Virtual Training: Business Tax Basics & Ask the Expert Zoom
2021-05-06 14:30 - 15:30, 2021-06-03 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | ONLINE
Join us to hear from Savannah Dixon of Vann Dixon, CPA who will provide 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 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.

Virtual Training: Business Basics: Starting Your Own Business
2021-05-13 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
To start your own business you need to know the questions to ask, location and structure types, how to register in Oklahoma, preparation of the business plan, understanding business financials, and the steps to getting financed. Federal, state, and local resources will also be discussed in this session. This seminar is a broad overview of the different areas to consider when starting a new business. There will be plenty of time allotted to ask questions of the instructors and business experts.
Speakers from Francis Tuttle, Moore Norman Tech, OKSBDC, and REI Women’s Business Center.
Partners: Francis Tuttle Launch Pad, Moore Norman Tech, Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma, OKSBDC, 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.

What Business Owners MUST Know About the Mental Health Outcomes from COVID
2021-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
To ensure the good health of your business, it is critical that you are aware of and appropriately addressing the mental health outcomes from COVID and other simultaneous stressors.
The emergence of chronic conditions are expressing themselves in performance, morale and employee relationships, including: anxiety, depression, trauma, new and relapse of addiction issues, eating disorders, perfectionism, workaholism and increase in suicidal ideation, attempts and completion.
Crisis Management Expert, Lisa Dinhofer, will share in-depth insights into the mental health outcomes that are affecting businesses of all kinds and provide guidance on how to address this within yours.
You’ll learn:

How to recognize and initiate a conversation with someone you think may be in distress
The issues around ‘camera on’ v ‘camera off’ during virtual meetings
The importance of social capital in maintaining team mental health

ABOUT THE PRESENTER(S)

Lisa Dinhofer, MA, CT is The Crisis Tamer. She works with subject matter and circumstances most people turn away from. Lisa mentors companies past traumatic events, workplace abuse and disastrous communications to regain stability and establish a new normal

Lisa Dinhofer
Founder and President, Koden Consulting Services, LLC

From Solopreneur to Wealth and Freedom - How to Avoid the Solopreneur’s Trap
2021-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
You made the leap or want to make the leap and do what you love. You’ll make as much or more money as you did working for someone else – but with more creative freedom and more flexibility. It’s a dream work-life balance. And it works for a while – and it can work for a long while.
But for many and most, solopreneur life becomes a revenue rollercoaster and later an unexpected, perpetual plateau. You may find yourself overworked, worn down, and maybe worse – disillusioned and no longer loving what you do.
In this game-changing webinar, Startup Enthusiast, Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Author Allen Clary will not only show you the way to avoid the Solopreneur’s Trap, but also the path to creating significant wealth for you and your family – and have all the time you’ll need to enjoy it.
You’ll learn about:

How and why the Solopreneur Trap happens
How it can be avoided
Creating a path to significant wealth and getting time back in your personal life

Presented by: Allen Clary

Allen Clary spent more than two decades working for others and climbing the corporate ranks where he eventually rose to COO and then CEO. He now teaches entrepreneurship at the University of South Florida and is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Tampa Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, both nationally ranked entrepreneurship programs.

He is a co-founder of one of the largest startup accelerators in the United States and is an advisor to many early-stage companies.

Virtual Training: Excel - Ask The Expert Q&A
2021-06-10 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago)
Date/Time:
June 10th, 2021
Start Time: 1:00 pm
End Time: 2:30 pm

Do you find yourself searching through Excel trying to figure out how to do something, wishing you had an Excel expert to ask, or just giving up because you don’t know how to use certain functions? This workshop will help end your Excel frustrations by providing an expert to ask, plus he’ll provide little-known shortcuts and time-saving techniques.
Presenter: Chris Hennes, Pioneer Library System
This workshop is provided by Pioneer Library Systems 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.

OKC Women’s Business Breakfast July 2021
2021-07-01 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
Date/Time:
July 1st, 2021
Start Time: 8:30 am
End Time: 10:00 am

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!
Each month this exclusive networking meeting for women business owners, professionals and small business resource partners will cover a topic relevant to small business management and include a time of introductions so participants come away with new contacts and resources.
This month’s topic: TBA. Please come ready to discuss!
The OKC Women’s Business Breakfast meets the first Thursday morning of every month.
This workshop is provided by 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 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.
