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July 2025
Webinar – Entrepreneur/Business Owner Tools
REGISTER NOW Lots to do and not enough time? Come ready to explore tools and resources to help improve your business and maximize your time.
Find out more »Webinar – Explore Starting Your Home Based Business
This informational Webinar, will give you a good overview of what it takes to Start Your Own Home-Based Business. Having this knowledge will nurture your dream of being self-employed and doing what you want to do in life. From selecting a business and getting it registered to how to balance your home life with our work life, this introduction will help you move forward towards entrepreneurship! REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Tax Considerations for Home-based Small Businesses
Instructor: Charles Yacoobian Operating a home-based small business and need some tax related tips/guidelines? This webinar covers tax considerations for a sole proprietorship, LLC and S-Corporation. Highlighted topics will include: Special Business Expense Deductions Self-employment Taxes Quarterly Estimated Taxes and More Come ready with your questions. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Customer Journey Mapping for Ecommerce: Stop Losing Shoppers Midway
Where are shoppers dropping off? Map out your customer’s buying path and plug the leaks that cost you sales. Learn free tools, heatmaps, and simple tweaks that keep shoppers moving all the way to Buy Now. Instructor: Ramin Ramhormozi REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – QuickBooks Online – Transacciones Comunes (español)
REGISTER NOW Este seminario web está diseñado para aquellos que no tienen experiencia financiera pero han asistido a nuestro seminario web introductorio. Utilizaremos ejemplos sencillos para demostrar cómo gestionar transacciones comerciales básicas, como facturación, compras, importación y conciliación de transacciones bancarias. Nuestro principal objetivo es ayudarle a sentirse más cómodo y seguro al utilizar la herramienta generando confianza.
Find out more »August 2025
Webinar – Digital Marketing #1
The three-part series allows participants to learn about Digital Marketing including tips on how to develop a strong, low-to-no-cost marketing plan and Internet strategy. Collaborative marketing strategies that can help develop QUALIFIED social media followers, and funnel traffic to your website will be featured. Do it yourself tips on Content, Web Design, and Search Engine Optimization will be shared. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Say What? Product Advertising and Labeling Laws
Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will introduce small business owners to the basics of California and federal advertising and labeling law. Attendees will learn the difference between truthful vs. fraudulent and misleading advertising; business “puffery”; lawful product comparisons; requirements when using terms such as “organic” and “fat free”; required disclosures for certain ingredients such as nuts and other allergens; state and federal product label requirements; and liability for violating advertising and labeling laws. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – QuickBooks Online – Common Transactions
REGISTER NOW This webinar is designed for those who do not have a financial background but have attended our introductory webinar. We will use simple examples to demonstrate how to manage basic business transactions such as invoicing, purchasing, importing, and reconciling bank transactions. Our main goal is to help you feel more comfortable and confident when using the tool by building trust.
Find out more »Webinar – Digital Marketing #2
The three-part series allows participants to learn about Digital Marketing including tips on how to develop a strong, low-to-no-cost marketing plan and Internet strategy. Collaborative marketing strategies that can help develop QUALIFIED social media followers, and funnel traffic to your website will be featured. Do it yourself tips on Content, Web Design, and Search Engine Optimization will be shared. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Fundamentals of Food Businesses
Fundamentals of Food Businesses gives an overview on the various food business models. From Cottage Food Law (which allows preparing approved foods at home) to full-service restaurants and everything in between. This webinar will allow attendees to explore their ideas and think about different business models for their food business dream, and show steps to each with easily explained phases. Presented by Kevin McVearry, Business Advisor with the SBDC since 2012, with over 25 years of experience opening and operating…
Find out more »Webinar – Working with Social Media Influencers: FTC Influencer Guidelines and Other Important Laws
Presenter: Erica Bristol Social media influencers and “brand ambassadors” can be invaluable for marketing and promoting company products on the internet. But federal and state advertising laws and intellectual property (IP) rights lurking in the background may create liability for the small business (and the influencer/brand ambassador). This webinar discusses legal issues affecting the use of influencers and brand ambassadors, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s “Influencer Guidelines,” federal and state advertising laws, required disclosures, and IP laws a small…
Find out more »Webinar – Conceptos Financieros Básicos para pequeñas empresas
REGISTER NOW Este seminario web abarca los fundamentos de los sistemas contables, con especial atención a informes importantes como balances generales y estados de resultados. Los participantes aprenderán sobre el plan de cuentas, la función de las conciliaciones bancarias para garantizar la precisión y qué indican los estados financieros sobre la salud financiera de una empresa. Al comprender estos conceptos, tanto particulares como pequeñas empresas pueden optimizar su control financiero y optimizar su planificación estratégica.
