Courses for Southeast Colorado Springs - Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center

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Courses for Southeast Colorado Springs

Tax Essentials

October 27, 2020 • 5:30-7:30 pm

Facilitated by Brad Whitten, CPA, CVA, Pikes Peak Financial Group

Trying to understand tax law? Are you starting a new business or do you have an existing one and need clarification? This 101 training will guide you through all things taxes!

Social Media

November 3, 2020 • 5:30-7:30 pm

Facilitated by Lauren Hug, HugSpeak Consulting

Learn how to increase success in your business specifically through the use of social media. This workshop will help you decide which platforms are best for reaching your customers, and help you get started amplifying your business on those platforms.

Size Up Research

November 10, 2020 • 5:30-7:30 pm

Facilitated by Cory O. Arcarese, CArc Business Consulting

Market research provides critical information about your market and your business. It can tell you how your company is perceived by the target customers and clients you want to reach. It can help you determine who and where your customers are, and which customers are most likely to do business with you. Throughout this course, you will learn how to use some free tools that can help your customer leads efforts.

Understanding SEO

November 17, 2020 • 5:30-7:30 pm

Facilitated by Jordan Davis, Socially Exceptional

As you know, digital marketing is an essential part to owning a small business. At the top of the digital marketing realm is search engine optimization (SEO), easily the most important, and arguably the most confusing. In this workshop, we will simplify the basics you need to know about making your business visible on Google in today’s market. We’ll cover keys to successful ranking in search engines, SEO techniques that are working for local small businesses, optimizing your digital presence for both humans and computer algorithms and making your business visible online.

Understanding Financial Statements

December 10, 2020 • 5:30-7:30 pm

Facilitated by Cory O. Arcarese, CArc Business Consulting

During this course, we will review accounting basics to understand the information on your financial statements. After the course, you’ll understand how to read and analyze your income statement and balance sheets.

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The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBDC Network is a partnership between the State of Colorado, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Colorado’s institutions of higher education, local economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce.