Events/Workshops

This workshop is recommended for individuals exploring business ideas, planning to start, have recently started, or want to expand a small business and those seeking a small business loan. Topics of discussion include business feasibility, business planning, sources of funding, small business resources and required licenses.

Speaker: Dr Paul Dunn

Co-Sponsor: USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service, Winnsboro Main Street, City of Winnsboro, Winnsboro/Franklin Chamber, Franklin Parish Eco Dev Foundation, NE LA Eco Alliance

Location: LSBDC at ULM Training Event, Franklin Parish Library Learning Center, *Winnsboro

This seminar will educate people wishing to start their own business on business basics, including licenses, permits, business plans, cash flow projections, loans, and other useful start up information.

Speaker: ULL LSBDC Consultant Zachary McNeal

Location: Enterprise Center of Louisiana, Carencro

This workshop for entrepreneurs will provide information on establishing and developing a successful business plan. Resources covering financing options, business ownership and funding sources will be available. Great seminar for new entrepreneurs or those starting a new venture

Speaker: Jerre Madere

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

This workshop is designed for individuals exploring business ideas and covers small business resources, funding, legal issues and other basics.

Speaker: Cooper Cochran, Director, LSBDC at LSUS

Location: LSBDC at LSU Shreveport: Main Office, Business Education Building, *Shreveport

Extend your hand to reach your goals. You can build relationships and create business opportunities through social networks that ultimately improve your bottom line. Learn the essential elements and fundamental skills of this effective, low-cost marketing technique.

Speaker: Jerre Madere

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

This workshop is recommended for individuals exploring busines sideas, planning to start, have recently started, or want to expand a small business and those seeking a small busines sloan. Topics of discussion include business feasibility, business planning, sources of funding, small business resources and required licenses.

Speaker: Donna Little, Kyle Ardoin: MSU counselors

Location: LSBDC at McNeese State University, Business Conference Center, Lake Charles

This workshop is recommended for individuals exploring business ideas, planning to start, have recently started, or want to expand a small business and those seeking a small business loan. Topics of discussion include business feasibility, business planning, sources of funding, small business resources and required licenses.

Location: LSBDC at University of Louisiana Monroe: Main Office, Administration Building, *Monroe

This seminar will educate people wishing to start their own business on business basics, including licenses, permits, business plans, cash flow projections, loans, and other useful start up information.

Speaker: ULL LSBDC Consultant Zachary McNeal

Location: Enterprise Center of Louisiana, Carencro

An event tailored to lenders about the SBA loan guaranty program. All aspects of this type of financing, including terms, benefits and qualifications will be discussed. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, as this will be an interactive event between bankers and the SBA representative.

Speaker: Valerie Brumfield with the Small Business Administration

Co-Sponsor: U.S. Small Business Administration

Location: South Louisiana Community College, Fine Arts Building, Lafayette

For the forestry industry: Topics will include ethics, promoting your business, and following enviromentally conscious guidelines.

Co-Sponsor: LA Forestry Association

Location: LSBDC at Southeastern Louisiana University: Main Office, Southeast Louisiana Business Center, *Hammond

Great Managers = Great Organizations Just about anyone can get results for a quarter or two. But it takes an exceptional leader to unleash the potential of the team and "write a new story" of success. The 7 Habits for Small Business Managers is a unique, new approach to management development that helps you and your team move from getting good results to getting great and enduring results. LSBDC is proud to partner with FranklinCovey to deliver this workshop as a part of its commitment to helping business start, grow and prosper. As a result of our partnership LSBDC is able to offer the 2-day workshop to small businesses at 1/2 of the normal fee. Based on the highly acclaimed "The 7 Habits of Effective People? by Stephen R. Covey, the workshop is designed for owners, supervisors and managers of small businesses. It is taught as an intensive two-day application-oriented learning experience focused on the fundamentals and tools of great eadership. This workshop is held in a public setting with participants from multiple companies or can be customized for an on-site setting with participants from a single business. The workshop gives new and experienced managers a set of tools that will help them meet today's management challenges.Participants will learn how to: - Increase resourcefulness and initiative; - Define the contribution they want to make in their role as managers; - Manage performance through a balance of accountability and trust; - Give constructive feedback; - Improve team decision-making skills by embracing and encouraging diverse views. Tools for highly effective managers: The 7 Habits for Small Business Managers workshop follows a reinforced learning process that includes: - A rich, comprehensive participant guidebook - A Management Essentials book with insights on the role of the manager - An audio CD with Stephen R. Covey explaining how The 7 Habits apply to managers - Paper and electronic versions of the tools included in the workshop

Speaker: Michael Pennison

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

You will learn techniques to find, hire, and retain employees in the current New Orleans labor environment. Good employees are the backbone of your business. They are hard to find and even harder to keep. Learn how to locate a source of good employees, hire them, and keep them working for you. Even in the post-Katrina environment.

