sOCial media marketing: faCebOOk & tWitter, getting started With each passing year, Social Networking becomes more critical to the success of your business. Marketing your business is a dynamic and ever-changing challenge. This workshop will introduce you to social networking fundamentals such as Facebook fan pages. Participants will build a fan page, discuss page settings, upload cover and profile photos, discuss basic posts on the page and how to build an audience for their pages. Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Tues., Nov. 5 • 6-9pm • $30 • Rm. 222 Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Course #XCS0001D Wednesday, Nov. 20 • 6-9pm • Course #XCS0001D $30 • Room 244 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht QuiCkbOOks prO 2013: 5-part series in linCOln City Small Business Courses This course combines five 3-hour QuickBooks Pro 2013 classes under one course. 1) QuickBooks Financial, 2) QuickBooks Tips and Tricks, 3) QuickBooks Sales Transactions, 4) QuickBooks Vendor Transactions, and 5) QuickBooks Payroll. The total cost is $159. Or, take individual classes as listed below. Lincoln City, North Campus, Rm. 222 Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Time: 6 pm to 9 pm Instructor: Kathie Gordon-Brooks Cost: $159 for 5, or choose individual sessions at $39/ea. Course #XCA9602C linCOln City Campus neWpOrt Campus 1—QuiCkbOOks finanCial repOrts • oCt. 8 ($39) Website tune-up WOrksHOp This introductory course investigates the basics of web page design through a series of lectures and hands-on tutorials. You will learn how to organize, create, and manage web pages using a graphical web page editor in a multitasking environment. This course is recommended for anyone interested in developing web pages for business or personal use. Internet access and course software will be available in the computer lab. A combination of lectures, practice, skill-building sessions and discussion periods will be utilized. Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Tuesday, Dec. 3 • 6-9pm • $30 • Room 244 • Course #XCA9602X Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Learn how to record the various transactions you have in your business, reconcile your checking accounts, reconcile your loans, and provide your banker with accurate reports. You will also learn how to understand your Profit and Loss Report and what a Balance Sheet tells you. Finally, you will learn what you need to do at year-end for governmental reporting and business analysis. neWpOrt Campus 2—QuiCkbOOks tips and triCks • oCt. 15 ($39) searCH engine OptimizatiOn Do you want to find out how the search engines rank your website? How does Google view your site? Discover how you can get better search engine results for the search terms that matter most to your business. This course will cover Google Analytics and how to measure sales and conversions. It will help you understand how visitors use your site, how they arrived there, and how to keep them coming back. Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Tues., Nov. 19 • 6-9pm • $30 • Room 222 • Course #XBA9600M Instructor: Misty Lambrecht Learn how to navigate through the QuickBooks software like a pro. You will learn the software “big picture,” version choices, capabilities, chart of accounts, backing up, keyboard shortcuts, memorized transactions, pre-set forms, customizing other forms, and some trouble-shooting. Q & A encouraged. 3—QuiCkbOOks sales transaCtiOns • oCt. 22 ($39) linCOln City Campus Learn how to record the various transactions you have with customers and have QuickBooks give you understandable reports. You will also learn ways to understand your accounts receivable, aging reports, record payments on account, record recurring sales invoices, and analyze customer statistics. faCebOOk & tWitter: advanCed fOr business 4—QuiCkbOOks vendOr transaCtions • oCt. 29 ($39) Learn how to record the various transactions you have with vendors and have QuickBooks give you understandable reports. You will also learn ways to understand your accounts payable, cash flow needs, and cost reports. Ready to take the next step in your business’ Social Media efforts? Participants in this advanced session will learn about Facebook applications that can help create more user-friendly pages. The class will also delve into Facebook insights, and will create Facebook ads. Participants will explore how to use Twitter to market their business, blog or website. After attending this session, you will be able to use the latest tools to help make social media easier and more manageable – and to do it in just 15 minutes a day! Among other tools, participants will learn how to use HootSuite to more efficiently manage social media platforms, enabling them to post Facebook updates, tweets and images. “To start over in life seemed like a goal that was impossible, but thanks to OCCC the impossible has been made real!” – sean fleming Fast sign-up, at oregoncoastbusiness.com Thursday, Dec. 12 • 6-9pm • Course #XCS0001E $30 • Room 222 • Instructor: Misty Lambrecht 21 • oregon coast community college • fall 2013 linCOln City Campus Learn how to process payroll checks, payroll taxes, payroll liabilities and payroll reports. Record the various transactions you have in your business, reconcile your checking accounts, reconcile your loans, and provide your banker with accurate reports. Also, learn ways to understand your Profit and Loss Report and what a Balance Sheet tells you. 5—QuiCkbOOks payrOll • nov. 12 ($39)