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UID:1054-1486026000-1486031400@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Preparing for the Arizona Innovation Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 2\, 2017\n9:00 am – 10:30 am \nSBDC located at GateWay Community College\n108 N 40th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ  85034 \nCOST:  FREE \nTwice yearly\, the Arizona Commerce Authority awards $1.5 million to the world’s most innovative companies. The AIC is an investment in the minds of talented entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs who\, through commercialization of their technology\, are advancing Arizona’s economic transformation through wealth and job creation. \nThe business plan competition awards qualified\, innovative start-up and early stage companies capital to grow their business in Arizona. \nParticipants will learn: \n\nCompany eligibility requirements of the Arizona Innovation Challenge\nArizona Innovation Challenge process\nHow to apply/application review\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/preparing-arizona-innovation-challenge/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170202T173000
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CREATED:20170126T184928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170131T170242Z
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SUMMARY:Prop 206 Compliance Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 2\, 2017 \n4:00 pm – 5:30 pm \nEstrella Mountain Community College\n Center for Teaching and Learning (South) Building\n 3000 N. Dysart Road\n Avondale\, AZ  85392 \nArizona’s recent approval of Proposition 206\, known as the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act\, has businesses of all sizes scrambling to comply with the new minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements. \nJoin us for an informational presentation on these new requirements and how they impact your business. \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/prop-206-compliance-presentation/
LOCATION:Estrella Mountain Community College — Ocotillo Building\, Room 101\, 3000 North Dysart Road\, Avondale\, AZ\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170206T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170206T123000
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CREATED:20161213T230651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T230651Z
UID:1062-1486378800-1486384200@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:TechEdge - Week 3
DESCRIPTION:Four Week Series \nWeek 1 – Monday\, January 23\, 2017\nWeek 2 – Monday\, January 30\, 2017\nWeek 3 – Monday\, February 6\, 2017\nWeek 4 – Monday\, February 13\, 2017 \nTime:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm \nTechEdge is an intensive 4 week\, technology focused entrepreneurship course. \nTechEdge is intended for science or technology based startups who are in concept phase\, early stage development or growth mode. \nIf you are navigating the challenges that go into starting a business like accurately assessing your technology’s readiness level\, conducting customer development\, protecting your intellectual property or acquiring funding\, TechEdge will help you build an enduring\, successful company with your idea as the focus. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/techedge-week-1-2-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170207T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161206T211835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161206T212438Z
UID:1040-1486459800-1486470600@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Mastering QuickBooks – Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Mastering QuickBooks Series – This series focuses on the desktop version of QuickBooks. \nFEE:  $100.00.   Payable by check at the first class made out to “Maricopa Community Colleges – SBDC”.  Fee covers materials for all four sessions. \nFour Week Session – February 7\, 14\, 21\, and 28\, 2017\n9:30 am – 12:30 pm \nFebruary 7\, 2017  –  Part One \nQuickBooks Overview and Initial Setup \nQuickBooks Versions\nAccounting 101\nQuickBooks Accounting 101\nMastery of Basic Navigation\nSetting up a New Company\nSetting and Modifying Preferences\nIntroduction to Reporting \nFebruary 14\, 2017  –  Part Two \nThe Sales Cycle: Customers and Sales \nLists in Quickbooks\nCustomers\nThe Items List\nInvoices from Estimates\nInvoicing for Time & Material\nInvoicing from Scratch\nMoney: Receiving Payments and Making Deposits\nTroubleshooting \nFebruary 21\, 2017  –  Part Three  \nThe Purchasing Cycle: Vendors and Bills \nCreating Vendors\nPurchase Orders\nEntering Bills\nPaying Bills\nWriting Checks\nThe Checking Account\nReconciling the Bank Account\nCredit Card Transaction \nFebruary 28\, 2017  –  Part Four \nSpecial Topics in QuickBooks \nJob Costing and Payroll\nReporting\nSales Tax\nQB for Restaurants\nQB for Real Estate and Property Management\nCommon Mistakes and How to Fix Them\nTop 10 QB Tips\, Tricks\, and Shortcuts \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/mastering-quickbooks-part-1-2-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170210T120000
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CREATED:20161201T234138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161201T234138Z
UID:1016-1486720800-1486728000@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Empowered PhXX Round-Table Action Planning:  MEDIA
