Excel: Introduction to Formulas & Functions
2020-09-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | ONLINE
This session covers the basics of functions and formulas in Excel. Participants will learn the keys to error-free formula entry, how to edit a worksheet, how to use functions like Sum and Average, and working with Autoformat and Autocomplete. The presenter will also include tips for efficiently creating large sheets using the Autofill and Autosum features of Excel.
We’ll have plenty of time for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the session!
Presenters: Chris Hennes with the Pioneer Library System
Partners: Pioneer Library System and REI Women’s Business Center,
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

Enid Women in Business: Communicating Like a Boss
2020-09-22 11:30 - 13:00 | ONLINE
Join us for the next Enid Women in Business event! This virtual time together will provide an opportunity to learn, promote leadership, share resources, and encourage each other.
This quarter’s topic: Communicating Like a Boss
When we know how to communicate in such a way that our message can be heard, we have the opportunity to move forward in our careers and life. In our time together we will look at ways to effectively communicate our message.
This workshop will be conducted online using ZOOM Meeting. Prior to the start of the workshop, you will be emailed instructions for logging into the meeting. If you opt to call in to the number provided, you will be unable to “see” all the features, but will be able to hear the webinar. If possible, we encourage you to take full advantage of the interactive training by using the link provided in the registration confirmation email you will receive prior to the training to join us “in person” using your phone or computer’s camera.
Speaker: Lissa Qualls, owner of Clarity OK, has a unique way of teaching how to “Communicate Like a Boss”. For over 20 years, Lissa served as a trainer for Youth for Christ USA and International, training staff, National Directors and National Board of Trustees throughout the world. She has also worked with CEO’s, managers, leadership teams and entire companies each time helping them to better understand how they show up and how to better communicate with each other.
Partners: Autry Technology Center, Strate Center for Business Development, Enid Regional Development Alliance, Hive Appeal, Main Street Enid, Northern Oklahoma College, and REI Women’s Business Center.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

Get Your Business Online in a Blink- Stress Free Ways to Find the Right Software
2020-09-22 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
Do you need technology that helps you adapt to our new online world and meet demand after disruption strikes? Are you trying to digitize your business quickly but don’t know where to start?
Taylor Short and Sam Bonanno from Software Advice will walk you through easy and stress-free ways to help you find the right software to get your business online fast. They’ll answer 3 critical questions you should think about as you adopt the right software for your business:
What problem do I need to solve with software?
How do I choose the right software for my business?
How can I purchase software efficiently?
You’ll get actionable tips for identifying the biggest challenges with current software, what to look for when evaluating multiple products, and how to accurately calculate the total cost of adopting new technology.
Presented by Taylor Short
Taylor Short is a Content Team Lead at Software Advice, managing a team of business IT and technology analysts who cover business and technology trends and help businesses digitally transform. He’s written content around manufacturing, facilities and maintenance management and has been cited in dozens of notable publications, including The Washington Post, Lodging Magazine, Facility Management Magazine and Facility Executive Magazine.
Presented by Sam Bonanno
Sam Bonanno is a Senior Content Analyst for Software Advice, helping businesses navigate the software buying journey and
understand marketing technology and business trends. Her research and writing has been featured in a variety of publications, including MarTech and Marketing Profs. She holds a B.A. in English from SUNY Geneseo.

Virtual Training: Business Tax Basics & Ask the Expert
2020-09-23 01:00 - 02:00 | ONLINE
Join us to view an informative video presentation from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, which offers detailed information on: business formation, business structures, sales tax exemption, new business registration in Oklahoma and explanation of the primary business tax forms. Following the video, we’ll hear from Savannah Dixon of Vann Dixon, CPA who will provide further information on small business tax concerns and answer any specific questions from participants.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

Virtual Training: Budgeting and Projecting
2020-09-23 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE
Budgets, financial documents and projecting are the last thing on any entrepreneur’s mind. Rather than avoiding them, learn the power in each document, how to create them and ways to use them to increase your profit and lower your bottom line.
Presenters: Sara Orellana-Paape, 3Raptor Consulting
Workshop provided by 3Raptor Consulting and REI Women’s Business Center.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.
Price: $0.00

