Description: This course combines five 3-hour QuickBooks Pro 2013 classes under one course. 1) QuickBooks Financial, 2) QuickBooks Tips and Tricks, 3) QuickBooks Sales Transactions, 4) QuickBooks Vendor Transactions, and 5) QuickBooks Payroll. The total cost is $159. Or, take individual classes as listed below. Location: Lincoln City, North County Campus, Room 222 Time: 6 pm to 9 pm • Instructor: Kathie Gordon-Brooks • Cost: $159 for 5, or choose individual sessions at $39/ea. 1—QuickBooks Financial Reports • Oct. 8 ($39) Learn how to record the various transactions you have in your business, reconcile your checking accounts, reconcile your loans, and provide your banker with accurate reports. You will also learn how to understand your Profit and Loss Report and what a Balance Sheet tells you. Finally, you will learn what you need to do at year-end for governmental reporting and business analysis. 2—QuickBooks Tips and Tricks • Oct. 15 ($39) Learn how to navigate through the QuickBooks software like a pro. You will learn the software “big picture,” version choices, capabilities, chart of accounts, backing up, keyboard shortcuts, memorized transactions, pre-set forms, customizing other forms, and some trouble-shooting. Q & A encouraged. 3—QuickBooks Sales Transactions • Oct. 22 ($39) Learn how to record the various transactions you have with customers and have QuickBooks give you understandable reports. You will also learn ways to understand your accounts receivable, aging reports, record payments on account, record recurring sales invoices, and analyze customer statistics. 4—QuickBooks Vendor Transactions • Oct. 29 ($39) Learn how to record the various transactions you have with vendors and have QuickBooks give you understandable reports. You will also learn ways to understand your accounts payable, cash flow needs, and cost reports. 5—QuickBooks Payroll • Nov. 12 ($39) Learn how to process payroll checks, payroll taxes, payroll liabilities and payroll reports. Record the various transactions you have in your business, reconcile your checking accounts, reconcile your loans, and provide your banker with accurate reports. Also, learn ways to understand your Profit and Loss Report and what a Balance Sheet tells you.

Description: Good-old “low-tech” accounting, taught in both Newport and Lincoln City this term Would you like to learn some basic, fundamental accounting skills? This class will cover the basics, such as: setting up a general ledger and chart of accounts, accounts payable and receivable and recording start-up costs. This class is also a good refresher course for individuals who currently do computer bookkeeping. Please bring your calculator.

Description: QuickBooks is an easy-to-use accounting system for small businesses and has become the software of choice for many business owners. This course will give you a look at the scope of capabilities of QuickBooks Pro 2013 and how to use the basic functions to get started. Topics will include the chart of accounts, financial management glossary, creating a company file, recording sales and paying bills. You will receive a comprehensive Student Guide. Students must have a basic knowledge of working with MS Windows or receive prior approval from the instructor. It is also highly recommended that students take “Shoebox Bookkeeping” as a refresher to this course. This will be a hands-on computer course with active discussion. This 6-hour class will be held in 3-hour blocks over two sessions.

Description: WORD 2013 / Level I This is a great beginning course for the novice and a good refresher class for the more experienced users. During this hands-on class you will learn how to add, move and edit text; move words from one part of the document to another, work on more than one document at a time, change the size and appearance of text, change margins and tab settings, center, align, justify, indent, grammar check, use the thesaurus, save, retrieve, and copy pages, organize, print and much more.

Description: The SBM program is open to existing businesses. Our new iSBM Program features in-depth technology-focused classroom instruction, and one-on-one counseling opportunities, along with traditional business education content. Led by Misty Lambrecht and Ron Spisso, the iSBM is the latest iteration of this powerful, cutting edge business education program. SBM I focuses on businesses in the early stages of development by concentrating on financial management and moving owners from a checkbook mentality to understanding financial statements. SBM II assists growing and mature businesses by helping owners increase market share and concentrating on developing efficient systems that result in higher profit margins. The cost of this program is $900 a year. All small businesses will qualify for local, state and national scholarships that will bring the yearly cost down to $200-$400 depending on funding from our sponsors. Small Business Management Program will help you with: Money Management Determine the exact level of sales that you will need to be profitable and pay for new assets, pay existing loans and make a living. Read financial statements and master the 25 key words that will make you sound like you have an MBA. Track two expense percentages which are critical to your business? success. Use spreadsheets and QuickBooks to run your business to achieve positive cash flow. Marketing Collect and record the one key element to successful marketing in the Internet age. Recognize a hidden aspect of marketing that when mastered can drastically improve operations and delivery. Know the answer to question, Why should I choose you? by developing your Total Value Proposition. Build customer Trust, Loyalty and a better community for Lincoln County. Human Resources Effectively build a supportive team at work and at home. Create manuals and checklists so that you can manage effectively. Build a business that complements your life and that builds wealth for your retirement Each year you will receive: Ten one-to-one two-hour meetings with the SBM Coordinator An informal support group of 14 other SBM members Nine SBM-I classes and access to over 21 SBM advanced classes taught and attended by your business peers. If you would like more information about the SBM program, contact the Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College 541-487-4855 or apply for a free one hour interview to see whether this program is for you. To learn more about the iSBM, or to register for this year-long program and the financial aid available, call 541-994-4166 or visit www.oregoncoastbusiness.com.

