Grass Valley Nevada County Chamber > Business Seminars
The Chamber is committed to promoting the development of local businesses and their employees. We are pleased to sponsor business seminars throughout the year.
How well do you know the A.D.A. requirements? Protect yourself and your business from possible lawsuits.
Join us on July 12th, August 9th 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a 2 part symposium.
Registration. $50.00 (includes both days) $40.00 for members of Joint Chambers of Commerce, COC, FREED, City of GV Staff & GVDA.
CASp (Certified Access Specialist Program) speakers, planners, and others will give you an update! Call the Grass Valley Chamber for more information and to register.
This symposium will take place at the
Holiday Inn Express- Gold Miner's Inn 123 Bank Street, Grass Valley 9:00am - 10:30am Part 1 - July 12 Part 2 - August 9
Brown Bag Chamber Topics
Your Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber is announcing once a month Brown (aka Red) Bag Chamber Topics!
Learn new marketing tips for promoting your business! Local business leaders and marketing experts will present hot topics of interest to Chamber Members. Join us at the Chamber in a small group setting for "Brown Bag Chamber Topics" at Noon on one Wednesday a month.
Facebook and Social Media
July 28 - 12:00noon (Please note the new date!) at the Grass Valley Chamber 248 Mill Street, Grass Valley
An interactive exchange of what businesses are doing with social media ~ especially Facebook.
Bring your own Brown Bag lunch for an informative working session!
Space is limited! Reserve your seat now by calling 530 273-4667 or emailing the Chamber!
Coming in July ~ Facebook and Social Media
Free to Chamber Members ~ $25 for non Chamber Members
Past topics:
Email Marketing Made Easy!
Completed in 2010
“Who Else Wants A Simple Yet Effective Business Plan that Will Actually Help You Succeed in Business?”
Discover the 5 key components you must have in your business plan that guarantees your success!
Learn the 12 minute process to make your plan perfect!
Review sample plans that work and really understand why they work!
Find out how to avoid the 3 deadly sins of writing an ineffective plan!
Learn the 3 critical questions to ask so you can craft worth while strategies!
Avoid wasting time working on the wrong components of your plan!
Understand once and for all the difference between a mission and vision statement and how developing the right one for you can make all the difference in making 2010 your best year or a bust year!
Finally know how to use your business plan to drive your results and how successful business owners achieve quantum growth by doing this simple 5 minute drill each day!
In this effective fast paced webinar workshop you will learn the answers to these points and much more with veteran business coach and #1 bestselling author Machen MacDonald. Machen brings over 20 years of experience in starting and leading businesses. He knows and will show you what it takes to succeed. Mixing his humor, inspiration and business acumen along with real life stories you are sure to leave this workshop inspired and committed to execute your ideal business plan.
February 25, 2010 9am
with Machen MacDonald, ProBrilliance Leadership Institute
As the founder of the ProBrilliance Leadership Institute, Machen has worked with hundreds of small business owners and sales professionals in leading them to perpetually have their most profitable and stress free years, year after year.
Join us from your own home or office!
Thursday February 25st, 2010 at 9am Pacific Cost: Chamber Members $15.00, Non-Members $25.00
Call the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce
(530) 273-4667
to reserve your webinar seat and get your webinar access information.
Space is limited and seats will go fast. Call today!
The Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber and Sierra College Nevada County Campus are proud to sponsor the 2009-2010 Nevada County Leadership Institute (NCCLI). For more information go to our NCCLI web page.
Business Seminars Completed in 2009
Do you have a five year or a five day plan?
For two nights, you have the opportunity to experience a sophisticated, interactive, state of the art, strategy software tool that would normally cost thousands of dollars
Ruth Schwartz and The Alternative Board Present:
Strategic Business Leadership: Take Your Business to the Next Level
September 30 and October 7: Grass Valley
TIME: 8:00am to 11:00am (Breakfast included) WHERE: Nevada County Contractors Assoc. 149 Crown Point Court, GV COST : $65 each or 2 seminars for $99
Credit cards and checks accepted. You must bring a laptop to these sessions.
Sponsored by: NCCA, The ERC and Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber
Session one: Get your business working for you rather than you working for your business.
Using The Alternative Board's internet based strategy planning software (SBL): • Develop a focus that considers what you and your family want out of life.. • Develop a Company Vision to establish a long term direction. • Create a Critical Success Factors of what you want to focus on first.
Session Two: Turn your plans into reality.
Continue using The Alternative Board's strategy planning software (SBL): • Create specific, measurable goals for each Critical Success Factor. • Create a series of strategies and each strategy, a series of action plans. • Involve your whole team in managing and completing each action step. • Experience how a strategic plan will catapult your business forward.
Changing Course, Creatively ~ A Workshop Series for Business including:
Ruth Schwartz and High Performance Advocates present Changing Course, Creatively, A Workshop Series for Business. Don't miss the third session: Creative Employees: Good to Great
NEXT DATE: Tuesday ~ May 19 TIME:5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHERE:Nevada County Contractors Assoc. 149 Crown Point Court, GV COST :$45 each (or 3 seminars for $99)
Do your employees live up to your expectations? Do they fall short? Or are there simply fewer of them to do more work? In either case it is important to move employees from an attitude of compliance to an attitude of commitment.
In this workshop you will learn:
The tools you can use to move from compliance and commitment motivation.
The four elements of empowerment and how to use them.
How to move to and beyond delegation and transfer power to others.
"Ruth is honest and inspiring. Her workshops are enlightening and fun. A highly recommended experience for all." -Penny Lane, Business Matters
Changing Course, Creatively ~ A Workshop Series for Business
Do you feel like you are pushed and pulled in too many directions? You’d like to be focused and relaxed but the demands of your business overwhelm you? If so, then it is of the most importance to maximize every effort. Come learn how to:
If you find yourself thinking that you have “Never seen anything like this before!” then it is critical that you start to do those things that you have never done before. Learn to think creatively about how you will take your business to the next level even though you may have slashed budgets and resources. In this workshop you will learn to:
Practice creative brainstorming.
Use a group problem solving model to get to root causes and solutions in your business
The Chambers annual Labor Law Seminar will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at the Elks Lodge in Nevada City. This seminar is a must for all employers.
Learn about the recent developments in Labor Law issues that affect you and your employees. This overview provides timely information on new federal and California legislation as well as important case law that every business should be aware of as an employer.
Attend the most valuable training available to learn about:
Minimum Wage and Overtime
Sexual Harassment
Workers Compensation
Discrimination and Retaliation
Safety
Leaves of Absence
Compensation Practices
Hiring Practices
LABOR LAW UPDATE 2009
DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 TIME: 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon WHERE: Nevada City Elks Club 510 State Highway 49 Nevada City, CA 95959 COST: Chamber Members: $65.00 Non-members $75.00
Hear From the Experts, in their respective fields, on:
Current Real Estate statistics & how to survive the Market
1031 Exchange and Structured Sales
Refinancing to a safer and better loan
Short Sales, late house payments, danger of Foreclosure
Legal advice about Short Sales and Tax breaks for homeowners
Loan Modifications
Rescuing your Investment Portfolio
If you or someone that you know is interested in learning more about these topics than you already know, be sure to reserve your seat.
This is a totally FREE workshop and there is nothing to buy!! The event is sponsored by local area professionals that want you to be educated on the facts and not the hype!
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