fall 2013 • 18