Upcoming Seminars
The Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center is holding the following seminars. The location of each seminar is listed below.
January
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INSURANCE ISSUES FOR SMALL BUSINESSInstructor:
Location: Seminars will be held at the SBDC offices at Middletown Courts -- 7718 Main Street - Middletown VA.
Date:
January 01, 2010
Time: 6 - 8:30 PM Fee: $40*
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
Our facilitator will discuss insurance needs for different types of businesses. How much insurance do you need? What kind of insurance do you need? If you are carrying only the minimum amount of liability insurance on a vehicle that is required in your state -- it leaves you vulnerable. On the other hand paying $500 a year for theft insurance when your property is only worth $1,000, will bleed cash from your business and get you very little protection in return. Know your lender's limits; if you don't have enough to cover your loan on a building, the lender might insure it himself and charge you a greater amount than if you insured it. Learn all the ins-and-outs of insurance and their coverages.
Don't wait until you have a loss to decide what type of insurance coverage you should have had. Protection of company assets and coverage for key personnel will also be discussed at this seminar. Question and answer period.
Get your insurance questions answered at this seminar.
NOTE: A discount of $10 for this seminar is available if paid five days prior to session date.
Online registration can be made at http://www.virginiasbdc.org/workshop.aspx
You will need to call the office to give us your credit card information or send us a check.
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PAYROLLTAX FORMS WORKSHOPInstructor: Angela Rudolph
Location: This workshop will be held at Lord Fairfax SBDC office in the Corron Community Development Center, on the campus of Lord Fairfax Community College, 173 Skirmisher Lane Middletown.
Date:
January 15, 2010
Time: 1 - 3:30 PM Fee: $40
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
, VA5, 940, 941, 1099, 1098, forms.......forms........forms
ARE YOU TEARING YOUR HAIR OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST TOO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?
Payroll taxes can be intimidating unless you know the rules. Let us assist you in learning how to fill out those forms! Please bring a handheld calculator to this session.
Angela Rudolph, CPA, with the firm of Rutherford and Johnson,will faciliate this seminar.
This workshop was originally scheduled for March 4th, 2010
W-2, W-4, VA-2, IRS, deposit payroll taxes, your checking account balance, VA4
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August
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HIRE Act and Healthcare InitiativesInstructor: panel
Location: Lord Fairfax Community College
173 Skirmisher Lane (US Rt 11)
Middletown VA 22645
Date:
August 26, 2010
Time: 1 pm - 3:30 pm Fee: $25
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
The Changing Business Landscape
Two Recent Legislations Impacting Businesses – Healthcare and HIRE Act
Healthcare and HIRE Act have been in the news for months and a lot of information is available on what they are “suppose to do” but little can be found on “what needs to be done” by the business owner and how it will impact their operation.
The Lord Fairfax Small Business Development Center, SBDC, has asked representatives from the accounting and insurance industries to present a session to provide a forum for businesses to learn how these two new legislations will impact day-to-day operations and how a business can take advantage of the opportunities they represent. The session will address many of the questions these changes pose.
Healthcare reform through the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to provide benefits to small business owners and their employees by expanding coverage options, lowering costs and giving consumers, not insurance companies, control over their own health care. But how is this accomplished and is there a cost?
One of the many ways the new law is scheduled to help small businesses is through tax credits starting this year. These credits should help small business owners provide health insurance to their workers – by giving back up to 35 percent of the employee premiums they pay starting this year. Small businesses may receive state health care tax credits and still qualify for the federal tax credit.
A second act to encourage hiring of new employees, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act provides immediate tax incentives for each qualified employee hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011. Who is a qualified employee?
Among other features this act provides for a payroll tax exemption. Regardless of their size, employers are eligible for an exemption from the employer portion of the Social Security component of FICA taxes. There are limits and requirements though. Among other requirements, a newly hired employee must have been unemployed for the 60 days preceding his or her hire date. The tax exemption is not available for new employees that displace current employees or for certain disqualified employees, such as relatives of business owners. There are also incentives for retaining employees hired under the HIRE Act.
For more information call the SBDC at 540 868 7093 .
Discount of $5 for SBDC clients, local chamber members and veterans.
Pre-paid registration is required...registration closes on August 20th at 4 pm.
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September
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR STARTING A SMALL BUSINESSInstructor: Bill Sirbaugh
Location: Seminar will be held at the SBDC offices at The Corron Cultural Development Center on the Middletown Campus of LFCC.
Date:
September 16, 2010
Time: 6 PM Fee: $40*
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
Do you have what it takes to start a small business?
You have a great idea or you want to change your lifestyle, or it's time to be your own boss. Do you know what you will need to get started? Have you considered where your business will be; what product/service you will provide? Do you know if or how many employees you'll need? Do you know where to find the resources you'll need ?
This seminar will help you organize your thoughts, think realistically about your goals, and consider questions you hadn't thought to ask.
NOTE: A discount of $10 for this seminar is available if paid five days prior to session date.
http://www.virginiasbdc.org/events.aspx to register.
