Webinars | Cal Poly CIE SBDC

Our ever-expanding pre-recorded webinar series provides a great selection of expert insights to help you with your business.

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Coffee and Conversation with SWAN Impact Network

In this Coffee and Conversation, Elizabeth Jennings shares how 2020 has reshaped thinking around early stage investing--and how innovative businesses can use this to their advantage. Especially per...

Coffee and Conversation with PLATESCRAPE

From realizing a need to raising the necessary capital, we discuss the challenges startup companies face and how to navigate and overcome them from a grassroots entrepreneur. We also cover manufact...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - May 19, 2021

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden provides updates on the Paycheck Protection Program [PPP], Restaurant Revitalization Fund and Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program.

Underserved busi...

Ultimate Cash Flow Pricing Formula-Segment 2

The Menu Mastery Webinar Series presented by Tom Bruce of Central Coast Food and Beverage.

The webinar series will include three segments:

Segment 1-The A-Z of Menu Mastery

Seg...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - May 12, 2021

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden provides details on closure of the Paycheck Protection Program [PPP] to all lenders who are not Community Development Financial Institutions [CDFIs], and how u...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - May 5, 2021

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden provides updates on both the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund [RRF] and the $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program. Portals to both pr...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - April 28, 2021

Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden discusses changes to the EIDL program including the new “Supplemental Targeted Advance” announced by the Small Business Administration April 23. The $5 billion...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - April 14

A close look at how to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program and details on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Devel...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - April 7

How employers can claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit, and SBA’s $16 billion Shuttered Venue Operators Grant portal opening are among topics of this week’s ON DEMAND free webinar presented by t...

Managing Your Small Business through the Pandemic - March 31, 2021

SBDC director, Kelly Bearden discusses recent sole proprietorship changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and strategies to locate and serve newly eligible businesses that may have previously be...