January through August 2008 Classes and Workshops

Dare to Become the Success You Were Meant to Be ~ New Opportunities Open Up ~ Partnering with You for Success

This Spring Series of classes and workshops are a combination of; business operations and management, finance, marketing and sales, record keeping, accountability, taxes and including technology development. Check out the content, affordable fees and lots of fun.

The JEDI office is closed on all recognized Federal Holidays, Thanksgiving Day and the day after and the week between Christmas and New Years.

Registration for It's Your Business and Making Your Money Work for You is simple and easy. You need to register both at COS and at JEDI.

For JEDI Workshops call the JEDI office for registration information or print our pdf Form (888) 926-6670 or (530) 926-6670

January through August 2008 Schedule of Classes - Workshops - Seminars is available for download as an Acrobat PDF file

Spring 2008 Schedule of Classes ~ Workshops

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Business Planning

Business Start up...The Inspired Way ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: Tuesday, June 10
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Weed COS Campus Boardroom
Trainer: Justi Hansen, Certified Life Coach - What do your personal core values have to do with choosing a business idea that really fits? This workshop is for you if you want to be self-employed or if you have a business idea and want to focus on getting started. Get off to a great start by aligning your values with a solid business idea.

It's Your Business ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: Tuesdays, February 12– April 29
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
COS Fee: $49 including health fee/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Weed COS Campus, DLC 3 and video-conferenced to Happy Camp
Trainer: Joy Taylor-von Skepsgardh - Co-sponsored with COS, BA 86
How can you design or fine tune your business to become really profitable and enjoyable too? Learn to research, organize, manage and expand a small business. Target the right customer, develop a marketing plan, create budgets and financial projections and complete a business plan.

Business Opportunities in Siskiyou County

Date: May 7 - Posponed until Fall 2008
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Weed COS Campus Boardroom
Trainer: Nancy Swift, JEDI Executive Director and Guests -
Have you wondered what business opportunities show the most promise? Have you considered what the county needs to enhance its economy? This workshop will explore trends in business and economics as well as a review of the industry and workforce opportunities. Join JEDI and its economic development partners for a discussion about building future opportunities.

Introduction to QuickBooks ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: June 3 and 5
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $35/waived for income eligible participants
Location: JEDI Business Training Lab
Trainer: Paj Kane, JEDI Business Development Manager -
Set up your company in QuickBooks and learn how to use the banking and credit card modules to track all your business transactions. Learn to create financial statements from the data to help realize the profitability of your business. Hands-on opportunity to work with QuickBooks software.

Running the Numbers using Excel ~ Flyer

Dates: Tuesdays, July 15 and 22
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $35/waived for income eligible participants
Location: JEDI Business Training Lab
Trainer: Paj Kane, JEDI Business Development Manager -
Learn how to develop and manage realistic revenue and expense projections for your business using Excel. Understand how a cash flow projection can be your most valuable business tool. Hands-on opportunity to work with worksheets developed in Microsoft Excel.

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Financial Awareness

Making Your Money Work for You ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: Thursdays, February 7 – April 10
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
COS Fee: $39 including health fee/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Yreka Campus, Room TC-1
Trainer: Renee Getreu, Building Assets Program Manager, Co-sponsored with COS, BA 89 -
Are you living check to check with no end in sight? Improve your money situation by learning to laugh about money, overcome fears, and learn to deal skillfully with financial people, credit spending, saving and investing.

Staying on Top of Your Credit Game ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: Tuesdays, June 17 and 24
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $35/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Weed COS Campus Boardroom
Trainer: Renee Getreu, Building Assets Program Manager -
There are lots of ways to get and use credit. But the credit industry thrives on late fees it collects from naïve consumers. With a few key tools, you can avoid or overcome a runaway debt situation and beat the credit blues.

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Technology Training

Using MS Word for Business Effectiveness ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: April 8, 10, 15, 17
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $50/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Yreka COS, Computer Lab Room 8
Trainer: Margie White, Business Consultant and Instructor -
Learn tips, tricks, and tools to easily generate documents in Microsoft Word. Topics include file management, formatting, mail merge, lists, and styles. Focus will be on correspondence and formatting. Templates will be used during training, and participants will walk away with their own. Little or no experience with Microsoft Word is necessary.

Using Excel for Business Effectiveness ~ Flyer Class Completed

Date: May 13, 15, 20, 22
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $50/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Yreka COS, Computer Lab Room 8
Trainer: Margie White, Business Consultant and Instructor -

Date: June 10, 12, 17, 19 ~ Flyer Class Completed
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $50/waived for income eligible participants
Location: Yreka COS, Computer Lab Room 8
Trainer: Margie White, Business Consultant and Instructor -
Learn how spreadsheets can make your work much easier and more integrated. Topics include a walkthrough of the toolbars, cell formatting, creating and using cash flow statements, entering formulas, mail merge, and making your own templates and default styles. Little or no experience with Microsoft Excel is necessary.