Speaker: Jo Huey

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

Learn QuickBooks from the ground up during this workshop. A certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor will teach you basic uses and features of QuickBooks including: setting up & getting started, working with QuickBooks list and bank accounts, entering sales, invoices and receiving payments, creating reports, graphs and analyzing financial data.

Speaker: Winston Williams

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

This is a continuation of the 'QuickBooks for Beginners' class. It expands and goes into an in-depth discussion on entering data on employees and payroll, 1099's and 1099's dealing with subcontract employees, monthly reports, year-end reports, business taxes, job costing, and segregation of business and personal items.

Speaker: Chris Thrash, Little and Associates

Location: LSBDC at University of Louisiana Monroe: Main Office, Administration Building, *Monroe

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement: Learn how these business financial statements apply to your business and the types of questions a banker sees from the statements. Hints on how to use these valuable tools to better manage your business.

Speaker: Winston Williams

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

This unique marketing program was designed for the 21st century entrepreneur. These innovative and solid marketing techniques offer secrets for making big profits and increasing customer traffic. Easy and inexpensive strategies will be presented to business owners interested in learning solid, proven strategies.

Speaker: Katheryn Bergstrom

Location: Morgan Smith Technical College, College Auditorium, Jennings

This unique marketing program was designed for the 21st century entrepreneur. These innovative and solid marketing techniques offer secrets for making big profits and increasing customer traffic. Easy and inexpensive strategies will be presented to business owners interested in learning solid, proven strategies.

Speaker: Katheryn Bergstrom

Co-Sponsor: Imperial Calcasieu Resource Conservation and Development

Location: LSBDC at McNeese State University, Business Conference Center, Lake Charles

Looking to increase your customer base on a shoestring marketing budget? Learn: key marketing points for your product; the secrets to attracting customers: how to layout your marketing plan; how to identify key promotional tools that fit your business; free resources that exist for marketing & promoting your business.

Speaker: Tori Griffin

Location: LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region: Main Office, UNO Jefferson Center, *Metairie

This is part of a series of seven federal contracting workshops being offered this summer. Introduction to Federal Contracting and Registering in the Central Contractor Registry were held July 9. An afternoon session on HUBZone certification will be held July 29. Three workshop will be offered throughout the day on July 30: How to Write a Strong and Formidable Proposal, Subcontract Management and How to Structure a Contract.

Speaker: SBA District Office and others TBA

Co-Sponsor: Northwest Louisiana Government Procurement Center, SBA, Louisiana Small Business Development Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Location: LSBDC at LSU in Shreveport, LSUS Technology Center-Room 209, Shreveport

This is part of a series of seven federal contracting workshops being offered this summer. Introduction to Federal Contracting and Registering in the Central Contractor Registry were held July 9. A morning session on July 29 will be on SBA 8(a) certification. Three workshops will be offered throughout the day on July 30: How to Write a Strong and Formidable Proposal, Subcontract Management and How to Structure a Contract

Speaker: SBA District Office

Co-Sponsor: Northwest Louisiana Government Procurement Center, Small Business Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Location: LSBDC at LSU in Shreveport, LSUS Technology Center-Room 209, Shreveport

This is part of a series of seven classes on federal contracting. Topics include "How to Write a Strong and Formidable Proposal," "Subcontract Management," and "How to Structure a Contract."

Speaker: TBA

Co-Sponsor: Northwest Louisiana Government Procurement Center, Small Business Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Location: LSBDC at LSU in Shreveport, LSUS Technology Center-Room 209, Shreveport

Tuesday August 5, Import/Export Strategies And Market Research; Thursday August 7, Pricing, Terms, Quotations, and Customs Entry Procedures; Tuesday August 12, International Banking, Financing, Transportation, and Documentation; Thursday August 14, International Marketing Plans;

Speaker: Ruperto Chavarri

Co-Sponsor: Workd Trade Center

Location: International Trade Assistance Program, World Trade Center, New Orleans

This is a free interactive workshop taught by Donna Childs, a small business owner who worked through 9-11 in New York. Topics to be discussed include: how to keep your business open, minimize losses, and save money on insurance.

Speaker: Donna Childs

Co-Sponsor: East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce, St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce, St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation, SCORE

Location: LSBDC at Southeastern Louisiana University, Northshore Harbor Center, Slidell