- DMPED Offers IRB Seminar Series
- LEDC Offers Finance Classes in Spanish and English
- LEDC Launches Campaign to Promote Local Businesses
- DC Bar Pro Bono Promotes Board Meeting Class for Nonprofits
- Upcoming Business Classes on the BRC Website
1. DMPED Offers IRB Seminar Series
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) presents Financing Tools for Emerging Development Opportunities in a New Era. This two-part series is offered on Wednesday, December 6, and Wednesday, December 13, from 8 am to 11 am. To RSVP, please contact Sherry Tillman at (202) 727-6365 or via email.
For more information, visit the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
2. LEDC Offers Finance Classes in Spanish and English
The Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) has announced two new classes on money management.
Title: Money Management (in Spanish)
Cost: Free
Dates: Monday, December 4; Wednesday, December 6; Monday, December 11; Wednesday, December 13 (4 sessions)
Time: 6 to 8 pm
Location: 2316 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Description: Money getting tight? Come learn with us how to better manage your finances to achieve your goals! Learn the importance of saving, how to build and maintain good credit, how to use banking services, and how to budget.
Sponsors: Latino Economic Development Corporation and FIDMi-Mi Tierra
Title: Tax, Payroll and QuickBooks Workshop
Cost: Free
Date: Thursday, December 7
Time: 6 to 8 pm
Location: 2316 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Description: Are you a small business owner with questions about employment taxes? Attend a free workshop taught by professionals in the fields of accounting and payroll management. Topics will include basic payroll tax liabilities and obligations, how to determine if a person should be an employee or contract worker (1099), specifics on types of taxes and percentages, quarterly and annual reports associated with payroll, and self employment taxes. The workshop will also cover the small business accounting software QuickBooks.
Sponsors: Latino Economic Development Corporation, Paychex, and Brian R. Davis, CPA, LLC
For more information, visit LEDC.
3. LEDC Launches Campaign to Promote Local Businesses
The Latino Economic Development Corporation's new business alliance, DC Area Local Business Alliance (DC-ALBA), is partnering with the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) to launch a Think Local First campaign here in DC and create the DC BALLE network.
These marketing campaigns are a critical piece of a sustainable community development strategy, helping to promote economic stability, job growth, and entrepreneurial vigor by nurturing and promoting a wide diversity of locally owned businesses.
Visit the Latino Economic Development Corporation.
4. DC Bar Pro Bono Promotes Board Meeting Class for Nonprofits
The DC Bar Pro Bono Program is sponsoring a best practices seminar on conducting an effective board meeting. The seminar will discuss what you should do to help your directors meet their legal obligations, including determining which issues the board should consider as part of their duties; how the organization can provide the appropriate information for directors to comply with their duties; and how to conduct the meetings in a legal and effective manner. The seminar will be presented by Vicky Beasley, corporate attorney with Patton Boggs and a member of two DC nonprofit boards.
This session will be cosponsored by the Enhanced Business Information Center (e-BIC) and held on Monday, December 4 from 6:30 to 8 pm at the e-BIC training center in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at 901 G Street, NW.
To RSVP, call (202) 727-2241 or email.
For more information, visit the e-BIC's online calendar.
5. Upcoming Classes on the BRC Website
Monday, December 4, 2006
8:00 am Financial Communication for Small Business
9:00 am How to Write a Business Plan
6:00 pm Money Management (class conducted in Spanish)
6:30 pm How to Hold a Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
10:00 am Starting a Business in DC
1:00 pm Licensing and Tax Office Hours for Businesses
5:30 pm Learn How to Repair Your Credit Yourself
6:30 pm Business Protection: Learn all the steps to protect your business
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
1:00 pm Introduction to Starting a Home Improvement Business
3:00 pm Main Street Anacostia Christmas Open House
6:00 pm Limited Liability Companies
6:00 pm Money Management
Thursday, December 7, 2006
1:00 pm How to Write a Business Plan
1:30 pm LSDBE Application Process Office Hours
6:00 pm Free Employment Tax Payroll and QuickBooks Workshop
6:30 pm Yes! Circle Holiday Networking Party
6:30 pm BusinessKillers® Workshop
7:00 pm Mount Pleasant Main Street Holiday Party / Annual Meeting
Friday, December 8, 2006
9:00 am Learn about GSA Schedules
Monday, December 11, 2006
9:30 am Foundation Research: Identifying Who Gives and Who Gets in the DC Area
6:00 pm Money Management (Class conducted in Spanish)
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
10:00 am Do-It-Yourself Marketing
1:00 pm How to Market Your Products or Services to the Federal Government
3:00 pm OCP/Howard University Small Business Development Center Workshop, Discover how to position your business for contract awards after you are certified
5:30 pm Learn How to Repair Your Credit Yourself
6:30 pm Nonprofit Fundraising, Cosponsored by SEU Center for Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, December 13
6:00 pm Money Management (Class conducted in Spanish)
Thursday, December 14
9:00 am Recordkeeping and Accounting l, Course targets non-accountants
10:00 am DISB Invites the Public for a Hearing on the Bank Charter Application of NuAmerica Bank
Friday, December 15
9:00 am Preparing a Federal Proposals
To learn more about these classes, visit the BRC.
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