Butte College Small Business Development Center Training

June, July, August & September 2008 Courses
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Training for Starting, Running & Growing Your Business

Are you a business owner or thinking about starting a small business and wondering what resources are available to help you succeed?  The Butte College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), is the place to begin. The SBDC is committed to helping you achieve success in today’s competitive market.

The SBDC provides confidential technical assistance in all areas of small business management, at no charge.  The center is staffed by professional counselors with expertise in all areas of small business management.  Ongoing business management training is offered either free or at a nominal fee.

The SBDC maintains a reference library containing publications and disc on a variety of subjects designed to assist you in successfully starting and running your business.  

The SBDC serves Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties and has offices in Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Red Bluff and Orland.

The workshops listed in this calendar include topics ranging from the most basic pre-business to technical and management assistance that will help you understand your financials, market your business more effectively, develop management skills, sell to the government, or structure your business for profitable results.

For businesses just starting up, we have workshops to prepare you for the business world that lies ahead.  These are the New Business Orientation workshops.  These two-hour workshops are offered throughout the year in Butte, Glenn and Tehama Counties at a nominal fee.  Please call for schedule.

Pre-registration is required for all training.  Seating is limited. Advanced payment reserves your seat.  For more information or to register for any SBDC training please call, stop by, or log on:

To view more business workshops   and seminars visit the SBA Calendar of Events Web Site - GO to WWW.SBA.GOV, click on Calendar of Events, click on California, click on Sacramento, scroll down and click on Chronological list.

For all Workshops and Seminars please call Butte College SBDC (530) 895-9017

June 06/04/08 Oroville New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm 06/09/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part II - Market Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 06/10/08 Red Bluff New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm 06/11/08 Chico Federal Contract Negotiation 8:30am - 11:30am 06/11/08 Chico New Business Orientation 12:00pm - 2:00pm 6/12/2008 & 6/19/08 Chico QuickBooks for Profit & Cash Flow Management 4:00pm - 6:30pm 06/13/08 Chico Strategies for a Successful Business Plan 9:00am - 4:00pm 06/17/08 Paradise New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm 06/18/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part III - Cost Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 06/19/08 Orland New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm 06/25/08 Chico New Business Orientation 9:00am - 11:00am 06/26/08 Orland Tax Deduction & Record Keeping 9:00am - 12:00pm Date Location Seminar/Workshop Time July 07/02/08 Oroville New Business Orientation 9:30am - 11:30am 07/07/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part II - Market Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 07/08/08 Red Bluff New Business Orientation 10:00am - 12:00am 07/08/08 Chico Capitalizing on the Federal Tax Stimulus Benefits for Your Business 9:00am - 10:00am 07/09/08 Chico New Business Orientation 9:00am - 11:00am 7/9/2008 thru 7/21/08 Chico Youth Entrepreneur Boot Camp 10:00am - 12:00pm 07/10/08 Orland New Business Orientation 9:30am - 11:30am 07/15/08 Paradise New Business Orientation 9:30am- 11:30am 07/17/08 Orland Basic Bookkeeping for Profit 9:00am - 12:00pm 07/22/08 Paradise How To Do Business & Become Certified with the State of California 11030am - 1:00pm 07/23/08 Chico New Business Orientation 12:00pm - 2:00pm 07/23/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part III - Cost Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am August 08/05/08 Red Bluff New Business Orientation 1:00pm - 3:00pm 8/5/2008 thru 8/19/08 Chico QuickBooks for Profit & Cash Flow Management 9:00am - 11:00am 08/06/08 Chico New Business Orientation 9:00am - 11:00am 08/08/08 Chico Strategies for a Successful Business Plan 9:00am - 4:00pm 08/12/08 Paradise New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm 08/13/08 Oroville New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm 08/13/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part III - Cost Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 08/14/08 Chico Getting Started with Government Contracting 9:00am - 12:00pm 08/15/08 Orland How to Read & Use Financial Statements 9:00am - 11:00am 08/18/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part II - Market Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 08/20/08 Chico New Business Orientation 12:00pm - 2:00pm 08/21/08 Chico Frome Patent to Profit - Innovators & Inventors 9:00am - 4:00pm 08/28/08 Orland New Business Orientation 11:00am - 1:00pm September 09/02/08 Red Bluff New Business Orientation 10:00am - 12:00pm 09/03/08 Chico New Business Orientation 9:00am - 11:00am 09/08/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part II - Market Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 09/09/08 Paradise New Business Orientation 9:30am - 11:30am 09/10/08 Oroville New Business Orientation 9:30am - 11:30am 09/17/08 Chico New Business Orientation 12:00pm - 2:00pm 09/17/08 Chico New Business Orientation Part III - Cost Analysis 8:30am - 10:30am 09/23/08 Chico 10th Annual Women in Business Conference 8:00am - 5:00pm 09/25/08 Orland New Business Orientation 9:30am - 11:30am The Entrepreneur Training Program helping entrepreneurs reach the Next Level of success... isn't it time you consider your options?   Co-sponsors