Maricopa SBDC

SBA Loan Clinic -- VIRTUAL
2020-09-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2020-08-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-01 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix) | Virtual
Learn about SBA’s lending role and how to prepare a request for capital. Come to this FREE monthly clinic to understand credit requirements, interest rates, collateral terms, and amounts available. Learn how to approach a lender, find bankers interested in your needs and improve your chances of success. This program covers regular 7a lending and programs. PPP will be mentioned but not in detail as this program has different rules.
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
WHEN: First Wednesday of every month
TIME: 9:00am to 11:00am
REMOTE SESSION VIA Microsoft Teams:

Find sources of capital to start or grow your business
Learn what the lender credit requirements are for loan approval
Learn interest rates, terms, amounts, and collateral requirements
Learn how to approach a lender by knowing what they are looking for
Find which banks are interested in your loan needs

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NEED MORE INFO? Call 602-745-7200 or email Arizona@sba.gov
All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Small Business Payroll -- VIRTUAL
2020-05-28 09:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
In this workshop you will learn about:

Employee vs Contractor Rules
New Hires

Required Paperwork (New Hire Packets)
Recordkeeping
E-verify & New Hire Reporting

Exempt vs. Non-exempt employees (Salary or Hourly)
Payroll Taxes

Understanding

Employee withholding
Employer payroll taxes
Gross pay vs net pay

Workers Compensation

Based on Estimates
Self-Audit

Working with payroll company

How to review payroll reports
How to record transactions

Legislative Updates

Prop 206 AZ Minimum Wage & Sick Leave
FLSA Update (minimum salary for exempt employees

Review SBA FAQs for PPP and PPP forgiveness

Speaker: Tanya Luken, CPA
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Angel Investors and What Makes Them Tick -- VIRTUAL
2020-05-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
Have you heard the term Angel Investor? Looking for Investor Capital? Understanding who Angel Investors are and what makes them tick can be the difference between getting your startup funded or not. Let’s discuss what motivates Angels to open their wallets. In this workshop you will learn what goes on inside the mind of an Angel Investor.
After this session you should be able to…..
• Understand the sequence of equity investing thereby allowing you to position your venture to optimize its capital acquisition strategy
• Know the difference between Angel and Venture Capital and when they each are applicable.
• Profile Angel Investors and their mindset thus enabling smooth engagements.
• Appreciate Angel Investor’s ROI and time horizon expectations so that your venture’s “asks” aligns with their expectations.
• Enhance pitch decks by incorporating key themes that are important to Angel Investors
• Gain a realistic view on how Startups are valued thereby increasing your chances of closing a deal with Angels
• Be more comfortable with the Angel Group Investment Process
Speaker: This workshop is led by SBDC Business Analyst, Lou Farina. Lou is a local angel investor. He is a former technology leader with over 20 new ventures, mergers, acquisitions, turnarounds and divestures. For most of his career he focused large scale corporate ventures involving of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and revenue on a global scale. More recently he has focused locally as an angel investor, strategic advisor and university consultant. Lou enjoys working with high-potential technology companies within the Arizona Ecosystem.
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OFFERED VIRTUALLY -- Set Up Your Business for Success
2020-04-29 15:00 - 17:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
How you structure your business from day one will go a long way towards your ultimate success. An unintended mistake could result in unnecessary costs and unproductive use of time when you can least afford either. This workshop covers everything from choosing a business entity to hiring other people to setting up useful financial documents. It will serve as a road map to your grand opening!
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OFFERED VIRTUALLY -- SBA Coronavirus Relief Options
2020-04-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Is there any money available for my business that was impacted by the coronavirus? Join the Maricopa SBDC and the City of Tempe for this free online training to learn more about: Economic Injury Disaster Loans, Paycheck Protection Program and Additional Coronavirus Relief Options
Speaker(s): Marcus Browne, SBDC Business Analyst

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POSTPONED DUE TO LAST MINUTE CHANGING INFORMATION -- Small Business Funding - Show Me The Money - Disaster Loans, SBA Loans, and MORE!! -- VIRTUAL
2020-04-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
As requests are being submitted for the various SBA Disaster loans such as EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) and the PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) as well as the SBA Debt Relief Program, you may find yourself a bit lost in the process. Whether you have already submitted your request or plan to submit a request for any of these programs, due to the impact of COVID-19, this presentation is for you!

This informative and interactive program opens with an education portion that covers basic information about each of the SBA Disaster Loan offerings and what to expect in the process. Our panel will include a number of lenders and SBA representation. The lenders will provide insight as to how each of their organizations are meeting the needs of their applicants. Our SBA representative will provide current updates and help to clarify some of the information.

Note: This session is focused on SBA Disaster loan sources. It will not cover traditional lending outside of the COVID-19 disaster funds.