Fundamentals of Effective Website Development ~ Flyer Completed

Dates: February 18, 19, 25 and 26
Location: Yreka COS Campus, Computer Lab Room 8
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $50/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Kim Solga, webmaster and business consultant

Dates: February 20, 21, 27 and 28
Location: Happy Camp Community Computer Center
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Trainer: Kim Solga, webmaster and business consultant
Register with HCCCC, 493-5213-
This popular workshop helps you plan your website for great success. It assists participants to clarify their marketing strategies and how building a website could support it, creating a website structure, design “dos” and "don’ts", the right hosting company, how to register a domain name, search engine tips and shopping cart options. Participants will leave with a plan to begin to build or hire someone to help you build a site.

How to Sell Online: Increasing Your Customer Base ~ Flyer Completed

Dates: March 3, 4, 10 and 11
Location: JEDI Business Training Lab
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $50/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Kim Solga, webmaster and business consultant

Dates: March 5, 6, 12 and 13
Location: Happy Camp Community Computer Center Posponed until Fall 2008
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Trainer: Kim Solga, webmaster and business consultant
Register with HCCCC, 493-5213 -
How can you increase your online business income? A successful website is more than pictures and technology. Explore ways you can sell online to generate more sales and build a positive customer experience that increases customer loyalty and sales. Discover the latest online selling strategies.

Go to the Top of the List: Search Engine Optimization ~ Posponed until Fall 2008

Date: March 20
Location: Happy Camp Community Computer Center
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Trainer: Kim Solga, webmaster and business consultant
Register with HCCCC, 493-5213 -
How do you get a website up and running? Clarify the intent of your site, pick and register a domain name, find the right web hosting service, structure your site effectively, optimize for search engines, and more.

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Marketing

Creating Your Tipping Point: Active Word of Mouth ~ Flyer Class Completed

Date: Wednesday, June 11
Location: Weed COS Campus Boardroom
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Diane Strachan, marketing consultant -
Learn the secrets to the most inexpensive way to market your business—word of mouth. Participants will learn skills to attract new customers immediately, develop a strategic active word-of-mouth plan, and build on what you already know works.

Getting Ink: Working with the Media ~ Flyer

Date: Wednesday, July 9
Location: Weed COS Campus Boardroom
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Diane Strachan, marketing consultant -
Learn to work with print, TV, radio and the web to create stories and successful advertising for your business. Learn how to make your business newsworthy, how to do media outreach for stories, editorials, and how to create effective paid advertising.

The Economics of Good Customer Service ~ Flyer Class Completed

Date: Wednesday, April 9 ~ Cancelled
Location: Yreka--TBA
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Joanne Steele, rural tourism marketing consultant

Date: Wednesday, April 16
Location: Weed COS Campus Boardroom ~ Class Completed
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Joanne Steele, rural tourism consultant -
A train-the-trainer seminar for business owners with employees who serve the public. Learn how improving your employees’ customer service skills can improve your profitability and competitive edge. Take home a short and effective employee in-service customer training program.

A Photo is Worth a Thousand Words: Maximize Your Digital Photos ~ Flyer Class Completed

Dates: May 6 and 8
Location: JEDI Business Training Center
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $35/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Nadine Aiello, graphic artist and webmaster - This workshop will explore the uses of photography in marketing: when and how photos can successfully replace words and/or graphics to deliver a clear message for your business. We will also look at creative options for layouts using photography with business cards, brochures, websites and other promotional materials.

Harnessing the Marketing Power of the Internet: New Tools for Success ~ Flyer

Date: Thursday, March 27
Location: Happy Camp Community Computer Center Posponed until Fall 2008
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Trainer: Tom Chandler, Marketing consultant
Register with HCCCC, 493-5213

Date: Wednesday, May 21 Class Completed
Location: JEDI Business Training Lab
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Tom Chandler, Marketing consultant - Internet marketing evolves on an almost daily basis. This workshop will survey old and new online technologies and how you can apply them to create "sticky" web experiences, return buyers, higher profits, and engaged customers. An intense--but fun – workshop!

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Small Business Financing

Small Business Financing Options ~ Class Completed

Date: Wednesday, June 18
Location: TBA
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Fee: $25/waived for income eligible participants
Trainer: Paj Kane and Guest Lenders -
Small business financing needed to start and grow a business often feels elusive. This workshop will explore lending options available for business development in addition to banks and with a focus on startup and early growth financing. Find out how to become loan ready and what you will need to successfully acquire the financing you need. Meet the people you need to know to grow your business.

JEDI Business Technology Center
Thecomputer lab and graphic station is open for personal and business use by our clients. To assure there is an available computer in the lab, clients are advised to make an appointment to reserve a computer and to set dates and times. The graphic station is for personal and business use as well and requires a reservation. Contact JEDI (888) 926-6670 or 926-6670 to setup your appointment.

Hours: 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm ~ Monday
Hours: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm ~ Tuesday through Friday
Phone: (888) 926-6670 or (530) 926-6670

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Expanded Service
JEDI will be expanding its services throughout the County with onsite counseling in outlying communities and strengthening and creating new partnerships to reach more people. Our goal is to bring JEDI's services and spirit to you and your community. Help us do that! Call Nancy Swift at (888) 926-6670 or 926-6670 if you have an ideas about how JEDI can serve a particular need in your community.

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