GROWTHWHEEL BUSINESS SERIES: PART 1 - HIRE THE BEST AND AVOID THE REST
2020-09-23 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE
Topic: Managing Employees
Please join us as we discuss “Hiring the Best and Avoid the Rest”, PART 1. This will be a four-part Growth Wheel series focusing on recruiting, hiring, on-boarding and retaining quality employees. During Part 1, we will focus on the recruiting, interviewing and hiring process. Attendees will obtain a copy of the presentation and walk away with valuable GrowthWheel tools to help them implement today’s topics covered.
Speaker(s): Dr. Samantha Lankford, OKSBDC/Cameron University – Director – Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies (CETES)
Dana Hugle, OKSBDC Eastern Center Director and Business Development Specialist
Co-Sponsor(s): Cameron University
Fee: No Cost

BUSINESS PLAN WORKSHOP
2020-09-24 08:30 - 10:00 | ONLINE
Topic: Business Basics
Business Plan Workshop
Andra Smith and Bobbi Holliday will walk you through how to create a business plan that will work for your new or existing business.
Business Plans are a vital for funding requests and can help your business start on the right path to success.
Speaker(s): Andra Smith
Bobbi Holliday
Co-Sponsor(s): Northwest Technology Center, Fairview Campus
Fee: No Cost

Virtual Training: Getting Registered As A Federal Contractor
2020-09-24 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
This workshop will discuss registration processes and marketing for small businesses selling to federal agencies. As a small business you need opportunities for growth, the potential to pay good wages and keep quality employees. Have you considered governmental agencies as an additional revenue source? This session will discuss how to get started, and tips on marketing as a federal contractor.
Presenter: Ron DeGiacomo, OkPTAC Coordinator
Workshop provided by REI Women’s Business Center
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

Excel: Intermediate Formulas & Charting
2020-09-29 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE
This session will cover useful techniques when working with formulas in Excel. Participants will also learn the basics of using Excel to display their data visually using charts.
We’ll have plenty of time for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the session!
Presenters: Chris Hennes with the Pioneer Library System
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

Concrete Strategies to Boost Your Sleep & Double Your Business Impact
2020-09-29 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
When we don’t feel rested and energized it directly impacts our life and our business. If you want to ramp up your impact today, it starts by getting sleep.
The World Health Organization has declared sleep loss as an epidemic across all industrialized nations with staggering statistics.
Join this life-altering presentation with Success Coach and Speaker Holly Jean Jackson, and walk away with:
Sleep facts & a clear understanding of why sleep is crucial to you and your business
The 3 biggest sleep challenges
Concrete strategies to boost your sleep & double your business impact
If you find yourself feeling exhausted all of the time and lacking the energy you need to build your dream life and business this is the webinar for you.
Presented by Holly Jean Jackson
Holly Jean Jackson helps business owners and entrepreneurs love their life and their business again. With over 12 years of technology and business experience, she helps business owners get their groove back physically, mentally and emotionally. She does this through a combined approach of both coaching and consulting providing practical and actionable results.
Her business and consulting strategy spans many industries including: Visa, California State University East Bay, University of California Office of the President and Treasury Wine Estates. Holly holds a bachelors in political science and urban studies and a masters in public administration. Holly is deeply passionate about empowering small business owners to succeed 360 degrees.

Virtual Training: Canva For Beginners
2020-09-30 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
With the changes in today’s world, it is more important than ever to engage clients through social media. Learn key secrets in branding to help your business stand out, engage your clients and create memorable social media posts. Learn how to use Canva, a free graphic design program, which will assist you to create professional posts and marketing materials sure to catch your customer’s attention.
Presenters: Sara Orellana-Paape, 3Raptor Consulting
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.
Price: $0.00

TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT - OPPORTUNITY ZONES
2020-09-30 10:30 - 12:00 | ONLINE
Facilitated by Southeastern Oklahoma State University OKSBDC
Please join us as we discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) Opportunity Zones.
This webinar will cover the following topics:
* Provide an Overview of Opportunity Zones
* Discuss the Tax Benefits for Investors
* Explain the Investor Annual Reporting
* Discuss Disaster Relief Impacting Opportunity Zones
* Plus, a Q & A session
Speaker(s): Richard G. Furlong
IRS
Co-Sponsor(s): IRS
Fee: No Cost

Virtual Training: DIY Product Photography
2020-09-30 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE
Visual presentation of your products plays a big part in creating your brand’s image and getting the price you deserve. Learn how to photograph your products to give them a professional appeal and make them stand out amongst the competition whether you use a smart phone, point & shoot or DSLR camera. With simple DIY tools, you will learn how to set up photo shoot materials and your light sources. We will also discuss some handy apps to use.
Natasja Kemp is a photography instructor for Central Technology and is owner of Kemp Aerial Photography. Natasja will teach techniques on how to best photograph your product.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.
Price: $0.00

