OCIACC offers workshops that will be conducted by business experts and knowledgeable speakers to help you start, grow, prosper and explore new markets and strategies for your business. These complimentary one hour workshops will include lecture and Q&A and will be held on 1st Tuesday of every month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.
- Business Plan Express – Making a business plan either formal or informal is the fundamental step toward starting a business. In this workshop different parts of a business plan will be discussed to give the audience an overview of what they need to consider while thinking about starting a business.
- Legal Issues for Small Businesses – An understanding of legal issues is essential for starting a successful small business. An overview of the most important laws related to small businesses will be discussed in this workshop.
- Introduction to marketing – Market study is an essential part of considering starting a small business. In this workshop the basics of marketing activities will be discussed.
- Introduction to customer service – Quality customer service is the key element required for a successful business. In this customer driven market, where competition is becoming stiffer day by day and critical deadlines are rife, one cannot think of business growth without exceptional customer service. In this workshop, different elements of a successful customer service will be discussed.
- Introduction to strategic planning – Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy. In this workshop the concept of strategy and how to define and pursue strategic planning will be discussed.
- Introduction to franchising – Franchising is the practice of the right to use a firm’s business model and brand for a prescribed period of time. This is the best option of starting a business if you do not want to start from scratch. Introduction to franchise world will be discussed in this workshop.
- How to buy or sell a small business – The mechanism of buying and selling a business will be discussed in this workshop.
- Employment law for small business – Employment law will be introduced in this workshop.
- Introduction to accounting – Concept of business accounting will be discussed in this workshop.
- Networking – In this workshop you will learn methods of networking based on referrals and introductions face-to-face at meetings and gatherings.
- Social Media – Learn about discussion areas on social sites that are all over the internet from LinkedIn and Xing to Twitter and Facebook. Most social networking sites have community areas for people who have similar interests to gather and connect.
- Social Media Marketing – Learn the best social media strategies to improve your brand presence and attract new customers daily on all social platforms.
