Past Events

Government Procurement: A View from the Inside

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Course Objectives: We will discuss how understanding the way that procurement decisions are made, and why, will help them to do business with governmental entities. You will learn the best ways to get your foot in the door and to better position yourself to obtain government contracts. We will explore the differences in serving as [...]

Money Smart Financial Management

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

In this workshop we will cover an overview of business financial management and help you understand how financial management can benefit your business. You will learn the following: • The concept of financial management and why it is important to a small business • Financial management practices, rules and tools that are commonly available to [...]

7 Ejemplos de modelos de negocio innovadores

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

¿Para qué sirve un modelo de negocios? ¿Cómo podemos innovar para tener otras fuentes de ingresos en nuestros negocios. Conocerás algunos ejemplos de proyectos innovadores en el mundo y lo que han hecho para encontrar un nicho de mercado, un cliente objetivo, un problema que resolver y un modelo de negocio innovador, y por supesto [...]

Instagram: Winning Strategies to Grow Your Company

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Using Instagram for small businesses is a powerful (and affordable) way to grow your company. With Instagram, you can reach new customers, stay connected to your existing ones, and even make sales right from the app, which makes it the perfect platform for marketing your small business.

QuickBooks for Small Businesses

Pacoima Entrepreneur Center 13420 Van Nuys Blvd., #121, Pacoima, CA, United States

Learn how to track, organize, and manage your business with QuickBooks. The class teaches QuickBooks fundamentals for beginners and for advanced users who need a refresher on the basics. Topics include QuickBooks desktop vs. online, invoicing, and reconciliation of bank accounts. Instructor: John Ismerio John Ismerio, MBA, graduated from the University of California, Riverside. He has [...]

Filmmaking Workshop

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

How well do you understand the process of making a film? Do you know what happens between development and delivery? Do you have what it takes to successfully navigate the various stages of production? Each stage of the filmmaking process presents a unique set of challenges and rewards for the players involved. This free workshop [...]

Empowering your Team to Succeed

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

The Workshop will also outline tools and methods to remove roadblocks to a successful performance: • Detecting and solving the Bad Parent syndrome; • Eliminating the Fear to Lead; • Facing the difficult conversation; • Turning awkwardness to achievement; • Guiding an underperforming team member; • Leading by example; and • Giving everyone a voice, [...]

Revenue Model

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Revenue typically consists of the total amount of money received by the company for goods sold or services provided during a certain time period. A revenue model is a framework for generating revenues. It identifies which revenue source to pursue, what value to offer, how to price the value, and who pays for the value. [...]

The Art of Pricing

Pacoima Entrepreneur Center 13420 Van Nuys Blvd., #121, Pacoima, CA, United States

Are you getting the best bang for your buck? Pricing your product or service correctly is tied to many factors like: Competition Cost of goods Perception of value Time And more… Join us and learn how to calculate your costs to get you where you want to be. Instructor: Libia Berbesi

Business Breakthrough!

VEDC Women’s Business Center 5121 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 300A, Sherman Oaks, CA, United States

Learn how I find $10,000 in any business in 45 minutes. Restaurant owners, tradespeople and small business owners of all stripes can benefit from this workshop.