OKC Women's Business Breakfast 2020
2020-10-01 08:15 - 10:00 | The Walker Building, 1300 N. Walker Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK, 73103, United States
The OKC Women’s Business Breakfast is a monthly networking and business-building event. This opportunity enables you to interact with other women in business and potential customers, build your network, and market your business! Bring your business cards and join us for this exclusive networking meeting for women business owners, professionals and small business resource partners.
At this event you can expect to:
Connect through interactive discussions and activities.
Learn from other women entrepreneurs and professionals in the area.
Hear the latest in resource services for women entrepreneurs.
Free to attend. Breakfast sponsorships available.
The OKC Women’s Business Breakfast meets the first Thursday morning of every month. Breakfast sponsorships are available. Contact Jennifer Edwards at 800-658-2823 or jedwards@reiok.org.
Partners: Pioneer Library System, State Chamber of Oklahoma, and REI Women’s Business Center.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and PRIME programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
2020-10-01 09:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE
Facilitated by Statewide Services OKSBDC
Topic: Managing a Business
Please join us as we discuss “How to understand others in a stressful season so you can eliminate stress and increase productivity”. Certified Life and Business Coach, Dana Bickford will guide you through this interactive, enlightening and impactful session. Topics to be discussed: Reducing Stress, Minimizing conflict, Building trust, Raising morale, Maximizing team performance, Improving team performance….. and more!
Speaker(s): Dana Bickford – Certified Life and Business Coach
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals with appropriate advance notice. Please contact OKSBDC Training Manager Cindy Ruminer by email at cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org or call 580-745-2877.All SBDC programs and services are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.“Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.”
Fee: No Cost

OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION WORKSHOP
2020-10-05 09:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
Topic: Tax Planning
The workshop covers taxes for the State of Oklahoma. During this three-hour session, you will learn about new business registration, business tax report form completion, sales and withholding record keeping requirements, sales tax deductions and exemptions and vendor responsibilities. It is useful for anyone contemplating starting a business.
Speaker(s): Dewey Brandon, Oklahoma Tax Commission
There is no fee for the workshop, however due to limited seating registration is required. Call 405-733-7348 to register or get more information.
Fee: No Cost

Excel: Pivot Tables & Analyzing Your Data
2020-10-06 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE
This session will introduce participants to working with and analyzing their data in Excel. Specifically, we’ll cover how to manage and analyze large amounts of information by working with Pivot Tables, Conditional Formatting, and Charting. The presenter will also share some additional ways to work with data, both on-screen and printed, and will demonstrate other features that can assist in interpreting your data.
We’ll have plenty of time for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the session!
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.

GROWTHWHEEL BUSINESS SERIES: PART 2 - HIRE THE BEST AND AVOID THE REST
2020-10-07 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE
Facilitated by Cameron – CETES Small Business Development Center
Topic: Managing Employees
Please join us as we discuss “Hiring the Best and Avoid the Rest”, PART 2. This will be a four-part Growth Wheel series focusing on recruiting, hiring, on-boarding and retaining quality employees. During Part 2, we will drill discuss the on-boarding and training process. Attendees will obtain a copy of the presentation and walk away with valuable GrowthWheel tools to help them implement today’s topics covered.
Speaker(s): Dr. Samantha Lankford, OKSBDC/Cameron University – Director – Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies (CETES)
Dana Hugle, OKSBDC Eastern Center Director and Business Development Specialist
Co-Sponsor(s): Cameron University
Fee: No Cost

