Small Business Programs Archive
|
Workshops and panel presentations tailored to help small business members grow their businesses by providing skills training and access to resources. For further details, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818. Click here for current events. 2009 events Finance Options For Your Small Business Updated by Paula on February 11, 2010Small Business Program Thursday, March 11, 2010 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Join this informative panel to learn financing options for small businesses. Attendees can expect to obtain valuable information from key players in small business financing including how to access small business loans, alternative financing options and tips for using credit cards to finance your small business. The panel will include: • Mark Quinn, San Francisco District Director, Small Business Administration • Happy Dayleg, Relationship Manager, Opportunity Fund • Russell Hamilton, North America Business Credit, Visa • Tory Ponsford, Small Business Loan Officer, Redwood Credit Union • Agnes Cheung, our Business Development Officer, Working Solutions Attendees will hear from each of the panelists and also have substantial time for questions and answers. About The Panel SBA Opportunity Fund Visa Redwood Credit Union Working Solutions Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by March 9th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio or 415-352-8818. How to effectively market your business against larger competitors Updated by Paula on December 23, 2009Wednesday, January 27, 2010 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Attend this Small Business Program to learn how to effectively market your small business against larger competitors. In order to grow your small business, you need to market like a challenger brand. Challenger brands have to work harder to differentiate their brands because they do not have market dominance as their differentiator. If you have asked yourself any of the following questions, this program is for you: Attendees can expect to cover: Attendees can also expect an open forum period so you can ask the experts specific marketing questions about your business. Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members before January 25th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. Presentation by:
Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at pzamudio@sfchamber.com or 415-352-8818. A veteran of the advertising and marketing industry, John founded Gumas in 1984. John embraced Cultural Branding early in his career and quickly recognized that spirited clients weren’t being serviced well by the big boys. And that’s when Gumas was born. John currently sits on many boards, including Chairman of the San Francisco Giants Community Fund, The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, The Greater San Francisco Advertising Club, The San Francisco State University Foundation and The Elios Society. In addition, John is an adjunct professor of advertising and marketing, a regular columnist for numerous publications, an author and a frequent speaker. He holds a degree in marketing and advertising from San Francisco State University. Doing Well by Doing Good: Embracing Eco/Social Responsibility Updated by Paula on September 10, 2009Tuesday, October 13, 2009 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Embracing eco/social responsibility is not just a “nice thing to do,” it makes business sense. So how can your company make eco/social responsibility a cornerstone of your brand? Join this PG&E sponsored panel of experts for a discussion on strategies to reduce your environmental impact, position your company as a socially responsible leader in your industry and incorporate environmental and social issues into your company’s “DNA” to gain competitive advantage while addressing some of the world’s most intractable problems. Panelists for this presentation will include: Nikki Pava, EcoTuesday. Founder of the ever-popular EcoTuesday, Nikki will provide case studies based on the work she has conducted with companies and organizations including Williams-Sonoma, Burning Man and Morrison and Foerster. Steven Van Yoder, Get Slightly Famous. Steven will discuss strategies for integrating eco/social responsibility into your core business to enhance your company brand. He’ll provide tips and case studies illustrating how eco/social responsibility can lead to great PR, community partnerships, and strengthen relationships with customers, clients, prospects and vendors while making an authentic social impact.
Stephanie Bernstein of To-Go Warem founder of To-Go Ware and Eyes of the Forest, Inc. Stephanie Bernstein of To-Go Warem founder of To-Go Ware and Eyes of the Forest, Inc. To-Go Ware, an environmentally responsible company that makes re-usable food and beverage containers and other products that reduce the millions of plastic forks, plates and to-go boxes that ended up in landfills. Stephanie will discuss how she’s grown To-Go Ware into a national company and provide strategies to profitably embrace a triple bottom line approach that embraces people, planet and profit in meaningful ways. Deborah Hirsh, B Lab. Deborah is Co-Director of Business and Community Development at the San Francisco office of B Lab, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps businesses measure and improve social and environmental performance through their B Ratings System. She will provide case studies of businesses embracing the B Corporation model and discuss the B Corporation Ratings System, a free management tool available to any business interested in assessing its overall social and environmental impact. Jonathan Storper, Hanson Bridgett. Jonathan chairs the Corporate, Securities, Tax and Sustainable Business Practice Groups at Hanson Bridgett. He will be discussing his experience serving a growing community of sustainable and green businesses and will also discuss his current leadership role regarding the introduction of model legislation in California for a new corporate form with higher standards of corporate purpose, accountability and transparency. Sponsored by:
Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by October 9th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided.
Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at pzamudio@sfchamber.com or 415-352-8818. Tax Reduction Strategies and Money-Making Solutions for the Self-Employed Updated by Paula on August 12, 2009Thursday, September 10, 2009 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce According to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, you could have overpaid your taxes by $11,438 Many small business owners assume accountants take care of their taxes… but forget that they are the ones giving them the numbers and records they are using to prepare tax returns. This seminar is guaranteed to identify between $2,500 and $27,500 in NEW deductions that can be used right away to pocket thousands in tax savings. These deductions are based in tax law, but presented in simple English that all of us can easily understand. In this presentation, attendees will learn: • Information on the Stimulus Package: Learn about important 179 Vehicle deductions plus new first year auto depreciation deduction updates Presentation by:
Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by September 7th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio or 415-352-8818. This seminar is presented by Kelly Clark of Bradford and Company, Inc., and excerpted from the Bradford and Company, Inc. Tax Strategies for the Self-Employed 9-hour audio course (available at the seminar. For more information visit www.bradfordandcompany.com. Cross-Selling and Up-Selling: Uncovering Today’s Opportunities Updated by Paula on May 12, 2009Tuesday, July 14, 2009 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce In the pursuit of expanding one’s sales universe, current customers can be overlooked as additional opportunities – and yet, experience shows that incremental sales in existing accounts can be five times as profitable and occur twice as fast as sales to new accounts. So how do you approach your existing clients in today’s economy? Join Rich Blakeman, sales vice president for Miller Heiman, as he applies fresh research, extensive client best practices experience and his own sales strategy background to discuss what it takes to create a window of opportunity with the customers you have now. Attendees can expect to learn the actions that successful sales organizations are taking now to create more and better sales to meet revenue objectives and achieve growth. Presentation by:
Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by July 11th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided.
Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio or 415-352-8818. Effective Email Management Updated by Paula on April 12, 2009Tuesday, May 19 San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Boardroom Stop wasting time searching for files! Join Learn It! for this useful presentation on how to manage your email more efficiently. Email overload is taking a toll on our time, productivity, and sanity. In this course, you will learn a strategy for processing your messages and converting them into appropriate actions as quickly as possible. Get the gift of time back.
This seminar is designed to surpass hypothetical and tools based learning, and instead provide real world, direct application concept. During this session, students will work through tips and scenarios which are designed around Outlook 2007, demonstrating how the 2007 Office System can help address common business problems for increased business productivity. Presentation by:
Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by May 16th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio or 415-352-8818.
2009 California Labor Law Update Updated by Paula on January 29, 2009Do you know everything you need to know about the newest laws and court decisions for 2009? Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Join Dennis M. Pufpaf, PHR, Regional Director of the California Employers Association for this 2009 California Labor Law Update. If you are not up to speed on the newest laws and court decision for 2009 – come to this informative session to get all your questions answered. Registered attendees can expect to learn: • California Exemption Changes Registration is $25 for Chamber members, $35 for prospective members by March 8th; $30 and $40 after. A light breakfast will be provided. For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818 or Dennis is an experienced human resource professional as well as a seasoned small business owner. After having owned his own successful bakery in the Bay Area for over 16 years, Dennis entered the world of manufacturing as a Controller and Director of Operations. Although quite adept at a knack for numbers, Dennis missed working in employee relations. An effective communicator who is practiced at developing complementary relationships between business objectives and human resources, Dennis spent the next 13 years as a Human Resource Director for two large manufacturing facilities until CEA was fortunate enough to be able to recruit him to join our team. Dennis brings a well rounded knowledge of human resource expertise to his members in the Bay Area and can truly identify with both business owners and human resource managers alike! *Please note: Cancellations must occur 48 hours in advance to receive a refund or credit. Health Care Security Ordinance Updated by Paula on December 22, 2008Update and Compliance Requirements
Join Joannie Chang from the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement and Barry Schenbaum from Healthy San Francisco and the Chamber for the latest update on the Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO). Presentations will cover information on:
You will also have the opportunity to meet with resource providers and select from a menu of solutions that will ensure that your business is in compliance with the ordinance. There is no fee to attend. To RSVP or for more information contact Paula Zamudio at Paula Zamudio or 415-352-8818. You may also visit the Office of Labor Standards & Enforcement website www.sfgov.org/olse/hcso. Background Lawsuit
For more information, contact Paula Zamudio at 415-352-8818 or pzamudio@sfchamber.com. |