There is no fee for this event. Register today.
Speaker(s): SBDC and SBA

Co-Sponsor(s): The SBDC and SBA are sponsoring this event to bring knowledge, resources and expertise to small businesses.

POSTPONED TBA

OFFERED VIRTUALLY -- Put Your Business Idea in Motion
2020-04-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Are you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture? Do you know if it is a viable idea, one that will be a good investment of your time, resources and money? In our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program, you will learn about the critical questions you need to ask, and be given tools and resources you will need to use, to make a “Go” or “No Go” business start decision.
During this interactive session, you will:

Learn how to develop a winning value proposition
Know the resources available to help you start your market research
Be introduced to the concepts and tools you need to identify startup costs and working capital needs.

Participants are given short activities to apply what they learn to their business idea.
Audience: This program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business.
Note: The session does not include information related to legal structure, tax or licensing information.
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OFFERED VIRTUALLY -- Do's and Don'ts for COVID-19 Affected Businesses
2020-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
There is a lot of uncertainty regarding what to do with your business during this time of crisis. If your small business has been impacted by the coronavirus, join the Maricopa SBDC and the City of Tempe for this free online training to learn on the available COVID-19 financing application process.

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SBA’s Disaster Assistance Lending Options Webinar
2020-04-15 13:00 - 14:15 | Virtual
The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans program provides small businesses with working capital loans of up to $2 million that can provide vital economic support to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing. If your small business has been impacted by coronavirus, join this free online training to learn more about the program including:

Eligibility requirements
Use of proceeds
Terms
Filing requirements
Additional small business resources

Speaker(s): CJ Johnson, SBDC Business Analyst
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SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans Webinar
2020-04-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-04-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual

SBA’s Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) Loan Webinar
2020-04-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll.
SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities.
You can apply through any existing SBA 7(a) lender or through any federally insured depository institution, federally insured credit union, and Farm Credit System institution that is participating. Other regulated lenders will be available to make these loans once they are approved and enrolled in the program. You should consult with your local lender as to whether it is participating in the program.
Lenders may begin processing loan applications as soon as April 3, 2020. The Paycheck Protection Program will be available through June 30, 2020.
Speaker(s): CJ Johnson and Marcus Browne, SBDC Business Analyst
Register Online to receive log on instructions emailed to you

Angel Investors and What Makes Them Tick -- GateWay CC
2020-03-10 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

Get a Handle on Financial Projections -- GateWay CC
2020-02-27 15:00 - 17:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
As a business owner it is challenging to forecast sales and expenses. This program will give you a basic understanding of how to unwrap the mystery of making realistic financial projections. Participants will learn how to easily follow the path to develop real, beneficial, and supportable forecasts.
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Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2020-02-26 15:00 - 17:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
How you structure your business from day one will go a long way towards your ultimate success. An unintended mistake could result in unnecessary costs and unproductive use of time when you can least afford either. This workshop covers everything from choosing a business entity to hiring other people to setting up useful financial documents. It will serve as a road map to your grand opening!
Speaker: Lou Farina, SBDC Business Analyst
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Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- GateWay CC
2020-02-19 09:00 - 11:00, 2020-01-16 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Are you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture? Do you know if it is a viable idea, one that will be a good investment of your time, resources and money? In our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program, you will learn about the critical questions you need to ask, and be given tools and resources you will need to use, to make a “Go” or “No Go” business start decision.
During this interactive session, you will:

Learn how to develop a winning value proposition
Know the resources available to help you start your market research
Be introduced to the concepts and tools you need to identify startup costs and working capital needs.

Participants are given short activities to apply what they learn to their business idea.
Audience: This program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business.
Note: The session does not include information related to legal structure, tax or licensing information.
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Foreign Trade Zone & Incoterms 2020 - Improving Cash Flow in Uncertain Trade Times
2020-02-18 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
What is a foreign trade zone (FTZ)? Why do companies use FTZs? As a small business owner, do you have these questions in mind?
Foreign Trade ZONE (FTZ) is an area that, for United States Customs and Border Protection purposes, is considered to be in international commerce. Any foreign or domestic materials can be moved into an FTZ without being subject to U.S. Customs duties. Local communities benefit from the increased economic development and business development that result from zone projects. Companies use FTZs can improve cash flow, reduce paperwork and expenses, and reduce Arizona real and personal property taxes by 72%, more security, reduce supply chain times.
This program designed to help Arizona small business owners understand the FTZ program. In the same time, latest incoterm changes will be updated during the event.
Space is limited, register today.
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Laying the Groundwork for Government Contracting
2020-02-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-01-14 13:00 - 15:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Learn the basics of how government contracting works.
Very basic introduction to government contracting and the services PTAC offers. We follow a Who, What, Why, When and How format followed by a group discussion. This course is for small business owners who know very little or nothing about government procurement.
To register for this event please contact:
Danny Ayala, Arizona PTAC Program Manager
Daniel.Ayala@domail.maricopa.edu or at (623)845-4703
OR
Register at: https://azptac.com/events/

