INVENTIONS
Ideas and Inventions: What to do With Them
— Peter H. Youngwith
Everybody gets ideas, but it’s what you do
with yours that matters. This practical seminar is packed with
advice, information, and references to help you develop your
idea or invention. Discover the great American Success Story,
often an idea which leads to a product and finally to a “rich
and famous” entrepreneur. Learn about patents and how to
make it through the process. Should all ideas be developed? Discuss
how to protect your idea via a patent, copyright or trademark.
Peter H. Youngwith has
been an amateur inventor most of his life. He is a member
of and volunteer with the Rocky Mountain Inventors Congress.
He
holds three university degrees and is a former research scientist
of Bell Laboratories. He has co-founded four small high-tech
companies and was recently awarded a US Patent.
- BUSI 1055W01 — Wed,
6:30-9:30 p.m., Feb 18 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $8 material fee to instructor
SMALL
BUSINESS START-UP
Starting a Business in Colorado
— Carl Cleveland
Are you thinking of starting or have recently started
a business, but aren’t really sure what you are doing? Do
you want to avoid the pitfalls that cause so many businesses to
fail? Want to make sure that your personal assets are protected?
Discover the pre-startup and startup steps to building your business
on a firm foundation. Receive a Colorado Business Resource Guide
and learn where to find reliable business information.
- BUSI 1024W01 — Thu,
6:30-9:30 p.m., Feb 12 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49,
$5 material fee to instructor
 EFFECTIVE SPEAKING
Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking
— Leanna Fredrich
According to a well-known survey 65% of us would rather
die than speak in public. Many have tried for years to overcome
their fear and have given it up as hopeless. But wait! There is
hope. Discover a simple but powerful technique, Emotional Freedom
Technique (EFT), a therapy that works on the mind through the body.
Discover how to tap on various areas of your body while focusing
on a fear-producing situation, such as speaking in public. By continuing
the procedure while imaging the fearful situation, you will experience
lower levels of anxiety. In most cases, the situation will no longer
generate anxiety. Don’t suffer another minute! Discover what
you need to be comfortable speaking “up front”.
- BUSI 1041W01 — Tue,
6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan 27 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $44, $5 material fee to instructor
How to Speak with Confidence
— Staff
Gain self-confidence in public situations, corporate presentations,
sales presentations, or speaking to your boss. Overcome shyness.
Learn listening skills, how to criticize constructively,
and understand body language. Come prepared to give a two-minute
presentation about yourself and your expectations from the
class.
- BUSI 1042W01 — Wed,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 4 wks, Feb 4-25
ACC TBA — $79, $10 material fee to instructor
BUSINESS WRITING
Write with Confidence
— Staff
Discover how to increase your effectiveness as a writer so
you will be prepared to handle a variety of situations.
Explore and
practice writing of correspondence, proposals, progress
reports, feasibility reports and research reports as well
as general
principles and techniques of quality writing. Learn tips
at night that you
can use the next day. Bring specific writing challenges
you have for assistance.
- BUSI 1029W01 — Wed,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 4 wks, Mar 4-25
ACC TBA — $79, $20 material fee to instructor
 SMALL
BUSINESS FINANCES
Bookkeeping and Financial Basics
— Sandi Schoob
Learn to read an income statement and balance sheet,
understand depreciation, and cash flow analysis. Discover how
to keep track of all the money that’s coming and going
and prepare basic reports on how your business is doing. Talk
about accounting terminology, record keeping, and bank reconciliation.
Bring a calculator and a pencil.
- BUSI 1043W01 — Thu,
6-8 p.m., Mar 12 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $10 material fee to instructor
SMALL BUSINESS TAXES
Avoid the IRS!
What Small Business Owners Need To Know
— Roddy Godown
Small business owners need to know about their federal tax
responsibilities. Discover what tax forms to use and the federal
tax calendar deadlines for depositing taxes. Know what taxes
need to be paid to avoid penalties. Discuss what documentation
the IRS expects to see in case of an audit.
Roddy Godown became the evening manager for a tax firm and
has been preparing individual and small business taxes for
over two decades.
- BUSI 1045W01 — Thu,
6-9 p.m., Jan 29 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $44
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements
— Sarah Harris
Get an overview of accounting principles and how accounting
works. Understand balance sheets, income statements, and
statements of cash flow. Great class for managers, loan
officers, banking
industry personnel and investors.
Sara Harris is the Department Chair for Accounting at Arapahoe
Community College.
-
BUSI 1018W01 — Tue, 5:30-9 p.m., 8 wks, Mar 10-May 5
ACC TBA — $269 plus book
EMPLOYMENT LAWS
Avoid the Law!
The Legalities of Hiring and Firing Employees
— Nancey Steinheimer
Even if you have one employee, you must be in
compliance with numerous employment laws. You don’t
need to hire a human resource specialist, but you do need
to be knowledgeable about regulations. Explore the necessities
of hiring an employee beginning with the interview process,
what to and what not to ask, checking references, forms and
documents to have, social security verification, immigration
status criteria and regulations, and other topics to protect
yourself and your employees. Discover the issues surrounding
independent contractor versus employee status and the implications
for your business. Discuss workers compensation, unemployment
claims, and how to create an employee handbook which can
be a critical component of your business to avoid litigation.
Nancey Steinheimer has
worked in human resources for several years and is
currently a risk manager for a large corporation.
- BUSI 1044W01 — Wed,
6-9:30 p.m., Jan 28 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $6 material fee to instructor
DATA SECURITY
Safe Computing for Home Users
— Steve Sande
Did you know that 75% of Americans have an e-mail
address and the average internet user is online 3 hours per
day? But 8% of
our time online is spent dealing with spam and 88% of home
computers have been infected by some kind of unwanted program.
From pre-schooler
to senior citizen, everyone is using computers… but
what are the risks?
Discover:
-
The single biggest mistake home computer users make.
- The nine steps
you should take to make your computer safe.
- How to make your
wireless network secure in less than 15 minutes.
- Why hackers are
interested in your home PC.
- Five simple tasks
that can protect you from identity theft.
- What to do to
keep track of your passwords, and keep them away from others.
- How to tell if
an e-mail message is authentic or a phishing attack.
Learn how to defend your home computer against viruses, worms,
Trojan horses, spam, and spyware. Discuss what to do if you
think you’ve already been infected. Uncover the meaning of security
terminology. Witness hacker tools in action.
- BUSI 1037W01 — Wed,
6-9 p.m., Mar 25 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49
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