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 10\, 2017\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm \nASU SkySong\n1475 N Scottsdale Road\nScottsdale\, AZ  85257 \nLeaders of the Phoenix Entrepreneurial Ecosystem come together in an interactive round table format to discuss working with the local media to get additional exposure for women owned businesses and change the Phoenix culture around female entrepreneurship. \nEvery six months Empowered PhXX holds a Female Entrepreneurship Summit to determine three key areas that need specific action planning sessions to further the ecosystem. This session is one of the topics identified by our stakeholders at the last Summit. All community members who are committed to the economic development of women business owners in Phoenix are welcome to join. \nIf you have not attended an Empowered PhXX meeting prior\, please check out our blog and become familiar with our efforts\, research and focus prior to attending. Or contact Kristin Slice for additional details. \nNetworking is a critical function in building a business\, in fact many of our members are leaders within networking organizations\, however networking is NOT the focus of this meeting. If you are looking for networking opportunities please email us and we can provide you information about several amazing networking opportunities in Phoenix. \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/empowered-phxx-round-table-action-planning-media/
LOCATION:ASU SkySong\, ASU SkySong\, 1475 N Scottsdale Road\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85257\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170213T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170213T123000
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CREATED:20161213T230902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T230902Z
UID:1064-1486983600-1486989000@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:TechEdge - Week 4
DESCRIPTION:Four Week Series \nWeek 1 – Monday\, January 23\, 2017\nWeek 2 – Monday\, January 30\, 2017\nWeek 3 – Monday\, February 6\, 2017\nWeek 4 – Monday\, February 13\, 2017 \nTime:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm \nTechEdge is an intensive 4 week\, technology focused entrepreneurship course. \nTechEdge is intended for science or technology based startups who are in concept phase\, early stage development or growth mode. \nIf you are navigating the challenges that go into starting a business like accurately assessing your technology’s readiness level\, conducting customer development\, protecting your intellectual property or acquiring funding\, TechEdge will help you build an enduring\, successful company with your idea as the focus. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/techedge-week-1-2-2-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170214T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170214T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161206T212943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161206T212943Z
UID:1044-1487064600-1487075400@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Mastering QuickBooks – Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Mastering QuickBooks Series – This series focuses on the desktop version of QuickBooks. \nFEE:  $100.00.   Payable by check at the first class made out to “Maricopa Community Colleges – SBDC”.  Fee covers materials for all four sessions. \nFour Week Session – February 7\, 14\, 21\, and 28\, 2017\n9:30 am – 12:30 pm \nFebruary 7\, 2017  –  Part One \nQuickBooks Overview and Initial Setup \nQuickBooks Versions\nAccounting 101\nQuickBooks Accounting 101\nMastery of Basic Navigation\nSetting up a New Company\nSetting and Modifying Preferences\nIntroduction to Reporting \nFebruary 14\, 2017  –  Part Two \nThe Sales Cycle: Customers and Sales \nLists in Quickbooks\nCustomers\nThe Items List\nInvoices from Estimates\nInvoicing for Time & Material\nInvoicing from Scratch\nMoney: Receiving Payments and Making Deposits\nTroubleshooting \nFebruary 21\, 2017  –  Part Three  \nThe Purchasing Cycle: Vendors and Bills \nCreating Vendors\nPurchase Orders\nEntering Bills\nPaying Bills\nWriting Checks\nThe Checking Account\nReconciling the Bank Account\nCredit Card Transaction \nFebruary 28\, 2017  –  Part Four \nSpecial Topics in QuickBooks \nJob Costing and Payroll\nReporting\nSales Tax\nQB for Restaurants\nQB for Real Estate and Property Management\nCommon Mistakes and How to Fix Them\nTop 10 QB Tips\, Tricks\, and Shortcuts \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/mastering-quickbooks-part-2-2-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161025T225551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161025T225717Z
UID:970-1487077200-1487084400@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Laying the Groundwork for Government Contracting
DESCRIPTION:  \nLocation:\nGateWay Community College\nSBDC in the South Building\n108 N 40th Street\nPhoenix\, AZ  85034 \nEvent Fee: Free \nLearn the basics of how government contracting works. \nVery 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. \nTo register for this event please contact: \nNora Plonsky\, Arizona PTAC Program Assistant \nNora.plonsky@domail.maricopa.edu or at (623)845-4700
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/laying-the-groundwork-2/
LOCATION:ASU SkySong\, ASU SkySong\, 1475 N Scottsdale Road\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85257\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170216T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170216T110000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161206T222008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T193954Z
