Dayton SCORE Workshops
Dayton SCORE offers a variety of free business courses to meet your current and future business needs. The following is a list of the courses, content, and availability dates.
To examine a specific course click on the course's title. For a complete workshop schedule printout click here.
Basic Small Business Accounting with Software Utilization
(3/19)
This workshop provides the basics of accounting terms and principles needed to communicate effectively with lenders, investors, suppliers, accountants, the IRS, and customers. The workshop's objective is to have participants know and work with basic accounting terms and understand the purpose of three basic financial reports. You will be covering Statement of Cash Flow, Income (Profit and Loss) Statement, and the Balance Sheet. Demonstrations and examples are presented using current small business accounting software.
Monday, March 19, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Huber Heights branch
6160 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8934
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Basic Marketing for the Small Businesses
(2/9, 3/15, 3/22, 4/2)
The seminar will discuss the importance of marketing in your business success and survival. You will learn how to identify your target market and to focus on your company's niche. We will also explore low cost ways of advertising and getting the word out using email and webpage management. Market goals, competition and branding will be included in group discussions. Come prepared to talk about the uniqueness of your product or service and be able to identify in great detail who your customers are. Price, promotion, place and product will be key areas that participants should come prepared to talk about.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Huber Heights branch
6160 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8934
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937–225–2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Centerville-Washington Library
111 West Spring Valley Road, Centerville, OH
Cost: Free but internet registration is required at www.wclibrary.info/events
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Vandalia branch
500 S. Dixie Drive, Vandalia, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8960
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, April 2, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Northmont branch
333 West National Road, Englewood, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8950
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Basic Website Design
(2/7, 3/5, 3/20, 4/10, 5/9)
For those that are ready to start and/or have a small business, Dayton SCORE is now offering several Web based workshops developed to complement each other. Basic Website Design is one of the three workshops designed for individuals who are:
- starting a new business and want to create a basic website,
- interested in creating a business blog,
- are responsible for managing their non-profit's website.
During the Basic Website Design workshop, you will learn insights into simple and economic techniques to create a web site. The workshop addresses how the Internet works, what you need to plan for your website, how to get your domain name registered and your site hosted, plus maintaining your website. Please come prepared to introduce yourself, to state your level of knowledge on the subject, and your reason for taking this workshop.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – New Lebanon branch
715 West Main Street, New Lebanon, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496–8948
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937 – 225 – 2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, March 5, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – E.C. Doren branch
701 Troy Street, Dayton, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496 – 8928
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Kettering/Moraine branch
3496 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496 – 8939
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library, Miami TWP branch
2718 Lyons Road, Centerville, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8944
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, May 9, 2012 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Centerville-Washington Library
111 West Spring Valley Road, Centerville, OH
Cost: Free but internet registration is required at www.wclibrary.info/events
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Basic Website Optimization
(2/27, 3/12, 4/3)
For those that are ready to start and/or have a small business, Dayton SCORE is now offering several Web based workshops developed to complement each other. Basic Website Optimization is one of the three workshops designed for individuals in a small company or non-profit organization who:
- have an existing website and want to increase their site traffic,
- want to understand how website rankings are done and how to improve the ranking of their website,
- want to evaluate the performance of their website today.
During the Basic Web Optimization workshop, you will learn simple and economic techniques to improve the visibility and ranking of your web site. Please come prepared to introduce yourself, to state your level of knowledge on the web, a printout of your home page (two copies), and your reason for taking this workshop.
Monday, February 27, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Wilmington Stroop branch
3980 Wilmington Pike, Dayton
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496–8966
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, March 12, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Northmont branch
333 West National Road, Englewood, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8950
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Huber Heights branch
6160 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8934
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Business Planning for a Small Company
(2/6, 2/21, 3/15, 3/20, 4/23)
Whether you are starting a new business or have one up and running, this workshop will provide a guide for developing a plan that will significantly improve your chances of being successful. The workshop will show you how to build a plan that produces a deep understanding of the market and competitive environment in which your business operates; how to develop strategies for providing a competitive advantage; how to generate solid projections of the financial consequences of operating your business; and how to use your plan to monitor and control your business's operations. If you will need outside funding for your business, a first-rate business plan is a must. But, even if you won't, your investment of time and energy in building a good business plan will provide you a substantial return.