A CYBERSECURITY PLAYBOOK: FUNDAMENTALS AND STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS
2020-10-08 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
Online
Facilitated by Southeastern Oklahoma State University OKSBDC
Topic: Managing a Business
This session and discussion will outline the key cybersecurity fundamentals that every business should be implementing to protect critical business data and positively impact to the bottom line.
This webinar will explore five areas and questions around sound cybersecurity strategy, including —
• Identify: How does a business identify cybersecurity risks and threats?
• Protect: How does a business best protect its data and information?
• Detect: How can a business detect and monitor cybersecurity incidents?
• Respond: How should a business plan and respond to cybersecurity incidents?
• Recover: How can a business recover and improve after cybersecurity incidents?
No business has all the right answers to the questions above, but every business must be asking them. Join the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center, Dean Joshua Snavely, and Langston University to dive into this conversation on the cybersecurity basics of your business.
Speaker(s): Joshua M. Snavely, M.B.A., J.D., LL.M.
Dean, School of Business
Langston University
Speaker Information: Dean Joshua Snavely is an attorney currently serving as an administrator and professor at Langston University — Oklahoma’s only historically black college/university. In his administrative capacity, Snavely directs all facets of business school operations, academic affairs, alumni relations and fundraising. In addition, Snavely teaches in the areas of business law, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship and homeland security. Since 2018, Snavely has served on the University’s Emergency Leadership Team and currently co-chairs all preparation and reponse efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also currently serves on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Working Group. Snavely earned a master of laws in national security and US foreign relations from the George Washington Law School and an executive master’s in cybersecurity from Brown University.
Co-Sponsor(s): Langston University
Fee: No Cost

How to Explain Your Products and Services with Infographics
2020-10-08 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
How well you communicate information about your products and services can make or break your potential sales with customers. In today’s noisy world of information overload and short attention spans, infographics are a quick and easy way to explain the details about your products and services engagingly.
This webinar, presented by product expert Dinah Ramirez with Easel.ly, will provide you with basic formats and strategies for tackling an infographic’s writing and development so that your customers can learn what they need to know and move forward with a purchase.
You’ll learn:
What an infographic is and the benefits of using them to explain your products and services
How other companies and businesses use infographics to explain their products and services – from simple to complex
How to write, organize, and streamline content for an infographic
Ways to get your infographic designed
Presented by Dinah Ramirez
Dinah Ramirez is a customer success trainer, webinar producer, and product expert at Easel.ly. She provides learning experiences to Easel.ly’s user community along with helping businesses and professionals communicate visually with their customer, clients, and audiences.
Dinah holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Michigan in Sociology and Applied Statistics along with an MBA from Wayne State University.
Sponsored by:easelly

BUSINESS START UP WORKSHOP
2020-10-09 10:30 - 12:00 | ONLINE
Facilitated by Wilburton SBDC
Business start up walkthrough and business planning
Speaker(s): Dana Hugle & Henry Lehr
Co-Sponsor(s): KTC
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals with appropriate advance notice. Please contact OKSBDC Training Manager Cindy Ruminer by email at cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org or call 580-745-2877.
Fee: No Cost

October 14: Women-Owned Startups in Rural America - Learn About Useful Tools & Resources
2020-10-14 12:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
80% of rural small business owners believe the quality of life and cost of living are much better in rural areas, BUT they cite challenges.
Join this LIVE Q&A session where the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), USDA and SCORE will dedicate the full hour to answering your questions on the top challenges rural startups face and the most effective resources and programming to help your business thrive.
This lively discussion will delve into the available training and resources for women business owners and entrepreneurs in rural America.
The expert panelists include: NWBC Council Member Barbara Kniff-McCulla, owner and CEO of KLK Construction, CEO of SCORE Bridget Weston, and a special guest from the USDA.
You can submit your questions during registration and during the LIVE webinar.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)
Barbara Kniff-McCulla
Barbara J. Kniff-McCulla is the owner and CEO of KLK Construction in Pella, Iowa. KLK Construction is a contractor in the telecommunications industry and was established in 1979.
Barbara Kniff-McCulla
Owner and CEO, KLK Construction
Bridget Weston
Bridget Weston is the CEO of the SCORE Association, where she provides executive leadership and works directly and collaboratively with the Board of Directors to establish the vision and direction of SCORE.
Bridget Weston
CEO, SCORE
KEY TOPICS
Business Plans/Startup Assistance Startup Rural Entrepreneurs Women Entrepreneurs Agriculture, Farming, Fishing & Hunting
October 14: Women-Owned Startups in Rural America – Learn About Useful Tools & Resources

October 15: Where’s The Money NOW? Position Your Business for the Future of Small Business Lending
2020-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
This year’s economic crisis has resulted in rapid changes to small business lending. It’s more important than ever to identify the crucial factors lenders are evaluating now, and steps you can take to position your business for financing in the coming months and years.
Nav’s Education Director Gerri Detweiler helped individuals and small business owners navigate the 2008 financial crisis and is working to educate business owners through the current crisis.
Attend this webinar and learn about:
The current lending landscape
Who is lending?
What has changed?
Presented by Gerri Detweiler
Gerri Detweiler has more than twenty years of experience guiding individuals through the confusing world of credit, and has earned a reputation as a reliable and independent resource on personal and small business credit. She’s answered more than 10,000 financial questions online and has been interviewed in more than 3000 news stories.
Sponsored by:

