Women business owners in Napa County are invited to join this group and participate in our monthly online events!  The NapaWISE group is created by women, for women like you to work on your businesses. Come and learn what to expect, meet the group, and see if it is right […]

Join the Sonoma SBDC’s Master Funding Instructor, Paul Bozzo, for a four-week intensive training that prepares you for bank or investor funding. Each week: Learn the different types of funding and insider tipsParticipate in group working sessions to create your start-up budgetGet support preparing your financial statementsSelected participants will have […]

Calling all businesses in Fairfield! This is your opportunity to meet other business owners like yourself to work together on your business, not just in your business. What do we do? Work on success! Each meeting includes: Connecting with a group of like-minded business owners in your county.Focusing on a […]

Accounting! Learn what you should know for running your business, getting loans, or seeking investors. Learn from someone who hates how it’s usually taught. Accounting is the language of business, learn the basics and know what’s important. No, we won’t be using any accounting software!

Event Details Learn basic concepts for setting up your bookkeeping and develop an understanding of financial statements to better manage your business. Learn and understand common terms used in bookkeeping so you can converse confidently with lenders and financial advisors. Learn key concepts for good record keeping for your business.

Learn insights, invaluable money-saving techniques, and industry standards. This workshop is designed to help you easily learn how to take your credit profile to the next level. You’ll learn: The basics of creditworthinessHow business lending flexibility differs from your personal and mortgage creditworthinessHow to understand your FICO scoreInsight into how […]

Whether we’re in a pandemic or not, it’s a good idea to know how your business is doing financially, and being able to pivot quickly if needed. This workshop will better equip you in how to manage your business financials, so that you can quickly adapt when you notice changes […]

The goal of this two webinar course is to jump-start entrepreneurs on launching a local artisan food business locally and regionally. From creative decisions to legal requirements, this course covers topics you need to know to successfully initiate your artisan food product. Topics include: -What are Artisan Foods?-The legal requirements […]

Discussing methods of social media marketing, you will learn the basics about using social media to further your marketing plan and generate additional revenues. Within this class, you will be provided with real-world examples of social media marketing used to grow your client base, as well as determining the needs […]

This webinar will focus on ideas surrounding the design, marketing, and protection of your company’s brand.  The presentation will discuss topics such as: How your business plan and marketing strategy should read into your brand designDiscovering what will (and what won’t) attract your target customersDeciding where and how to market […]

Join us to learn how to start or expand your business with loans guaranteed by the SBA – including 7(a), Microloans and Community Advantage. Hear from local lending experts how higher interest rate affect their underwriting process and lending practices, and how you can position yourself to be “loan ready”. […]

Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and voice for America's 33 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, announced that the agency will host a free, virtual National Cyber Summit on Oct. 26, 2022. This cybersecurity forum, a first for the agency, will help […]