If You Want a Loan, You Need to Think Like a Lender
2018-08-07 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Phoenix) | GateWay Community College, South Building, Room 1330, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Capital is critical to small businesses that are scaling up for growth and working to sustain their success. But asking for money can be intimidating – especially if you don’t know how a lender thinks.
How can you build your confidence before talking to lenders? By knowing what your numbers tell you about your business and what lenders expect to see, so you’re prepared before you ask.
In this program, you will expand your understanding of your business financials, gain insights into how lending decisions are made, identify specific issues your business may face and develop an action plan to be lender-ready to fund your growth.
After completing this program, you will:
• Know why your numbers are an essential part of your loan application
• Know how lenders think and what story your numbers tell them
• Know what financial projections can tell you about your funding options
• Know next steps to take in order to close the gap and improve your chances of getting approved for a loan
**Fee includes cost of participant materials and a copy of the book, “Fund Your Business without Selling Your Soul”
WORKSHOP FEE: $20.00 per person payable by CHECK ONLY made out to “Maricopa Community Colleges – SBDC”.
Our guest speaker will be Stephanie Sims, author and champion of small business owners. Stephanie believes that every business owner can grow their dreams and their profits, but have to know their worth.
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Raising Capital - Funding Basics and Lender Insights
2018-08-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Estrella Mountain Community College — Ocotillo Building, Room 101, 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ, United States
The SBDC and SBA are sponsoring this West Valley event to bring knowledge, resources and expertise to small businesses.
Often times, knowing the options for developing a funding strategy and then understanding and sorting through the lending options available 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 and greet 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.
Session Agenda:
Welcome (9:00 am – 9:15 am)
Funding Basics (9:15 am – 10:00 am)

Lending Sources and Types of Capital
Loan Evaluation Criteria
Lending Options
The Loan Request

Panel Questions, Q and A, Conclusion (10:00 am – 11:15 am)
Meet and Greet the Lenders (11:15 am – 12:00 pm)
Logistics
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Time: 9:00 – 12:00 pm (Doors open at 8:30)
Location: Estrella Mountain Community College, 3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392
Room: Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) inside Montezuma Hall, First Floor
Parking: Lot B (along Dysart Road)
Audience
This program is for small businesses that are currently seeking funds to grow their existing business.
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Laying the Groundwork for Government Contracting
2018-08-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2018-10-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2018-11-13 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:
Nora Plonsky, Arizona PTAC Program Assistant
Nora.plonsky@domail.maricopa.edu or at (623)845-4700

Put Your Business Idea in Motion
2018-08-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2018-11-16 09:00 - 11:00 | 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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DreamBuilder Academy - Week 1
2018-08-20 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
This 7-week program was designed around Thunderbird School of Global Management’s DreamBuilder Program to assist students in starting and expanding their businesses and creating their business plan.
Dates: August 20 and 27, September 10, 17 and 24 and October 1 and 8, 2018 Event Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: SBDC Office, South Building, 108 N 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
For more information contact: 602-601-7200, ext 4 or aweecenter@awee.org
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Small Business Payroll
2018-08-21 09:00 - 11:00, 2018-11-29 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)

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Put Your Business Idea in Motion
2018-08-23 16:00 - 17:30, 2018-09-13 16:00 - 17:30, 2018-10-11 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.
Location: Ocotillo Building, Room 104
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DreamBuilder Academy - Week 2
2018-08-27 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

Put Your Business Idea in Motion
2018-08-28 09:00 - 11:00, 2018-09-25 09:00 - 11:00, 2018-10-30 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

DreamBuilder Academy - Week 3
2018-09-10 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

Mastering QuickBooks Workshop
2018-09-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-04 08:00 - 17:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Mastering QuickBooks Workshop
This workshop focuses on the desktop version of QuickBooks.

QuickBooks Overview and Initial Setup
QuickBooks Versions
Accounting 101
QuickBooks Accounting 101
Mastery of Basic Navigation
Setting up a New Company
Setting and Modifying Preferences
Introduction to Reporting
The Sales Cycle: Customers and Sales
Lists in Quickbooks
Customers
The Items List
Invoices from Estimates
Invoicing for Time & Material
Invoicing from Scratch
Money: Receiving Payments and Making Deposits
Troubleshooting
The Purchasing Cycle: Vendors and Bills
Creating Vendors
Purchase Orders
Entering Bills
Paying Bills
Writing Checks
The Checking Account
Reconciling the Bank Account
Credit Card Transaction
Special Topics in QuickBooks
Job Costing and Payroll
Reporting
Sales Tax
QB for Restaurants
QB for Real Estate and Property Management
Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Top 10 QB Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts
FEE: $100.00. Payment accepted by check ONLY made out to “Maricopa Community Colleges – SBDC”.

