Getting Your Bank to Say Yes

Sooner or later al most all entrepreneurs need access to funding to grow their business. This workshop focuses on accessing capital from a lender's perspective. Attendees will learn various ways of financing their business, types of loans available, what is required to be eligible for a loan along with best practices and must do's to get financed.  Whether your business is a startup or existing, this information will improve the likelihood your banker says "APPROVED". Presented by Michael Chung of the SBDC.

Tues, Feb 28, 2017 , 6:00PM til 7:30PM in Ocala

Preregistration is required at a cost of $25 but this includes dinner. You can also bring a guest for free. Register at http://conta.cc/2idJb1M  

How to Start YOUR Own Business (3 hours)

Do you have a great idea for a business but just don't know where to begin? This workshop will provide a comprehensive introduction on how to start your own business.

Topics covered include idea generation, the legal environment and business structures. 

Workbook included.

 

March 1 | 9am - 12pm | $40 ($50 day of event)

April 5 | 9am - 12pm | $40 ($50 day of event)

Location | College of Central FL Ocala  

 

  Register Now! 

   

For additional information please call 352-622-8763

or email  [email protected]

 

Get connected with Talent Center and local jobs by subscribing to our NetWORKER publications (register at:   http://tinyurl.com/TalentCenterSignUp ). We currently publish the Student NetWORKER, the Professional NetWORKER and the IT NetWORKER - all to showcase "hot" part-time and full-time positions. In addition to the NetWORKER publications, students and career seekers are encouraged to visit talentcenter.org for a more expansive listing of local job opportunities. Finally, career seekers may also want to explore Employ Florida Marketplace (employflorida.com) for the most comprehensive posting of local job opportunities.

 

Talent Center offers a full menu of no-fee career services for students, graduates and professionals in transition. In addition to a professional business setting; outplacement assistance; and one-on-one career coaching, our Talent Center team delivers cutting edge strategies and resources to help individuals shape their digital footprint; understand and develop the soft skills that employers values; create job specific resumes and strategic cover letters; and finally, nail the interview and get the job offer.  Individuals can work one-on-one with our coaching staff or opt for a small group setting to gain helpful tips and strategies to improve their job campaign.  For career ready job seekers, Talent Center offers business services and employer outreach through our Business Development team.

Interested in our Refocus and Reconnect Workshop for Graduates and Professionals in Transition? Please contact us to register for one of the following workshops in March:

March 7 & 8

March 21 & 22

The workshops begin at 8:30 am and end at 1 pm each day and are held at the Ocala campus of College of Central Florida. Registration is required in advance and interested individuals should contact Jerry Flanders at 352-840-5770 or at [email protected]

 

You've survived. Now it's time for you to thrive!   

Owning and operating a small business can be overwhelming and frustrating. But with the help of SCORE mentors and your peers, you will see it can also be rewarding and successful.

  Join your fellow small business owners in this series of three educational sessions and follow-up peer-to-peer learning roundtables where you decide the topics.

Important strategies you will learn include how to:

This series is brought to you through a partnership between the SCORE Foundation and Canon USA. 

There is a fee of $30 for this series of 3 workshops but you can bring one guest for free. Light dinner is included.

Thurs, Mar 23 and 28 and Apr 6, 2017 , 6:00PM til 7:30PM in Ocala.

Preregistration is required at  http://conta.cc/2j3lVYc 

Custom Business Training Grant - Training Incentives Funds

CareerSource CLM works with our local educational partners - Marion Technical College (MTC), Withlacoochee Technical College (WTC), and the College of Central FL (CF), to promote short term training programs to businesses that need to train their existing employees.  CSCLM offers training funds through our Custom Business Training Grant (CBT), which offer financial support to employers that offer training opportunities to their existing workforce. The program offers between 50% to 75% reimbursement of the training expenses to have employees work toward industry certifications and/or expansion of their skills in technical industries. 

