2016 Summer Series
For the fourth year in a row, the Larimer SBDC is proud to announce our 2016 Summer Series! We’re bringing you 6 unique workshops to make your Fridays over the summer just a little more productive. Join us Fridays from 12:00 – 1:30 for a light lunch and 90 minutes of great education for just $10. Click on any of the images below for more class information and to register!
Carl Dierschow – Small Fish Business Coaching
Many leaders start a business because of their passion to make a better world. Perhaps you want to support artisans in Cambodia or farmers in Ecuador. Maybe you’re seeking to give jobs to veterans or handicapped in the community. Or to create a business model which is zero carbon emissions. Whatever your cause, let’s get some key insights into how to balance the difficult tradeoffs and create a thriving business for decades to come. In this session, we’ll see some inspiring examples from various industries and dig into their underlying success factors. Carl will introduce us to an approach which captures the balance between the “hard” and “soft” goals of the business, and the process of leading toward attainment of you particular vision.
Tyler Brooks – Analytive
So you need a website, but don’t have a budget to hire someone else to build it. No problem! We’ll show you how to build your own website quickly with a small upfront investment. Why spend thousands of dollars when you can get most of what you need from a simple, low cost solution? We’ll dig into some of the common platforms and help you get a website up and going quickly. We’ll also discuss the role of your website in your overall marketing picture.
Don Poe – People Productions
Everyone wants a viral video – but is that really the best solution for your company? How do you convert a ‘Like’ into an actual sale? This session will teach you easy strategies to help you make a video that will get your customers to find you and buy from you. We’ll have interactive exercises to help you apply the learning in your own business, so make sure you bring your tablet or smartphone!
Emily Wilson – Innosphere
How can startups and small businesses start to form reporter relationships? What do you need to know about BizWest Media’s approach to coverage? Join BizWest Media reporter Joshua Lindenstein and Innosphere’s communication director Emily Wilson to talk about tips for reaching news organizations and learn best practices on public relations that you can start implementing right away.
Mike Winchell – Learning Rx
Every business faces a daily, weekly, monthly and annual series of problems to be solved combined with a desire to improve to be the best they can be. Solve these problems and make the right improvements and you can achieve more profits and live with less stress. It is the American Dream in action. But in the trenches, the small business owner is constantly playing their own personal role of Robert Irvine in Restaurant Impossible. It seems like an impossible role. Yet here you are, the star of your own reality show trying to get the most out of your own business and live the dream. In this workshop we will explore some models for problem solving and improvement. These models can be used as the beginning of your framework for your annual business review or to solve your current biggest problem, whether you are trying to get back on track or trying to take it to the next level. Clearly you are the star of your show. Let’s see if we can help you feel like the director too.
Meribeth Lunn – Employer Solutions Group
Healthy organizations are characterized by minimal politics and confusion, high levels of productivity, morale, and low turnover. They are whole, consistent, and unified in their management, operations, and culture.