UID:1050-1487235600-1487242800@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Put Your Business Idea in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 16\, 2017\n 9:00 am – 11:00 am \nChandler-Gilbert Community College\nSun Lakes Center\, Room 108\n25105 S. Alma School \nChandler\, AZ  85248 \nCOST:  FREE \nAre you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture?  Are you confused by how to get started and what steps to take?  Think you have a great idea\, but maybe you are not sure if it is a viable business idea\, an idea that customers want or need?  If you answered yes to any of these questions\, our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program is for you. \nUsing presentations\, group discussion\, and activities\, participants are introduced to the critical topics of how to explore and validate a business idea\, learn best practice tips for building a solid financial foundation on which to grow a business\, review the steps to setting up and doing business in Arizona\, and be introduced to the services offered by SBDC and other resources. \nThis program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/put-business-idea-motion-3/
LOCATION:Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Sun Lakes Center)\, 25105 South Alma School Road\, Chandler\, AZ\, 85248\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170221T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170221T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161206T213308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161206T213308Z
UID:1046-1487669400-1487680200@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Mastering QuickBooks – Part 3
DESCRIPTION:Mastering QuickBooks Series – This series focuses on the desktop version of QuickBooks. \nFEE:  $100.00.   Payable by check at the first class made out to “Maricopa Community Colleges – SBDC”.  Fee covers materials for all four sessions. \nFour Week Session – February 7\, 14\, 21\, and 28\, 2017\n9:30 am – 12:30 pm \nFebruary 7\, 2017  –  Part One \nQuickBooks Overview and Initial Setup \nQuickBooks Versions\nAccounting 101\nQuickBooks Accounting 101\nMastery of Basic Navigation\nSetting up a New Company\nSetting and Modifying Preferences\nIntroduction to Reporting \nFebruary 14\, 2017  –  Part Two \nThe Sales Cycle: Customers and Sales \nLists in Quickbooks\nCustomers\nThe Items List\nInvoices from Estimates\nInvoicing for Time & Material\nInvoicing from Scratch\nMoney: Receiving Payments and Making Deposits\nTroubleshooting \nFebruary 21\, 2017  –  Part Three  \nThe Purchasing Cycle: Vendors and Bills \nCreating Vendors\nPurchase Orders\nEntering Bills\nPaying Bills\nWriting Checks\nThe Checking Account\nReconciling the Bank Account\nCredit Card Transaction \nFebruary 28\, 2017  –  Part Four \nSpecial Topics in QuickBooks \nJob Costing and Payroll\nReporting\nSales Tax\nQB for Restaurants\nQB for Real Estate and Property Management\nCommon Mistakes and How to Fix Them\nTop 10 QB Tips\, Tricks\, and Shortcuts \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/mastering-quickbooks-part-1-2-2-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161206T222524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T225559Z
UID:1052-1487858400-1487865600@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Put Your Business Idea in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 23\, 2017\n 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm \nGateWay Community \nSmall Business Development Center\, South Building\n108 N 40th Street\nPhoenix\, AZ  85034 \nCOST:  FREE \nAre you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture?  Are you confused by how to get started and what steps to take?  Think you have a great idea\, but maybe you are not sure if it is a viable business idea\, an idea that customers want or need?  If you answered yes to any of these questions\, our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program is for you. \nUsing presentations\, group discussion\, and activities\, participants are introduced to the critical topics of how to explore and validate a business idea\, learn best practice tips for building a solid financial foundation on which to grow a business\, review the steps to setting up and doing business in Arizona\, and be introduced to the services offered by SBDC and other resources. \nThis program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/put-business-idea-motion-3-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170228T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170228T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T174816
CREATED:20161206T213530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161206T213530Z
UID:1048-1488274200-1488285000@www.maricopa-sbdc.com
SUMMARY:Mastering QuickBooks – Part 4
DESCRIPTION:Mastering QuickBooks Series – This series focuses on the desktop version of QuickBooks. \nFEE:  $100.00.   Payable by check at the first class made out to “Maricopa Community Colleges – SBDC”.  Fee covers materials for all four sessions. \nFour Week Session – February 7\, 14\, 21\, and 28\, 2017\n9:30 am – 12:30 pm \nFebruary 7\, 2017  –  Part One \nQuickBooks Overview and Initial Setup \nQuickBooks Versions\nAccounting 101\nQuickBooks Accounting 101\nMastery of Basic Navigation\nSetting up a New Company\nSetting and Modifying Preferences\nIntroduction to Reporting \nFebruary 14\, 2017  –  Part Two \nThe Sales Cycle: Customers and Sales \nLists in Quickbooks\nCustomers\nThe Items List\nInvoices from Estimates\nInvoicing for Time & Material\nInvoicing from Scratch\nMoney: Receiving Payments and Making Deposits\nTroubleshooting \nFebruary 21\, 2017  –  Part Three  \nThe Purchasing Cycle: Vendors and Bills \nCreating Vendors\nPurchase Orders\nEntering Bills\nPaying Bills\nWriting Checks\nThe Checking Account\nReconciling the Bank Account\nCredit Card Transaction \nFebruary 28\, 2017  –  Part Four \nSpecial Topics in QuickBooks \nJob Costing and Payroll\nReporting\nSales Tax\nQB for Restaurants\nQB for Real Estate and Property Management\nCommon Mistakes and How to Fix Them\nTop 10 QB Tips\, Tricks\, and Shortcuts \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/mastering-quickbooks-part-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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