Increase Your Sales with Online Reviews
2020-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
90% of people claim that positive reviews influence their purchasing decisions. Do you know how your business appears online?
Join Deluxe product experts, Joann Do and Cortney Vargas, as they outline actionable strategies to increase sales and influence customers by increasing online reviews.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
Where customers might be reviewing your business and how to monitor comments, questions, and complaints
The benefits of getting more reviews
How to gather reviews from happy customers
How to respond to criticism so that customers feel heard
How to use online reviews to improve your product or service
Presented by: Cortney Vargas
In Cortney’s 14 years in Marketing, she has honed a wide repertoire of skills around digital marketing, interactive strategy and product management. Loving the challenge of translating large corporate solutions into Main St.’s small business opportunity, Cortney has worked with a vast range of business sizes from 1 employee to 10,000+ team members. Her curiosity leads her to the forefront of new marketing technology,
while her passion for helping small businesses drives her to convert her new experience to products Mom and Pop Shops can use today. Anywhere she is needed from creative development, website operations, product management and collaborating effectively with stakeholders, vendors and clients, she’s there. She even once took a pie to the face for a good cause! She does it all!
Presented by: Joanne Do
Joann has six years of experience in planning and implementing digital marketing strategies with a wide range of clients to increase revenue through Search Engine Optimization, Pay-Per-Click, Social Media, content strategy and website development.
In her current role at Deluxe, she leverages her extensive experience and knowledge to create affordable digital marketing solutions for small business owners to grow regardless of where they are at in their business journey.
She has previously worked with some big brands such as Hard Rock Casino, Dairy Queen, Marie Callender’s, Papa Murphy’s Pizza and Olathe Health, as well as small businesses like AAPC Publishing and Champion Termite & Pest Control.
Sponsored by: Deluxe Corporation

GROWTHWHEEL BUSINESS SERIES: PART 3 - HIRE THE BEST AND AVOID THE REST
2020-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE
Facilitated by Cameron – CETES Small Business Development Center
Topic: Managing Employees
Please join us as we discuss “Hiring the Best and Avoid the Rest”, PART 3. This will be a four-part Growth Wheel series focusing on recruiting, hiring, on-boarding and retaining quality employees. During Part 3, we will focus on employee retention and the evaluation process. Attendees will obtain a copy of the presentation and walk away with valuable GrowthWheel tools to help them implement today’s topics covered. PART 4 will consist of a one on one review and consultation session with each attendee to answer specific questions and to further assist.
Speaker(s): Dr. Samantha Lankford, OKSBDC/Cameron University – Director – Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies (CETES)
Dana Hugle, OKSBDC Eastern Center Director and Business Development Specialist
Co-Sponsor(s): Cameron University
Fee: No Cost

Planning Tips to Make Your E-Commerce Business Thrive During Peak Season
2020-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
E-commerce has escalated during the COVID-19 crisis. With this growth comes challenges for both shippers and buyers.
Join this session where Kym Kyker of FedEx will review some ideas of how to navigate through peak season and look at ways to improve the experience for merchants and consumers.
You’ll learn about:
Earlier deals to drive sales before Thanksgiving holiday
Utilizing convenient network locations
Enhancing your brand
Improving packaging; utilize creative labeling or branded boxes
Working weekends to improve service
Website banners to communicate delivery delays
Enabling international shipping to reach a new audience
Shipping local and offering same-day delivery
Presented by Kym Kyker
Kym started her career in transportation in 1993 as an Account Executive in Augusta, Ga. In 1999, she was promoted into leadership and ultimately moved to Chicago, Illinois where she was Director of Sales for seven years. In 2014, Kym made her way to Memphis and she now serves as a Director for the Music River Region. Her Region covers five states and she enjoys traveling and working with her leadership and Sales teams in each of the markets.
Sponsored by:

