OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION WORKSHOP
2020-10-05 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Business Financials – What you Need to Know to Make Profit
2020-10-06 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
How to check the viability of your business model.
How to calculate your new break-even point.
Financial management strategies to grow your businesses.

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.

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.

SMALL BUSINESS TAX WORKSHOP
2020-11-09 09:00 - 10:30 | Kiamichi Technology Center – Poteau, 1301 West Liberty Road, Poteau, OK, 74953, United States
Kiamichi Technology Center Multipurpose East #718
Business structure, sales tax exemptions, form completion, new business registration, withholding, tax filing requirements, vendor responsibilities.
Speaker(s): Dewey Brandon OTC
Co-Sponsor(s): OTC, KTC & SBDC
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
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Phone: 9183023640
Email: cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org
LOCATION
Kiamichi Technology Center
Multipurpose East #718
301 Kiamichi Drive
McAlester, OK 74501

BUSINESS START UP WORKSHOP
2020-11-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Kiamichi Technology Center – Poteau, 1301 West Liberty Road, Poteau, OK, 74953, United States
Kiamichi Technology Center Multipurpose East #718
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
Already Registered? Sign in for more information.
Phone: 9183023640
Email: cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org
LOCATION
Kiamichi Technology Center
Multipurpose East #718
301 Kiamichi Drive
McAlester, OK 74501

Google Analytics 101 - Improve Your Online Business by Understanding Essential Data
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
Google Analytics is a fantastic tool. Best part is, it’s free to use for everyone! No matter if you have a 2-page website or a massive e-commerce website, you can use Google Analytics to understand how your customers are using your website and where you can improve their experience.
During this webinar, expert in business data analytics Mo Hossain will walk you through the steps of how to set up Google Analytics so you can start getting data from your own website.
In this workshop you’ll learn:
The basics of Google Analytics
Why Google Analytics is important
How you can use it for your benefit
Presented by: Mo Hossain
Mo Hossain is a volunteer Workshop Presenter for SCORE and an expert in Business Data Analytics and Website Optimization. Mo previously worked in NYC and London with international companies for several years, where he helped major retailers, media and technology companies make sure their customers were having a great user experience.
After working as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Consultant, Software Developer and DevOps Engineer, he decided to open up his own business, Data Up, to help small and medium size businesses understand their data and create a better online experience so their customers keep coming back.

Business Basics - Starting and Running Your Own Business
2020-11-19 08:30 - 11:30 | ONLINE
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, MidDel Tech, SCORE, OKSBDC, and REI Women’s Business Center.
Partners: Francis Tuttle Launch Pad, Moore Norman Tech, MidDel Tech, SCORE, OKSBDC, and REI Women’s Business Center.
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 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 Basics: Financial Management
2020-12-08 08:30 - 11:30 | ONLINE
Creating a sound financial foundation is essential to the longevity of a business. Discover what your balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow really mean. This Financial Management workshop will take the mystery out of creating a budget, setting up a financial dashboard, and will show you how to set up a healthy financial system. Both new and existing small business owners will benefit from this workshop.
Speakers from Francis Tuttle Launch Pad, Moore Norman Technology Center, MidDel Technology Center, SCORE, OKSBDC, and REI Women’s Business Center.
Partners: Francis Tuttle Launch Pad, Moore Norman Technology Center, MidDel Technology Center, SCORE, OKSBDC and REI Women’s Business Center.
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 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.

SMALL BUSINESS TAX WORKSHOP
2020-12-14 09:00 - 10:30 | Kiamichi Technology Center – Poteau, 1301 West Liberty Road, Poteau, OK, 74953, United States
Kiamichi Technology Center Multipurpose East #718
Business structure, sales tax exemptions, form completion, new business registration, withholding, tax filing requirements, vendor responsibilities.
Speaker(s): Dewey Brandon OTC
Co-Sponsor(s): OTC, KTC & SBDC
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
Phone: 9183023640
Email: cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org
LOCATION
Kiamichi Technology Center
Multipurpose East #718
301 Kiamichi Drive
McAlester, OK 74501

BUSINESS START UP WORKSHOP
2020-12-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Kiamichi Technology Center – Poteau, 1301 West Liberty Road, Poteau, OK, 74953, United States
Kiamichi Technology Center Multipurpose East #718
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
Phone: 9183023640
Email: cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org
LOCATION
Kiamichi Technology Center
Multipurpose East #718
301 Kiamichi Drive
McAlester, OK 74501

BUSINESS SMART WORKSHOP
2020-12-16 09:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Services SBDC Cleveland County OSU Extension Office
601 East Robinson – Room C
Topic: Business Basics
Business Smart workshop will focus on successful ways for starting and operating a business. Topics to be covered include business planning, marketing, budgeting and financing options.
After the seminar attendees will continue to receive counseling on an individual basis to address specific needs.
Speaker(s): OKSBDC
Co-Sponsor(s): OKSBDC
For questions or inquiries, contact James Arati – Tel: 405 321 4774
Fee: No Cost
Phone: 405-321-4774
Email: James.Arati@oksbdc.org
LOCATION
ONLINE
