INVENTIONS
Ideas and Inventions: What to do With Them
— Peter H. Youngwith
Everybody gets ideas, but it’s what you do
with yours that matters. This practical seminar is packed with
advice, information, and references to help you develop your
idea or invention. Discover the great American Success Story,
often an idea which leads to a product and finally to a “rich
and famous” entrepreneur. Learn about patents and how to
make it through the process. Should all ideas be developed? Discuss
how to protect your idea via a patent, copyright or trademark.
Peter H. Youngwith has
been an amateur inventor most of his life. He is a member
of and volunteer with the Rocky Mountain Inventors Congress.
He
holds three university degrees and is a former research scientist
of Bell Laboratories. He has co-founded four small high-tech
companies and was recently awarded a US Patent.
- BUSI 1055F01 — Wed, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Oct 15 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $8 material fee to instructor
SMALL
BUSINESS START-UP
Starting a Business in Colorado
— Carl Cleveland
Are you thinking of starting or have recently started
a business, but aren’t really sure what you are doing? Do
you want to avoid the pitfalls that cause so many businesses to
fail. Want to make sure that your personal assets are protected?
This how-to seminar will walk you through the pre-startup and startup
steps to building your business on a firm foundation. Receive a
Colorado Business Resource Guide and learn where to find reliable
business information.
- BUSI 1024F01 — Thu,
6:30-9:30 p.m., Sept 25 (1 session)
- BUSI 1024F02 — Thu, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Nov 6 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $5 material fee to instructor
 EFFECTIVE SPEAKING
How to Speak in Front of People Workshop
— Leanna Fredrich
Welcome to the club. According to a well-known survey, 65% of
us would rather die than speak in public. Many have tried for
years to overcome their fear and have given it up as hopeless.
But wait! There is hope. Discover a simple but powerful technique
called EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique-a therapy that works
on the mind through the body. The EFT practitioner directs you
to tap on various areas of your body while focusing on a fear-producing
situation, such as speaking in public. As you continue the procedure,
when you imagine the fearful situation you will experience lower
and lower levels of anxiety. Finally, the situation will no longer
generate any anxiety at all, in most cases.. Don’t suffer
another minute! Discover what you need to be comfortable speaking
up front.
- BUSI 1041F01 — Tue,
6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct 14 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $44
How to Speak with Confidence
— Jacqueline Cartwright-Mills
Gain self-confidence in public situations, corporate presentations,
sales presentations, or speaking to your boss. Overcome shyness.
Learn listening skills, how to criticize constructively,
and understand body language. Come prepared to give a two-minute
presentation about yourself and your expectations from the
class.
- BUSI 1042F01 — Wed,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 4 wks, Sept 16-Oct 7
ACC TBA — $79, $10 material fee to instructor
BUSINESS WRITING
Write with Confidence
— Jacqueline Cartwright-Mills
Discover how to increase your effectiveness as a writer so
you will be prepared to handle a variety of situations.
Explore and
practice writing of correspondence, proposals, progress
reports, feasibility reports and research reports as well
as general
principles and techniques of quality writing. Learn tips
at night that you
can use the next day. Bring specific writing challenges
you have for assistance.
Jacqueline Cartwright-Mills holds a Masters degree in Communication
Science and has worked for many years in industry teaching
corporate writing seminars as well as teaching public
speaking courses.
Jacqueline owns a company which focuses on writing endeavors.
- BUSI 1029F01 — Tue,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 4 wks, Oct 14-Nov 4
ACC TBA — $79, $20 material fee to instructor
VIDEO
Using Video to Make Money for Your Business
— Dave Kinney
All types of business use video everyday. Video can be a cost
effective solution to disseminate information, train employees
and clients, or market your product or service to potential customers.
Because of inexpensive bandwidth, you can integrate video on
your website. Whether shown at a business tradeshow, distributed
on DVD or integrated into your website, video can help your business
grow.
Dave Kinney is a six-time EMMY award winner and has worked in
video/ television since 1987. He currently operates his own video
production company and teaches Video Production and Video Editing
classes at Metro in Denver.
- BUSI 1021F01 — Thu,
6:30-9 p.m., Oct 9 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $44, $8 material fee to instructor
 SMALL
BUSINESS FINANCES
Bookkeeping and Financial Basics
— Sandi Schoob
Learn to read an income statement and balance sheet,
understand depreciation, and cash flow analysis. Discover how
to keep track of all the money that’s coming and going
and prepare basic reports on how your business is doing. Talk
about accounting terminology, record keeping, and bank reconciliation.
Bring a calculator and a pencil.
- BUSI 1043F01 — Thu,
6-8 p.m., Sept 25 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $10 material fee to instructor
DATA SECURITY
Safe Computing for Home Users
— Steve Sande
Did you know that 75% of Americans have an e-mail address and
the average Internet user is online 3 hours per day? But 8% of
our time online is spent dealing with spam and 88% of home computers
have been infected by some kind of unwanted program. From pre-schooler
to senior citizen, everyone is using computers… but what
are the risks?
Discover:
-
The single biggest mistake home computer users make.
- The nine steps
you should take to make your computer safe.
- How to make your
wireless network secure in less than 15 minutes.
- Why hackers are
interested in your home PC.
- Five simple tasks
that can protect you from identity theft.
- What to do to
keep track of your passwords, and keep them away from others.
- How to tell if
an e-mail message is authentic or a phishing attack.
Learn how to defend your home computer against viruses, worms,
Trojan horses, spam, and spyware. Discuss what to do if you
think you’ve already been infected. Uncover the meaning of security
terminology. Witness hacker tools in action.
- BUSI 1037F01 — Wed,
6-9 p.m., Sept 24 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49
SMALL BUSINESS LAW
Avoid the Law!
The Legalities of Hiring and Firing Employees
— Nancey Steinheimer
Even if you have 1 employee, you must be in compliance with
numerous employment laws. You don’t need to hire a human resource
specialist, but you do need to be knowledgeable about regulations.
Explore the necessities of hiring an employee beginning with
the interview process, what to and what not to ask, checking
references, forms and documents to have, social security verification,
immigration status criteria and regulations, and other topics
to protect yourself and your employees. Discover the issues surrounding
independent contractor versus employee status and the implications
for your business. Discuss workers compensation, unemployment
claims, and how to create an employee handbook which can be a
critical component of your business to avoid litigation.
Nancey Steinheimer has worked in human resources for several years and is currently involved in risk management for a large corporation.
- BUSI 1044F01 — Wed,
6-9:30 p.m., Oct 1 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $49, $6 material fee to instructor
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