Find out more »Webinar – Business Planning #1
REGISTER NOW Come ready to work on your business in this two-part training. Business planning is a tool to help your business! It’s an opportunity to create a road map and tell the story of the business with a focus on key elements. Highlighted Topics: Creating a Business Plan Goal Development Business Development Marketing Plans Advertising Strategies Financials – Overview
Find out more »Webinar – AVTA and SBDC Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Outreach and Training
Come and join the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to learn about resources available to help your business prepare, explore and pursue Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) procurement opportunities. The goal is to help the Small Business Community participate in the local economy where local businesses can provide their services and/or supplies to the AVTA for a contract or other procurement opportunity. Opportunity examples include construction, specialty contractors, manufacturing, digital signage, wholesalers, furniture, architectural services, landscaping…
Find out more »Webinar – How to Start Your Business
REGISTER NOW Learn to start, run and grow your business. This workshop covers critical topics such as business development, market research, business entities and so much more. Don’t waste another minute, join us in learning how to bring your entrepreneurial idea to life.
Find out more »Webinar – Digital Marketing #3
The three-part series allows participants to learn about Digital Marketing including tips on how to develop a strong, low-to-no-cost marketing plan and Internet strategy. Collaborative marketing strategies that can help develop QUALIFIED social media followers, and funnel traffic to your website will be featured. Do it yourself tips on Content, Web Design, and Search Engine Optimization will be shared. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Software License Agreements: The Basics
Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with the basics for creating or entering into software license agreements, such as exclusivity, territory, licensed rights and exclusions, ownership, term and termination, and bankruptcy. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Restaurant 101 Step by Step Overview on Opening a Restaurant
Are you perfecting recipes? Have you been told…you should open a restaurant after friends and family taste your creations? Are you a chef dreaming of opening a restaurant? “Restaurant 101 – Step by Step Overview on opening a restaurant is the opportunity to explore. Starting with the menu, a plan, and profitability you can explore your dream before spending money. Presented by Kevin McVearry, a Business Advisor for the SBDC since 2012, with over 30 years of experience opening…
Find out more »Webinar – Business Planning #2
REGISTER NOW Come ready to work on your business in this two-part training. Business planning is a tool to help your business! It’s an opportunity to create a road map and tell the story of the business with a focus on key elements. Highlighted Topics: Creating a Business Plan Goal Development Business Development Marketing Plans Advertising Strategies Financials – Overview
Find out more »Webinar – Finding Funding
REGISTER NOW Explore a variety of funding types for your business including disaster assistance related. Capital is critical for all businesses. The type of business, your capital needs, and additional factors may influence what you explore, along with the current climate. There are many types of capital including owner investment, profit reinvestment, loans from a bank, loans from an alternative financial resources(non-banks), equipment financing, tax credits, supplier credit, credit lines, equity lines, Angel Investors, Venture Capital Investors, money invested by…
Find out more »Webinar – Introduction to Certifications – State of CA, LA County, City of LA and Federal
This webinar will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the importance and benefits of certifications. Participants will gain insights into certification programs and understanding the certification process in order to do business with State of California, LA County, City of LA and the Federal Government. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Webinar – Can I Protect That Name, Slogan, or Logo? Trademark Basics
Presenter: Erica Bristol This webinar will provide small business owners with information on why a “trademark” is a valuable asset for a company to own; how “trademarks” help customers identify goods and services; how to select, use and protect a “trademark”; the importance of doing “search and clearance” activities prior to adoption and use; state and federal trademark “registration”; and how to avoid violating the trademark rights of others. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »September 2025
Webinar – 8 Steps to Optimizing Your You Tube Videos Rank & Visibility
REGISTER NOW Videos have become an essential marketing tool for many businesses. Too often, it becomes hard to justify the time spent creating videos, because no one is viewing them. Sound familiar? Video content must follow certain search engines rules. Do you know them? If not, you should join our SBDC Digital Marketing Specialist, Darren Elliott as he explains what those rules are, and the 8 Steps to Optimizing Your You Tube Videos Rank and Visibility. Best of all, they are steps you can do yourself!
Find out more »Webinar – Tips and Tricks to Creating a You Tube Channel
REGISTER NOW No question, YouTube is one of the most popular video-based social platforms around, and many business owners are using it to educate and establish credibility with their consumers. Are you gearing up to be a YouTube content creator? Maybe you have been on YouTube for a while and want more traffic checking out your content. Attend this free webinar presented by our Print and Digital Marketing Specialist, Darren Elliott, who will share key points about building a successful…
Find out more »Webinar – SB(Small Business) Certification
Come ready to learn the steps on how to register and complete the Small Business Certification with the State of California. Why not be eligible in helping the State of California meet the requirement of 25% of contracting dollars being awarded to certified businesses? REGISTER NOW
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