Set Up Your Business for Success - Chandler
2020-02-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Chandler Chamber of Commerce, 25 S Arizona Place, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
How you structure your business from day one will go a long way towards your ultimate success. An unintended mistake could result in unnecessary costs and unproductive use of time when you can least afford either. This workshop covers everything from choosing a business entity to hiring other people to setting up useful financial documents. It will serve as a road map to your grand opening!
Speaker: Paula Wittekind, SBDC Business Analyst
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Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2020-01-22 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

A Proven Software Development Process for the Non-Technical Entrepreneur - GateWay CC
2020-01-21 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
This workshop is designed to provide entrepreneurs with a blueprint for successful software development and technology implementation. The unfortunate reality is that quality software development and technology implementation is not readily available to most startups and small business entrepreneurs. Great entrepreneurs are met with small thinkers when searching for a development team via online freelancer sites, or the recommendation of a friend’s cousin who may code on weekends. Or they are faced with development companies that impose business models that do not align with the entrepreneurial spirit.
Speaker: Vincent Serpico
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ADOR Business Tax Workshop -- GateWay CC
2020-01-15 09:00 - 11:30 | GateWay Community College, MA Building, Room 1100, AZ, United States
This is a course on transaction privilege tax basics for businesses. Our guest speaker, from the Arizona Department of Revenue, will provide valuable information on the following topics:

Licensing and Reporting
Location Based Reporting
Tax Rates, Exemption Certificates
Exemptions and Deduction Codes
Added Tax versus Tax Factoring
Calculating and Reporting Tax

Speaker(s): Joann Arellano, Community Outreach Liaison, from the Arizona Department of Revenue.
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Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- Chandler
2020-01-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Chandler Chamber of Commerce, 25 S Arizona Place, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States

Cybersecurity Simplified: What Your Small Business Needs to Know -- GateWay CC
2020-01-14 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Technology is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it creates productivity and business opportunities never seen before. On the other it can allow remote users access to an entire business, enabling them to take it down with a few keystrokes. With fewer employees than ever, technology can allow small businesses to directly compete with medium and large firms.
The largest threat currently facing small businesses is cybersecurity. Small to medium sized businesses are particularly at risk because they are viewed by hackers as easier targets due to their general lack of awareness and resources. Small businesses can no longer afford to remain unaware of the threats or remain complacent with inadequate technology. They have to take action to enhance their systems, processes, and staffing in order to remain viable in today’s online economy.
After this session you should be able to…..

Identify the assets and systems that are susceptible to cyber threats.
Understand basic practices needed to protect your systems and assets.
What you use to detect someone or something malicious.
How to deal with a breach if and when it occurs.
How to restore your business back to normal after a breach.

Speaker(s): Dave Eilken is an Information Security Officer at the Maricopa Community Colleges. He has worked in information technology for over 20 years, half of that time specifically in cybersecurity.
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Creating Your Strategic Plan
2020-01-07 09:00 - 13:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Writing a strategic plan requires a measured, methodical approach. This course, Creating Your Strategic Plan, applies a step-by-step, five-phase approach to strategic planning, utilizing a simplistic, precision model to fully create an effective action oriented plan.
At the end of this class you will understand:
The basic theories, models, concepts and tools to develop and execute your strategic plan. Our ultimate goal is to transform you into an expert strategic planner and give you the opportunity to earn your credentials as a certified strategic planner.
These are proven methodologies and concepts that Mr. McClean has developed and used time and time again to provide growth and significant return on investments for numerous organizations around the globe.
A copy of the presentation and some free resources will be emailed to all attendees after the class.
Speaker(s): Presented by Colonel David R. McClean (Ret). Mr. McClean built a career in a variety of roles and industries, mostly in the Federal Government where he conceptualized, planned, and executed numerous multi-million dollar projects. Most of these projects were based in strategic and operational planning, process improvement (Lean Six Sigma), the development of policy, and workplace education and training curriculum/programs. His proven expertise as a leader, mentor, and facilitator for collaboration with all levels of an organizational hierarchy has significantly improved many organization’s bottom line. He is skilled in measuring, assessing, and guiding both individual and organizational knowledge needs by designing and implementing effective management principles and processes. His expertise in Strategic Planning resulted in his writing of the international selling book: Strategic Planning: as Simple as A, B, C.
Fee: $ 29.00

Phone: 480.784.0588
Email: connie.cagley@domail.maricopa.edu

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Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2019-12-11 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
How you structure your business from day one will go a long way towards your ultimate success. An unintended mistake could result in unnecessary costs and unproductive use of time when you can least afford either. This workshop covers everything from choosing a business entity to hiring other people to setting up useful financial documents. It will serve as a road map to your grand opening!
Speaker: Carol Laisure Pool, SBDC Business Analyst
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