Monday, February 6, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library, West Carrollton branch
300 East Central Avenue, Dayton, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8962
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Kettering/Moraine branch
3496 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496–8939
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Vandalia branch
500 S. Dixie Drive, Vandalia, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8960
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library, Miami TWP branch
2718 Lyons Road, Centerville, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8944
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, April 23, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Wilmington Stroop branch
3980 Wilmington Pike, Dayton
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496–8966
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Business Start-Up Basics
(2/16, 2/20, 3/6, 3/8)
Business Start-Up Basics is intended to educate small business
owners in areas that they may not be addressing at present, and to inform those entrepreneurs
wishing to start a business of the basic skills and knowledge required
to start and operate a business successfully. The presentation addresses
the following subjects: Overview of entrepreneurial skills; How to
get started; How to select a business structure; Business registration,
licenses and taxes; Requirements for business financing; Understanding
financial statements and money management; Preparation of a marketing
plan; Preparation of a business plan workshops scheduled at area libraries
shown below. There is no cost; however registration at the indicated
telephone number is requested.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Centerville-Washington Library
111 West Spring Valley Road, Centerville, OH
Cost: Free but internet registration is required at www.wclibrary.info/events
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, February 20, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library, Miami TWP branch
2718 Lyons Road, Centerville, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8944
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – New Lebanon branch
715 West Main Street, New Lebanon, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496 – 8948
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Vandalia branch
500 S. Dixie Drive, Vandalia, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8960
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Simple Steps - FREE Assessment Seminar
(3/24, 4/12, 4/21)
Attend a Free Information and Assessment Session. Attend one of three, identical FREE assessment seminars at your convenience. Click here for the information about the assessment session topics and locations.
Simple Steps - Business Start-Up (FEE)
(4/28, 5/12, 5/26, 6/9)
This seminar is designed for budding entrepreneurs that have dreams
of starting their own for-profit business or non-profit organization. Click here for the information about the Business Start-Up session topics and locations.
Simple Steps - Business Growth & Recovery (FEE)
(5/3, 5/17, 5/31, 6/14)
This highly successful series of four group mentoring sessions is
designed for existing business owners that need to grow or stablize their existing business. Click here for the information about the Business Growth & Recovery sessions topics and locations.
Social Media Networking Marketing
(2/16, 3/29, 4/11, 4/17, 4/24)
For those that are ready to start and/or have a small business, Dayton SCORE is now offering several Web based workshops developed to complement each other. Basic Social Networking Marketing is one of the three workshops designed for individuals who:
- have or are starting a small business and want to use social networks to economically market their business,
- have a business website or blog and want to increase traffic volume and ranking using social networks,
- are involved with a non-profit organization and wish to promote their cause.
During the Basic Social Networking Marketing workshop you will learn economic techniques to market your company or organization on the Internet. The workshop addresses how social media works, where to focus your effort to achieve your goals, and how to minimize the time it will take you to do it. Please come prepared to introduce yourself, to state your level of knowledge on this subject, and the reason you are attending this workshop.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Northtown Shiloh branch
35 Bennington Drive, Dayton, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8954
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Vandalia branch
500 S. Dixie Drive, Vandalia, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8960
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Centerville-Washington Library
111 West Spring Valley Road, Centerville, OH
Cost: Free but internet registration is required at www.wclibrary.info/events
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Kettering/Moraine branch
3496 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496–8939
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – New Lebanon branch
715 West Main Street, New Lebanon, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496–8966
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Strategic Planning for the Small Companies
(4/19)
Strategic planning is one of the most important things you can do for your business. When you set a direction for your business, it helps you focus on what is most important to grow and be more successful. You will learn the seven steps to strategic planning, how to start the process, work through the planning phase and the keys to implementing your goals. You will learn how to set goals and break them down into action steps you can achieve.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Northtown Shiloh branch
35 Bennington Drive, Dayton, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8954
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Successful Habits for the Sales Professional
(3/22, 3/26)
This session provides an executive overview of some specific selling skills that are necessary for the changing and challenging times business owners are faced with today. This dynamic and fast-paced workshop engages participants in critical stages of the sales process from the beginning. Sales topics focus on major sales premises.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Northtown Shiloh branch
35 Bennington Drive, Dayton, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8954
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, March 26, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Wilmington Stroop branch
3980 Wilmington Pike, Dayton
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496 – 8966
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Tune up your Business - Strategies for Beating the Competition
(2/13, 3/12)
Allyn Conway (President of ACG Incorporation) will be the presenter. Allyn has been successfully steering the helm of his company during the raging economic conditions. Allyn Conway earned a B.A. degree from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. His 35 years of business experience began with his first business purchase in 1976 and added another business in 1978. After selling these businesses in the early 1980's, Allyn became a Managing Director of National Content Liquidators where he was responsible for on-site content liquidation of large landmark hotels. In 1992, he purchased ACG, Inc., a computer retail store and converted it to a seller of business-to-business software solutions, service and support. Today, ACG helps companies improve internal business processes, reduce expenses and increase cash flow and profits.
Monday, February 13, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library - Northmont branch
333 West National Road, Englewood, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496-8950
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
Monday, March 12, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Dayton Metro Library – Trotwood branch
651 East Main Street, Trotwood, OH
Cost is Free. Registration required by calling 496 – 8958
For more information about our workshops or face-to-face counseling, call SCORE @ 937-225-2887 or send email to score@daytonscore.org
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