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October
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WRITING A BUSINESS PROPOSALInstructor: Bill Sirbaugh
Location: This seminar will be held at the Lord Fairfax SBDC in the Corron Cultural Development Center on the Middletown Campus of LFCC.
Date:
October 07, 2010
Time: 6 - 9 PM Fee: $40*
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
You'll need to write a business proposal, whether you need one for the bank or not because it is your strategic plan for growing your business.
A business proposal is a strategic planning tool to be used to manage and grow your business.
Learn what to include in your business proposal: what a bank is looking for; where to get the information.
NOTE: A discount of $10 for this seminar is available if paid five days prior to session date.
Online registration can be made at http://www.virginiasbdc.org/workshop.aspx
You will need to call the office (540-868-7093) to give us your credit card information or send us a check to arrive 5 days prior to the session start.
We reserve the right to cancel any seminar that does not meet enrollment minimums.
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QUICKBOOKS I and IIInstructor: Angela Rudolph
Location: This workshop will be held at the Middletown Campus of Lord Fairfax Community College, on US Rt 11 north of Middletown.
This is exit 302 off I-81.
Date:
October 12, 2010
and Day 2 will be held on October 14th
Time: 9 am -- 4 pm Fee: $225 *
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
This two-day course is designed to accomplish the following:
- Introduction and Overview of QuickBooks -- covering set-up issues and an overview of using lists in QuickBooks. This would include a review of and encompass the chart of accounts, the use of items, customer and vendor lists, and the use of account classes.
- Managing Revenues -- including the proper set-up of customers and jobs, processing sales, deposits, credit memos, bad debts, and properly making deposits.
- Managing Expenses -- including proper vendor set-up, entering expenses, and writing checks.
- Bank reconciliation procedures.
- The set-up and proper use of sales tax issues.
- Payroll Processing -- including set-up issues and processing options, and the filing of quarterly and annual payroll forms with QuickBooks.
- Various other functions in QuickBooks including inventory, job costs and the management of data including report options and obtaining management information.
(This course is applicable to QuickBooks Basic, Pro, Premier,
and industry specific editions.)
You should be knowledgeable in keyboarding on a computer to get
the fullest benefit from this session.
Brown-bag lunches welcome.
Fee includes the textbook for this session.
You must call the SBDC at 540-868-7093 to pay by credit card, or mail a check to arrive 5 business days prior to the start of the seminar. We reserve the right to cancel any seminar that does not meet enrollment numbers.
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FINANCIALS FOR BUSINESS PROPOSALInstructor: Bill Sirbaugh
Location: This seminar will be held at the SBDC offices in the Corron Cultural Development Center on the Middletown Campus of Lord Fairfax Community College.
Date:
October 14, 2010
Time: 6 - 9 PM Fee: $40*
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
This seminar will assist you in completing the financial data required on your business plan.
Mr. Sirbaugh will discuss where to find the information necessary to complete the plan.
It is not necessary to attend the "Writing A Business Proposal" seminar to attend this seminar. If you do attend Writing A Business Proposal the fee for this seminar will be $20.
NOTE: A discount of $10 for this seminar is available if paid five days prior to session date.
You must call the SBDC at 540-868-7093 to pay by credit card, or mail a check to arrive 5 business days prior to the start of the seminar. We reserve the right to cancel any seminar that does not meet enrollment numbers.
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LEGAL ISSUES FOR SMALL BUSINESSInstructor: Chris Brown
Location: Class will be held at the LFSBDC office located in the Corron Cultural Development Center on the Middletown campus of LFCC.
Date:
October 21, 2010
Time: 6-8:30 PM Fee: $40*
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: (540) 868-7093
Online registration can be made at http://www.virginiasbdc.org/workshop.aspx
You must call the SBDC at 540-868-7093 to pay by credit card, or mail a check to arrive 5 business days prior to the start of the seminar. We reserve the right to cancel any seminar that does not meet enrollment numbers.
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WORKING WITH FINANCIAL STATEMENTSInstructor: Bill Sirbaugh
Location: This seminar will be held at the SBDC offices in the Corron Cultural Development Center on the Middletown Campus of Lord Fairfax Community College.
Date:
October 28, 2010
Time: 6 - 9 pm Fee: $40*
Contact: Carolyn Majors
Phone: 540-868-7093
What kind of useful information can a non-accountant gain from looking at financial statements?
Are you looking to purchase an existing business? You'll need to look over the financial statements to see if the business is viable.
This seminar will assume you already have a balance sheet and income statement, but that you want to learn how you can use them to better manage the business.
NOTE: A discount of $10 for this seminar is available if paid five days prior to session date.
Online registration can be made at http://www.virginiasbdc.org/workshop.aspx
You must call the SBDC at 540-868-7093 to pay by credit card, or mail a check to arrive 5 business days prior to the start of the seminar. We reserve the right to cancel any seminar that does not meet enrollment numbers.
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