Examples of some of the training that can be utilized under the CBT program are:  CNC, Logistics, Automation and Production Technology, Supervisor Training, Cyber Security, AutoCAD, Welding, just to name a few.  Many other programs qualify for these funds.  To learn more about the CBT program and to see if we can support your training needs, contact a CareerSource CLM business development staff at (325) 873-7955, or visit our web for further information:  https://careersourceclm.com/pages/training

Spring Career Fairs - Two Days - Two Counties - Lots of Opportunities

CareerSource CLM is hosting two career fairs in March.  If you have positions that need to be filled, contact one of our business development staff at 800-434-JOBS, ext. 1200, or register at @ http://bit.ly/SpringCareerFairs2017

Employers will be able to promote their business while meeting with candidates. There is no cost to attend.  Registration is limited - so plan to attend by registering and/or contact our business development team.

Career Awareness/Talent Pipeline Video Promotion Project

CareerSource CLM is initiating a series of educational videos - marketing industries in Marion, Citrus & Levy Counties through a 50 second video.  We are currently seeking employers in Information Technology and/or Manufacturing to promote their business through a short video that would help promote their business and industry, while educating our youth of career and industries in the region. The videos are professionally developed by Digital Fury.  In an effort to promote this program CareerSource CLM will pay half of all costs.  Check out the  YouTube video link on employers who have already utilized this program: youtube csclm employer videos

For more information on how to apply for this program, call 352-873-7991.

Ocala Campus

3001 S.W. College Road

Ocala, FL 34474

www.CF.edu/noncredit

Noncredit Business and Technology Courses

March, April and May 2017

Contact Bonnie Hays at [email protected] or 352-854-2322, ext. 1855 for more information.

Intermediate Excel 2016

Intermediate topics such as pivot tables, macros, intermediate formulas, and more.

Instructor: Trish Dukeman

Date: Tuesdays, March 28 and April 4, 11, 18

Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $85 

Advanced Excel 2016

Advanced topics such advanced formulas, charts, macros and more.

Instructor: Dave Lanzilla

Date: Mondays, April 24, May 1 and May 8

Time: 5-8 p.m.

Cost: $75 

Customer Service

Interactive class covers topics such as internal and external customers, service recovery, verbal and nonverbal skills and more.

Instructor: Ulli Munroe

Date: Thursday, April 27

Time: 8 a.m.-noon

Cost: $49

Supervisor Training

This class provides insight on behavioral styles and generational differences and discusses how to work effectively with each group. The class also covers  effective delegation, situational coaching, performance reviews.

Instructor: Ulli Munroe

Date: Thursdays, April 27 and May 4

Time: 1-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $79

Your Plan for Your Business Plan

Nothing is more crucial to business success than planning. Learn how you can best develop your plan for your business. 

A small business is like a gemstone - all the facets have to work together to make it brilliant. 

Presenter: Our presenter, Dr. Buck Buchanan, has started his own successful businesses and will share his secrets with you.

Wed, Apr 5, 2017 , 7:00 PM til 8:00 PM online

Preregistration for this free webinar is required at http://conta.cc/2lo9qW3 

Understanding Your Business Using Excel

Microsoft Excel can be a powerful tool to help you model your business. It lets you make predictions and decisions to ensure success. This  workshop will show you how to use Excel to collect your financials/cash flow and do basic projections to make sure that your business is ready for business peaks and valleys [especially important in our local marketplace where a lot of business can depend on "snowbirds"].

Basic familiarity with Excel is a pre-requisite for this workshop. The workshop will show how to export data from an accounting package into Excel and then use the data to make projections. Examples will be handed out to help you when you get back to your office.

Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 9:00 AM til noon in Ocala

There is a registration fee of $25 for this workshop but you can bring one guest for free.  Register at  http://conta.cc/2kEQKD3

Speaking of Business

by Dr. Phil Geist

Employees... Pay, and Benefits

As the economy improves, a number of small businesses have reported not only having employees leave, but that they are having difficulty attracting a replacement. They have asked, "How much do I need to pay to get a good employee?" The glib answer is, "As much as it takes to hire and retain one." The precise answer is considerably more involved... The Bureau of Labor Statistics [www.bls.gov] states that in 2015 there was a 25.8% average voluntary turnover in employees.... Read More »