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March 17, 2009

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Two great events are happening this month that you won't want to miss: Profit Mastery workshop and the Wine Country Hospitality Symposium. Sponsorships have made it possible to offer these at greatly reduced prices--but the value to your business future is considerable.
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Profit Mastery
Practical  Tools for Control, Survival & Success

Tuesday, March 31
8:00 am -  5:00 pm
Pepperbelly's Comedy & Variety Theater
Fairfield
$40 with prior registration/ $50 at the door
 

This workshop is for anyone whose decisions have an impact on your company's financial performance.

In this full-day intensive, interactive, practical and engaging workshop you learn:
  • accounting basics
  • understanding your financial position
  • tools for active control
  • financial cause and effect
  • effective pricing decisions
  • cost behavior patterns
  • overcoming common business problems
  • tax planning
  • and more!
This same workshop is offered elsewhere for $325. Thanks to sponsorship by the Small Business Development Centers at Santa Rosa Junior College, Solano College and Napa Valley College, the cost is only $40! Fee covers the full day of training lunch plus a comprehensive binder with all course materials and case studies.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear Steve LeFever, Founder and Chairman of Business Resource Services and nationally known speaker, give you the tools you need to keep your business on sound financial footing regardless of the economy.

Bring a calculator to the workshop!

 Register Online 
Wine County Hospitality Symposiumnapa-hospitality-logo

Calling all restaurant owners, managers, chefs, food and beverage managers, and hospitality professionals!  Don't miss the 2009 Wine Country Hospitality Symposium.

Tuesday, March 24
7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Napa Valley College, Upper Valley Campus
St. Helena
$125, including food and wine

The Symposium offers a full day of speakers, seminars, lunch and wine reception that delivers innovations and strategies for success in a hospitality business.  There is also time for networking with other industry professions.

Topics include:
  • Sustainable Hospitality
  • The Hospitality Business-Just Plain Green or Eco-fabulous?
  • Greening the Hospitality Business
  • Sustainable Marketing
  • Understanding the Road Ahead: Leadership in Challenging Times
  • Innovations in Marketing with Technology
  • Labor and Employment Law in the Hospitality Industry
  • Leading, Motivating and Recognizing Employees

For a full program of speakers and bios visit the website: www.nvchi.org

Call the Small Business Development office at 707-253-3210 for more information or to register. 

The Wine Country Hospitality Symposium is brought to you by the Napa Valley College Hospitality Institute.

 
 

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sba-logoDisclaimer: The Redwood Empire SBDC at Santa Rosa Junior College is an affiliate of the Northern California SBDC Program sponsored by: Humboldt State University Foundation, the California Community College's Economic and Workforce Development Programs and the U.S. Small Business Administration. This is a partnership program under the current Cooperative Agreement with the SBA and the Humboldt State University Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the presenter(s)/author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsoring entities. All services are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for the disabled will be made, if requested in advance.