UW-Madison SBDC: April 2011 programs

Developing Your Business Plan

A written business plan helps you control your business rather than letting it control you. Discover how to target your market, analyze competitors, and examine your strengths and weaknesses as a business owner. Learn how to set goals and develop financial projections. At the end of the five sessions, you should have a draft of your plan. Includes a comprehensive business planning guide valued at $20! Grainger Hall

Monday’s April 25 – June 13, 2011, (no class May 16 or 30th) 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm For a brochure or information, call the SBDC Business Answer line: 608-263-7680. To register call: 608-262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

Project Management Essentials

This session takes the mystery out of how to organize and plan projects, meet deadlines, and keep the budget under control. You’ll benefit by saving time and money through improved plans, schedules, and communications. Tuesday April 19, 2011; 8:30 am – 4:00 pm For a brochure or further information, call the Small Business Answer line at 263-7680. To register call: 262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

Through presentations, small group discussions, and hands-on activities, you will learn:

* How to recognize when to use project management techniques
* How to develop your role as a project manager and strengthen business relationships
* How 5 unspoken customer issues affect your project
* How to use the SMART approach to goal setting
* How to develop a work break down (WBS) structure
* The importance and use of Gantt and PERT charts
* How to implement 7 planning strategies
* How to use the critical path method (CPM) to manage projects

Guerrilla Marketing: Creative marketing on a budget

Program # 2114 Wednesday April 20th, 8;30 am – 4 pm

* Do you have MORE customers than you can handle?
* Can’t decide where to begin marketing?
* Trying to market with a non-existent budget?

Effective marketing is the key to business survival, growth and success. Guerrilla Marketing gets you started. Gleaned from the same ingenious strategies detailed in the best-selling series, Guerrilla Marketing delivers a powerful summary of essential marketing tactics and cuts to the heart of Guerrilla marketing, while taking you to levels of success you may have thought unreachable. Grainger Hall Call for a brochure or more information; call the Small Business Answer line at 263-7680. To register call: 262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

QUICKBOOKS™ ACCOUNTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS SERIES

Accounting has never been easier for small business. Using the power of your computer and QuickBooks™ software, you can efficiently manage all your financial data and produce reports to help you make good business decisions. In this series, you will learn how to apply the software to your business accounting. At Grainger Hall

QuickBooks Getting Started, Wednesday, April 26, 2011, 8:30 am – 12 pm

QuickBooks Essential, Monday & Tuesday, May 2 & May 3, 2011, 8:30am -12 pm

QuickBooks Beyond the Essentials, Wednesday May 4, 2011, 8:30am -12 pm

Call for a brochure or more information; call the Small Business Answer line at 263-7680. To register call: 262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

Secrets of Successfully Engaging Others

April 14, 2011, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Program #5135

Learn the reason why traditional means of motivating others often do not work in today’s diverse workforce. From understanding how our communication affects others to recognizing how others best receive our communication, we can begin to master the principle that “One cannot motivate others – one can only create an environment in which others motivate themselves.” Call for a brochure or more information; call the Small Business Answer line at 263-7680. To register call: 262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

Perspectives for Success Women’s Breakfast Series

Get rid of the winter blues! Refresh your mind, body and soul with notable presenters who share their perspectives for success in these presentations. Increase your self-confidence and enhance skills that will help you on your path to professional and personal success. Enjoy a great breakfast buffet with hot and cold items while learning and networking; next Breakfast at the Great Hall in the UW Memorial union is:

Call for a brochure or more information; call the Business Answer line at 263-7680. To register call: 262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

Politically Incorrect Business Advice From the Bleeding Edge of Success! Presented by Penelope Trunk

http://sbdc.wisc.edu/women/default.asp#Penelope

April 20, 2011

Financial Management Series

$360 for all 4 classes or $99 each In this series, you will learn how to set up financial records, how to use and analyze financial statements to make decisions, and how to manage profitability, cash flow, and financial position. You may choose individual programs to fit your schedule, but most participants benefit from taking the entire series since the sessions build on each other and you save 10% from the cost of individual sessions.

Basics of financial management: using financial statements; budgeting and profit planning managing; cash flow, Wednesday April 20, 2011, 8:30 am – 12pm

Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements, Wednesday April 27, 2011, 8:30 am-12pm

Budgeting & Profit Planning, Wednesday May 4, 8:30 am-12 pm

Managing Cash Flow, Wednesday May 11, 8:30 am-12 pm

Grainger Hall For a brochure or information, call the SBDC Business Answer line: 608-263-7680. To register call: 608-262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

People & Communication Skills Series

Program #5138

You may choose from the individual programs listed below, but most participants benefit from taking the entire series of all three sessions and save 10% ($569) over the cost of individual sessions at Grainger Hall Call for a brochure or more information; call the Small Business Answer line at 263-7680. To register call: 262-3909. Visit their Website at: http://www.sbdc.wisc.edu

Emotional Intelligence-Mastering the other IQ

Program #5139

Research by the Carnegie Institute concluded: “15% of success is technical skills – 85% is people skills.” Emotional Intelligence is all about people skills – how well you know yourself and your emotions and how well you read and interact with others and their emotions. Learn about how the brain, the body and emotions affect each other, and then how to better manage your own emotions and the emotions of others so you can have clearer, more accurate communications that create cooperation and collaboration in the workplace.

Thursday, April 28,2011 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. $235 (includes assessment tool)