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Smart Start
Presented by the Southwest Iowa Small Business Development Center. The 2 hour workshop is a basic guide to starting a small business. The workshop will cover business start-up check lists, forms of ownership, registering the business name, sales tax permits, writing business plans, marketing basics, and local, state, and federal loan and aid programs. To register for any site call Coreen at 712-256-6552. Fee $20
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 18*13 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 05/24/2012 | 2:00-4:00PM | Looft Hall TBA |
1 session | Call 712-256-6552 |
| MANAG 18*14 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | W | 06/06/2012 | 6:00-8:00PM | Looft Hall TBA |
1 session | Call 712-256-6552 |
| MANAG 18*15 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 06/21/2012 | 2:00-4:00PM | Looft Hall TBA |
1 session | Call 712-256-6552 |
Developing People
Identify developmental needs of your people and determine the support that will be needed for their future success. Fee $59
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*07 - CF12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 10/11/2012 | 8:00-10:00AM | Looft Hall 006 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Developing Presentations
Recognize the need for effective presentation, Understand the flow of a successful presentation, Explore techniques for effective presentation. Fee $59
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*06 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 06/07/2012 | 8:00-10:00AM | Looft Hall 010 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Developing Teams
Understand the stages of team development, Determine the characteristics of teams at different stages of development, Review the current condition of the participants team, Identify processes for developing teamwork Fee $59
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*08 - CF12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 11/08/2012 | 8:00-10:00AM | Looft Hall 006 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Improving Customer Care
Define customer care, Consider personal perceptions as a customer, Identify the factors which help shape our service views, Improve customer care in your department or organization. Fee $59
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*02 - CF12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 08/09/2012 | 8:00-10:00AM | Looft Hall 010 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Leadership Today
What can you do to increase the quality and quantity of leadership in your organization? In this FREE training session participants will define the concept of leadership and its strong importance within their organization. In addition they will leave knowing why leadership is so extremely important today, what outstanding leaders do and don't do, and the major differences between leaders and managers. Fee $0
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*18 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 05/24/2012 | 8:30-10:30AM | Looft Hall 006 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
| MANAG 99*61 - CS12 | Shenandoah | Th | 05/24/2012 | 12:30-2:30PM | Center TBA |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
| MANAG 99*30 - CS12 | Clarinda Campus | F | 05/25/2012 | 12:30AM-2:30PM | Activities Building LH |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Never Let Your Style Get in the Way of Your Success
The director, the promoter, the supervisor, the sheriff - if you're a manager, one of these words probably describes you. It's your style, your predisposition, the main reason you succeed. And it's also the main reason you don't! Steven C. Wilson from WCTS, Inc. will share from the best-selling book, The Inch Principle, how to "never let your style get in the way of your success." Steven will show you how to recognize what makes you sing and what sucks the life out of you, so you will be better equipped to handle people and situations that run counter to your most instinctive style. That alone will make you a more effective leader. But when you can deploy your people in a way that makes the most of their gifts, you'll reap the benefits, as one person's life-draining chores becomes another's energizing challenge. According to Yahoo! Hot Jobs Annual Job Satisfaction Survey, seventy-two percent of employees are open to a new career opportunity, and you might be the reason. More than four
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*76 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | W | 06/06/2012 | 10:30AM-1:30PM | Looft Hall 006 |
1 session | Call |
Planning Personal Development
Recognize the significance of planned personal development, review recent personal development experiences, identify personal development needs, and formulate a personal development plan. Fee $59
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*05 - CF12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 09/13/2012 | 8:00-10:00AM | Looft Hall 006 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Using Management Styles
Appreciate influences on management styles, Compare acquired and required management styles, Assess the use of management styles in the workplace, Recognize and plan situational management styles. Fee $59
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| MANAG 99*01 - CF12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 07/12/2012 | 8:00-10:00AM | Looft Hall 010 |
1 session | Call 712-325-3255 |
Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers
A class designed solely for the manufacturers, this is an introduction to sales tax topics for small businesses with an emphasis on details concerning the manufacturer. Fee $25
| Section # | Location | Day(s) | Start Date | Start Time | Bld.& Room # |
Contact Number |
| TAXES 15*01 - CS12 | Council Bluffs Campus | Th | 05/31/2012 | 1:00-3:00PM | Looft Hall 006 |
1 session | Call 712-256-6552 |
