August 4th | 10am-11am

Website owners who are trying to grow traffic and leads for their business can gain profitable insights about their website performance by utilizing the information in their Google Analytics (GA) account. Yet many marketers and business owners fail to take advantage of this valuable information. If you are struggling to understand how your website is performing or don’t know what things to look for in GA to identify problems to fix, this workshop is for you.

You will leave this workshop with a better understanding of your website and with proven steps on how to measure your website success going forward. Other topics covered will include the following

August 9th | 6pm-8pm

The goal of most entrepreneurs is to have a better income and lifestyle than working as an employee might provide. But for this to be achieved it is necessary to look at a number of goals, both near term and far, and take steps now to make this happen.

This workshop will discuss strategies and tools specifically designed for small businesses, independent contractors, and freelancers to get started in building a solid financial base for their business that can help weather economic volatility, build retained earnings outside of the business, attract and retain employees, reduce tax burdens, position the business for sale or succession, and more.

August 10th | 10am-11am

WordPress now powers 41% of websites and it’s one of the most popular, powerful and flexible website platforms for all levels of business. Its user-friendly content management system makes WordPress a top choice for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and thousands of small businesses. WordPress is an all-in-one solution with unlimited potential that has the ability to scale as you grow which makes it a great investment and resource for small businesses.

This webinar will focus on why WordPress is such an amazing resource for Small Businesses!

August 10th | 1pm-3pm

Are you overwhelmed by all the choices for marketing your business? Not sure where your time and money would be well spent? Are you just following what everyone else is doing and hope it works for you too? If this is you...then it sounds like you may need a marketing plan! Without a plan in place, you could potentially waste thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours trying to grow your business.

August 11th | 10am-12pm

Most small business owners all too often have the vast majority of the net worth in their business with no concrete plan for retirement, succession, or sale of the business.

This workshop focuses on strategies to position your business for sale, to build assets inside and outside of your business to fund succession plans to employees or family members, and generally preserve as many options to the business owners for retirement and legacy.

August 12th | 10:30am-12pm

There's never a wrong time to make sure your online presence is all it can be. We will review submitted sites to find and fix challenges, problems, and missed opportunities during this webinar.

Attendees who wish to have their site reviewed will be contacted to submit their URL after registering. All the reviews are done live. The presenter will not visit your site before the webinar giving you the benefit of a real first impression.

August 12th | 1pm-3pm

Social media can be overwhelming for business owners. Which platforms. How often to post. What to post. What is “live”. Why Facebook Groups are important. This class will give you the basics every business owner should know as well as the latest trends to grow your business.

August 13th | 10am-12pm

If you don’t feel confident forecasting your business’ finances, regardless of how long you’ve run your company, this workshop is the answer. Financial Projections Made Easy explains the specific steps to complete the entire forecasting process, focusing on the user-friendly template created by SCORE LA to help determine the financial viability of your business.

This workshop shows how to determine and manage the month-by-month cash flow and provides attendees examples of financial projections tailored to their own companies. Attendees are shown how to calculate the amount of cash they need to run their companies.

August 17th | 10:30am-11:30am

All businesses need capital to start operating and to grow. But many new or small companies do not know where to look to identify and secure the necessary seed capital or funding.

Capital: Bootstrapping 101 will teach you how to evaluate your funding needs and determine whether a debt or equity strategy is appropriate for your business. Financing options e.g., friends and family, crowd funding, angel investment, venture capital and institutional funds will be discussed. Plus, attendees will gain an understanding of how to craft a fiscal management strategy for growth.

August 18th | 10am-12pm

Research says that for every $1 spent on E-Mail marketing there is an average $44 return on investment. To generate such positive outcomes, businesses have to reach the right customers with targeted campaigns. If you feel your E-Mail efforts don't yet pay off, this workshop is for you! This class will teach basic and advanced techniques to propel your E-Mail efforts.

August 18th | 6:30pm-7:30pm

Want to learn how to close more business on your first job-site visit?

Through this proven process and easy to use technology, you can instantly provide accurate estimates on your first job site visit! Then, Ask For The Job! That’s It!

Attend this SCORE Workshop and I will show you how easy this can be done!

August 19th | 10am-12pm

A discussion of the essentials of marketing your business on Facebook.