2020 Year-End Tax Planning for Your Business
2020-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
In the final quarter of this most unusual and challenging year, there is still time to take actions that can favorably impact your bottom line and your tax bill for 2020.
These measures relate to your employees, your customers, your equipment, and your operations and reflect big changes made by the SECURE Act, the CARES Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and other legislation (including extension of the Paycheck Protection Program), as well IRS pronouncements.
Whether you work with a CPA or go it alone, attorney and prolific author Barbara Weltman will discuss which tax breaks apply to you and how to nail them down now before times runs out.
In this webinar you’ll learn:
Year-end actions to reduce your 2020 tax bill
Refund opportunities to recoup taxes paid in prior years
Strategies for potential tax changes to come
Necessary actions to get ready for 2021
Presented by Barbara Weltman
Barbara Weltman is an attorney and a prolific author with such titles as J.K. Lasser’s Small Business Taxes, J.K. Lasser’s Guide to Self-Employment, Home Business Magazine’s Home-Based Business Start-up Guide, and Smooth Failing.
She is a trusted advocate for small businesses and entrepreneurs who serves on the advisory board of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. She works with Fortune 500 companies that want to share their message with the small business community.
Barbara is also the publisher of Idea of the Day® and Big Ideas for Small Business® at BigIdeasForSmallBusiness.com.

OKC Women's Business Breakfast 2020
2020-11-05 08:15 - 10:00 | ONLINE

Re-Strategize Your Business Planning to Prevail the Pandemic
2020-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
Entrepreneurs and small business owners are most vulnerable to failure in a global pandemic. They rely on a sustainable supply chain, whereby products and services flow from their suppliers, through their company, and on to their customers.
The pandemic virus destroyed this self-sustaining business model, making strategic and tactical plans no longer relevant.
Join this webinar, presented by seasoned business educator George Slook, and learn how to re-strategize your business planning to maintain an adequate level of cash on hand, and get suppliers and vendors to make their payments when due.
Attendees will learn:
How to determine the “Strategic Intent” of your company based on strategic planning sessions
In-depth details of “Strategic Integration” approaches, such as Forwards, Backwards, Horizontal, Vertical, and Balanced
Why the teachings of the renowned Sun Tzu are important to your business, who profoundly said ”Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive; Knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.”
Presented by: George Slook
George Slook is a seasoned business educator with practical experience in academic and corporate environments. Actively engaged in delivering accounting and finance courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.
George is adept at one-on-one consulting, with a particular focus on enabling entrepreneurs to start a business and small business owners to strategically grow their business. He designs and directs business planning seminars for adult education programs, and develops and delivers business education programs for current military who desire to reenter the workforce.

Lead The Way - Networking For Success, Business & Social Etiquette
2020-11-06 09:00 - 14:00 | First United Bank Leadership Center, 1400 West Main Street, Durant, OK, 74701, United States
Join us for Lead The Way, Women’s Leadership Series! Each leadership day is designed to encourage, support & celebrate women in business.
Business and Social Etiquette, Jana Christian – The mere thought of mixing and mingling with strangers is enough to make some people break out in a sweat. Knowing how to handle one’s self with poise adds to an individual’s overall effectiveness when representing an organization at social and business events.
Networking For Success, Lissa Qualls – We know we have to network in order to grow our business. The questions is how exactly do we wo that. We will be looking at ways to be more intentional and effective with our networking.
About our Presenters:
Lissa Qualls, Clarity, LLC – For over twenty years Lissa served as a trainer for Youth for Christ USA and International. In her leadership roles Lissa has worked with CEOs, managers, leadership teams and entire companies each time helping them to better understand how they show up and how to better communicate with each other.
Jana Christian, The Etiquette School of Oklahoma – The Etiquette School of Oklahoma has grown to be a market leader in the provision of etiquette training solutions to people of all ages in social or corporate settings. Thier promise is simple; you will be amazed by how your life will change by going through our programs.
Sara Orellana-Paape, 3Raptor Consulting, LLC – Utilizing her eleven years of experience in the nonprofit world, Sara brings her passion of fighting social justice issues to the table. Their mission is to empower business, organizations and nonprofits to successfully navigate their path while working to create a lean and effective team.
Brought to you in partnership by: REI WBC, First United, Southeastern Insurance Group, and OKSBDC
You will be redirected to PayPal to pay for registration. Fee is non-refundable. If you cannot attend, your registration may be able to be transferred to another workshop.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. WBC and 7j programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant at PO Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.
NOTICE – Choctaw Tribal Members who own a business in or reside in the 10½ Choctaw Counties may be eligible for a Choctaw Small Business Development Scholarship to pay for this training workshop. To qualify for the Choctaw Business Training Scholarship, please contact Gina Hamilton – ghamilton@choctawnation.com – 580-924-8280 ext. 4213 to provide your date of birth for Choctaw Tribal Membership verification purposes. Upon verification, you will be notified.