Description: This four-week course will have 12 hours of instruction time for four-three hour sessions and Lab time of four – three hour sessions to build a website under direction of instructor. Session One: Hosting, domain name, website layout, plan and strategy. Session Two: Picking your template and adding the pages for content and images. Session Three: Picking the right plug-ins for advance functions and customer use. Session Four: Launching your site, tracking your success. Upon completion of the course, a student shall be able to create a website using a template and modify the content of the website, add special features to the website with plug-in modules and choose where to host the website.

Description: Before you decide which kind of online store software to choose, you first need to know some of the basics. In this 3-hour class you will learn what options are available for an online shopping cart. When you leave you will understand the basics of selling online, including making choices on a shipping carrier, shopping cart, hosting, and online sales management. You will also learn how to best display your products online and how to market your online website using the right keywords. In addition you will know when to get a merchant account, how to set up PayPal buttons, PayPal calculated shipping, product display pictures and Google checkout. This class will help you in determining the best type of store for the number of products you have to sell. This workshop does not include selling on eBay.

Description: The SBM program is open to existing businesses. Our new iSBM Program features in-depth technology-focused classroom instruction, and one-on-one counseling opportunities, along with traditional business education content. Led by Misty Lambrecht and Ron Spisso, the iSBM is the latest iteration of this powerful, cutting edge business education program. SBM I focuses on businesses in the early stages of development by concentrating on financial management and moving owners from a checkbook mentality to understanding financial statements. SBM II assists growing and mature businesses by helping owners increase market share and concentrating on developing efficient systems that result in higher profit margins. The cost of this program is $900 a year. All small businesses will qualify for local, state and national scholarships that will bring the yearly cost down to $200-$400 depending on funding from our sponsors. Small Business Management Program will help you with: Money Management Determine the exact level of sales that you will need to be profitable and pay for new assets, pay existing loans and make a living. Read financial statements and master the 25 key words that will make you sound like you have an MBA. Track two expense percentages which are critical to your business’ success. Use spreadsheets and QuickBooks to run your business to achieve positive cash flow. Marketing Collect and record the one key element to successful marketing in the Internet age. Recognize a hidden aspect of marketing that when mastered can drastically improve operations and delivery. Know the answer to question, “Why should I choose you?” by developing your Total Value Proposition. Build customer Trust, Loyalty and a better community for Lincoln County. Human Resources Effectively build a supportive team at work and at home. Create manuals and checklists so that you can manage effectively. Build a business that complements your life and that builds wealth for your retirement Each year you will receive: Ten one-to-one two-hour meetings with the SBM Coordinator An informal support group of 14 other SBM members Nine SBM-I classes and access to over 21 SBM advanced classes taught and attended by your business peers. If you would like more information about the SBM program, contact the Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College 541-487-4855 or apply for a free one hour interview to see whether this program is for you.

Description: If people always tell you you have ‘your head in the clouds,’ then congratulations! Now, let us help you put your business there, too. In this course, you’ll enhance your Google search with product searches, book searches and blog searches. Then, we move beyond Google search to even more uses of Google products. This class will give an overview of Google’s free cloud-based software solutions including Google Documents, Calendar, Reader, Google 411 and more. Learn to create documents, create and share informational calendars and create news searches for feeds into your personal reader.

Description: Social Media Marketing Enhance your business with Google Plus. This new kid on the Social Media block gives you powerful tools to connect directly with clients and other social media platforms. In this course, participants will learn how to create circles and find public circles and to use Hangouts to connect directly with clients. Want to create a business page within Google Plus? Get ideas for content for your social media efforts, help to understand keywords, and “become social” in the platform that’s right for your business. The course will also explore other social media sites, including, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Kickstarter.