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DreamBuilder Academy - Week 4
2018-09-17 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

DreamBuilder Academy - Week 5
2018-09-24 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

DreamBuilder Academy - Week 6
2018-10-01 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

Business Income and How It Is Taxed
2018-10-04 09:00 - 11:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Business Income and How It Is Taxed
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 comingling 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).
Date: October 4, 2018
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: GateWay Community College, SBDC, South Building
108 N 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ
Fee: None
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DreamBuilder Academy - Week 7
2018-10-08 16:00 - 18:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States

AMP Boot Camp
2018-10-10 09:30 - 12:30 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
AMP Boot Camp
Bootcamp will enable you to:
+Change your and your team members’ perspectives.
+Redefine accountability, and put it to work for you.
+Shift your organization from forensic to real-time measurement.
+Vitalize your processes to get your desired outcomes.
+Create a business that is highly investable and designed for growth.
This 3 hour session will teach you how to reignite your business and set you up to take your organization to the next level.
In this session you will learn …
1. How to effectively expand your management capacity without hiring any new talent
2. How to utilize your perspective to better manage your organization and your career
3. How to motivate your team to new heights by keeping “the right” score
4. How to create a process centric management strategy that allows growth and isn’t dependent upon any one individual. Including you.
Register for this event: https://www.ampyouroutcome.com/events
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Raising Capital - Funding Basics and Lender Insights
2018-10-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Gateway Community College – Copper Room in IE Building, 108 N 40th Street, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
The SBDC and SBA are sponsoring this event to bring knowledge, resources and expertise to small businesses.
Often times, knowing the options for developing a funding strategy and then understanding and sorting through the lending options available 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 and greet 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.
REGISTER HERE

2018 Small Business Expo
2018-10-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N 3rd Street, PHOENIX, AZ, 85004, United States
WHAT IS SMALL BUSINESS EXPO?

Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit at America’s BIGGEST business-to-business trade show, conference & networking event of the year! Small Business Expo helps small business owners, start-ups and entrepreneurs like you take their business to the next level. Our FREE one-day event offers invaluable insights and exclusive networking opportunities with a wide range of over 25+ business-critical workshops, seminars and presentations from top industry experts, Speed-Networking, industry-leading exhibitors with innovative products/services to help your business, a business card exchange & much more. Whether you are in the start-up phase or a long-established company, Small Business Expo has the resources you need to stay a step ahead of your competition. If you’re looking to drive your business forward and take the next step to success, join us at one of our 15 Small Business Expo locations in major cities across the country.
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Put Your Business Idea in Motion
2018-11-08 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.
Location: Ocotillo Hall, Room 104
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Raising Capital from Equity Investors
2018-11-29 10:00 - 11:30 | PVCC Entrepreneurship Education Center, 18401 N 32nd Street, Building K, Room K117, Phoenix, AZ, 85032, United States
Paradise Valley Community College
Entrepreneurship Education Center
Building K, Room 117
18401 N 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Looking for Investor Capital? We hope you can join us for this special event and learn the
processes and techniques when raising capital from equity investors.
Has your business or plan developed to the point where you are seeking investors? Are you trying to determine how much you need to raise and how to value your company? Do you know how to find investors and how to successfully pitch them? In this workshop you will learn what goes on while Raising Capital from Equity Investors.
You will learn:

What are the most important things they look for in a pitch?
How do they “value” your business?
What do you need to do before you talk with an investor?
Does my business plan matter?
How does the process typically work?

If any of the following apply to you, this is a “Don’t Miss” event that fills quickly:

Businesses ready to expand and that need capital to do so
Businesses planning to raise capital from investors in the near future
Businesses applying for the Venture Madness competition

This workshop is led by SBDC Business Analyst, Tom Fulcher. Tom is an area expert on angel investing. He judges multiple programs including InnovateHer, Venture Madness and the Arizona Innovation Challenge. He also serves as an entrepreneur-in-residence for an Arizona Commerce Authority program and facilitates the NACET Pitch Power workshop series. His clients have won AIC grants and raised millions from investors.
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