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If you missed one of our weekly live webinars, our ever-expanding pre-recorded webinar series provides a great selection of expert insights to help you with your business. 

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Restaurant Time Management Workshop

Join us for a focused workshop on time management and multitasking in the restaurant industry, led by Ben Arrona, a seasoned hospitality expert with over 25 years of experience. This session will c...

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Coffee & Conversation: AngelCon 2025 Investor Info Session

Join us for this month’s Coffee & Conversation, where we’ll dive into the exciting world of angel investing and unveil the launch of Fund 8 for AngelCon 2025! This is a fantastic opportunity to...

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Coffee & Conversation w/ Aaron Bergh

This month, we’re thrilled to welcome Aaron Bergh, the mastermind behind Calwise Spirits and one of the youngest master distillers in the world.

Aar...

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Restaurant Customer Service

Join us for an informative and hands-on workshop led by local restaurateur Ben Arrona, who will guide you through the essential...
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Building a Sales Funnel: How to Harness the Power of Community

Drawing from real-world examples and his extensive experience at Salesforce, Matt Bennetti demonstrates how to build programs that enhance the relationship between marketing and sales. This worksho...

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Coffee & Conversation w/ AngelCon 2024 Investors

Hear from three Angel Investors as they share their experience being part of AngelCon 2024.

An angel investor (also known as a private investor, seed investor or angel funder) is a high-net-...

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Coffee & Conversation w/ Kristin Horowitz

This Coffee & Conversation session features Kristin Tara Horowitz, CEO of The Pad Climbing and a recognized community leader. Kristin shares her entrepreneurial journey from being an English pr...

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QuickBooks 101

Learn How to Set Up Your Company with QuickBooks

  • Selling: invoices, sales receipts, payments, deposits, credit memos, and customer statements
  • Buying: bills, bill payments, che...
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Digital Advertising Workshop

Join Dan Weeks, Director of Employer Partnerships at Fullstack University, as he guides you through an efficient process for rapidly testing new business ideas.

Learn how to leverage paid ad...

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Business Start Workshop (Bilingual)

Business ownership can be an exhilarating, demanding and lucrative endeavor, but it is not for everyone. A key element of success is the ability to plan for now and the future. The more you plan, t...

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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.