Maricopa SBDC

ADOR Business Tax Workshop -- GateWay CC
2019-11-05 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Phoenix) | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, 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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Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2019-10-30 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: Marcus Browne, SBDC Business Analyst
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Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- Chandler
2019-10-29 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Chandler Chamber of Commerce, 25 S Arizona Place, Chandler, AZ, 85225, 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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Angel Investors and What Makes Them Tick -- Mesa
2019-10-22 18:00 - 20:00 | LaunchPoint, 245 West 2nd Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
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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Social Media Marketing 101 - The Basics
2019-10-22 13:00 - 15:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Overwhelmed by the thought of social media marketing?
Are you clueless when it comes to how it all works?
At the end of this class you will understand:

How Google changed the way we market
A basic overview of the major social media networks – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and Snapchat.
How content marketing works with social media to get you search engine optimization (SEO)
The steps to a successful online marketing strategy

A copy of the presentation and some free resources will be emailed to all attendees after the class.
Speaker(s): Presented by Giselle Aguiar of AZ Social Media Wiz. Giselle has been not only teaching but also doing Internet marketing since 1995. She’s a social media, digital and content marketing specialist & trainer. She helps small to mid-sized business owners leverage the power of social media marketing, increase traffic to their websites, generate leads, increase brand awareness and establish themselves as experts in their fields. Giselle is also an award-winning author.
Fee: $ 25.00

Phone: 480.784.0588
Email: yvette.estrada@domail.maricopa.edu

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Lunch + Learn: Incubate, Innovate, Create
2019-10-16 11:30 - 13:30 | Gateway Community College – Copper Room in IE Building, 108 N 40th Street, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
During this Lunch & Learn session, the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator team will be discussing the incubator and how it works to support the Phoenix metro area, innovation and entrepreneurship within the realm of sustainability, and circular economy including the economic benefits of transitioning from a linear to circular economy, ways to engage and inspire your network, and how to implement circular economy/sustainability practices into business. They will also lead the group through an engaging, short design challenge activity.
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Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- GateWay CC
2019-10-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2019-09-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2019-08-21 09:00 - 11:00, 2019-07-17 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
2019-10-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2019-08-22 09:00 - 11:00 | 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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Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- Estrella Mountain CC
2019-10-09 15:30 - 17:30 | Estrella Mountain Community College — Ocotillo Building, Room 101, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ, United States

Laying the Groundwork for Government Contracting
2019-10-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-09-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-08-13 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/

Tariffs, Trade Wars and Troubles: Understand How International Trade Conflicts Impact You -- GateWay CC
2019-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
We hope you can join us for this special event! This program is designed to help small business owners understand how the current global business environment impacts them.
The session covers basic information about various types of tariffs, the latest trade conflicts, and how each of these affect Arizona businesses. After this session, you will better understand how to protect your business from these conflicts and how the SBDC can help you.
Speaker(s): SBDC Business Analysts; Tom Fulcher, Katie Boddy, Carol Laisure Pool, and Special Guest Hank Marshall , City of Phoenix Economic Development Executive Officer
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Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2019-09-26 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: Mike Bull, SBDC Business Analyst
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Raising Capital - Funding Basics and Lender Insights
2019-09-24 09:00 - 12:00 | ASU Chandler Innovation Center – Rm 101 & 103, 249 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Often times, knowing the lending options available for your specific business needs can be overwhelming for a small business owner. This informative and interactive program opens with an education portion that covers basic information about commercial loans, types, sources and how to prepare for lending requests. A panel of lenders will provide insight and information related to the types of business they service, loans offered, and suggestions for how to prepare for a meeting with a lender. The session concludes with open time to meet each panelist and gather information about their products and services. Note: This session is focused on capital sources from lenders and does not cover angel investors.
Audience: This program is for small businesses that are currently seeking funds to grow their existing business.
There is no fee for this event. Space is limited, register today.
Speaker(s): Josh Flake – Four Peaks Lending
Jason Silbaugh – Chase Bank
Sean Scibienski – UMB Bank
Delia Gomez – SBA
Rachel Burgoyne – DreamSpring
Jennifer Rogers – BDFC
​Chris Flowers – Horizon Community Bank
Co-Sponsor(s): The SBDC, City of Chandler, and SBA are sponsoring this event to bring knowledge, resources and expertise to small businesses.
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Set Up Your Business for Success - LaunchPoint-Mesa
2019-09-17 15:30 - 17:30 | LaunchPoint, 245 West 2nd Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, 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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Small Business Payroll -- GateWay CC
2019-09-12 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
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)

Speaker: Tanya Luken, CPA
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Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2019-08-28 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: Katie Boddy, SBDC Business Analyst
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Business Income and How It's Taxed -- GateWay CC
2019-08-20 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
In this workshop you will:
Learn about the different types of business entities

Sole-proprietor
Partnership
LLC
S-Corp
C-Corp
Others

Including corporate maintenance
Avoid commingling of money

Learn what is business income

Revenue minuses expenses
Not cash taken by the owner
Recordkeeping Requirements

Business income tax forms

Understand which type
Define & discuss flow-through entities

How business income is taxed
How to pay income tax on business income

EFTPS/AZ Taxes
Quarterly Payments
Underpayment penalties & how to avoid them

Legislative Updates (plus changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
Speaker: Tanya Luken, CPA
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Business Income and How It's Taxed -- Peoria
2019-08-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Huntington University, Peoria Campus, 8385 W Mariners Way, Peoria, AZ, 85382, United States

Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- Mesa CC
2019-08-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Mesa Community College/Room LB300 Library Meeting Room, 3rd floor, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ, 85202

Set Up Your Business for Success - GateWay CC
2019-07-24 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: Michael Cohen, SBDC Business Analyst
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Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- Mesa
2019-07-23 15:00 - 17:00 | LaunchPoint, 245 West 2nd Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, 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.
Location: Room #143 at LaunchPoint Mesa
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Angel Investors and What Makes Them Tick -- Surprise
2019-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 | AZ TechCelerator, 12425 W. Bell Rd., Surprise, AZ, 85378, United States

Put Your Business Idea in Motion -- Estrella Mountain CC
2019-07-11 16:00 - 17:30 | Estrella Mountain Community College — Ocotillo Building, Room 101, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ, 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.
Located in: Ocotillo Building, Room 101
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