Calendar of Events
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January
Table for Ten - Restaurant Start-Up: What You Need to Know
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
How to Submit an Offer for Commercial-Item Purchases
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Getting To Know Your Market Using the Houston Public Library
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Your Credit Score and Its Impact on Financing Your Business
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
QuickBooks 2020 Desktop Edition: The Next Step
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Understanding Your Business Financials
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
New Business Orientation Class
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
February
New Business Orientation Seminar
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Making Your Digital Marketing Hit on All Cylinders
Lone Star College-Houston North (Maps)
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Pricing Successful Proposals for Government Contracts
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting Your Business
BakerRipley East Aldine Campus (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Business Model Canvas - A Modern Approach to Business Planning
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
The #1 Reason Why the Best Employees Leave
Sam Houston Sate University SBDC (Maps)
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The Entrepreneurial Equation
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Tax Info for Small Business
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Iniciando Su Propio Negocio (Starting Your Business)
UH Bauer College SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Owning a Franchise: A Lunch and Learn
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Before you Build Your Website - Step 1
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Small Business Guide to Effective Branding
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Comply with the New U.S. Department of Labor Overtime Law
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
QuickBooks Desktop Part 2
Brazos Valley SBDC, Brazos Valley Council of Governments - 3991 E. 29th Street (Maps)
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Intro to QuickBooks 2019
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Organizing Your Workday With Outlook
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Starting Your Own Business
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Everything DiSC® Workplace
Sam Houston Sate University SBDC (Maps)
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Protecting Your Company from Legal Pitfalls during Employee Discipline and Termination
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Reach Customers Online with Google
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Use Your Creativity to Fuel Your Business
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
New Business Orientation Seminar
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Employee vs Contract Labor
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Quickbooks Desktop
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 E Galveston St, Suite A (Maps)
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Insurance for Entrepreneurs
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft® Outlook®
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Starting A Business - Part 2
Brazosport College Small Business Development Center (Maps)
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
How to Do Business with the State of Texas
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Marketing and Branding Your Business with Podcasts and Video
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
So, You Want To Open A Restaurant
UH Bauer College SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Business Plan Preparation (Part I)
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Understanding the Complexities of Joint Ventures and Teaming Agreements & SBA All Small Mentor Protégé Program
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Getting Your Product on Store Shelves
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
New Business Orientation Seminar
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
How to Prepare a Capability Statement and Market to Government Agencies
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Getting To Know Your Market Using the Houston Public Library
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
New Business Orientation Class
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Use Wix to Build Your Website - Step 2
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Basic QuickBooks
Blinn College SBDC, A.W. Hodde, Jr., Technical Education Center, 2910 S. Blue Bell Rd (Maps)
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
March
Business Plan Preparation (Part II)
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Digital Marketing - Covering the Basics
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
How to Submit an Offer for Commercial-Item Purchases
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Promoting Your Business with Video
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
The Secrets to Loan Approval - The Loan Dating Game
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
How to Identify Your Target Market
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Pricing Successful Proposals for Government Contracts
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Legally Protecting Your Company Assets
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
New Business Orientation Seminar
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Introduction to Supervision
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Table for Ten - Menu, Management, and Marketing for Restaurants
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Getting the Most out of Microsoft® Outlook® Email
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Starting Your Own Business
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
How to Prepare a Capability Statement and Market to Government Agencies
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Protecting Your Business with Trademarks
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
How to Do Business with the State of Texas
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Basics of Starting a Business
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Defending your Online Business Reputation
Houston SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
New Business Orientation Class
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
New Business Orientation Seminar
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
HR Best Practices
GALVESTON COUNTY SBDC, 319 East Galveston Street Unit A (Maps)
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Leveraging LinkedIn to Drive Business Growth
Houston SBDC (Maps)
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Creating and Using Instagram To Leverage Your Business
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Advanced QuickBooks Desktop 2020
Sam Houston Sate University SBDC (Maps)
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Creating a Marketing Flyer Using InDesign
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Getting To Know Your Market Using the Houston Public Library
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
April
Understanding Government Accounting System Requirements and Monitoring Subcontracts
Houston Center SBDC (Maps)
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
QuickBooks Desktop Part 1
Brazos Valley SBDC - Brazos Valley Council of Governments, 3991 E. 29th Street (Maps)
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
New Business Orientation Class
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
May
Digital Marketing - Covering the Basics
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Owning a Franchise: A Lunch and Learn
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
New Business Orientation Class
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
June
New Business Orientation Class
Fort Bend County SBDC (Maps)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
