NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurial Training Program
TAKE YOUR COMPANY TO ITS NEXT LEVEL!
A COMPREHENSIVE 12-WEEK PROGRAM
NXLEVEL™ ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAM is a practical business education and enhancement program for serious entrepreneurs. This hands-on course is designed to help small business owners and managers advance their critical thinking skills and hone their business knowledge and entrepreneurial savvy. NxLeveL™ covers all phases of researching, analyzing, defining, planning and improving your company. Make use of NxLeveL's™ winning combination of education, mentoring and networking to take your business to the NEXT LEVEL of success!
MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE have enrolled and participated in the NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurial Training Program. Locally, in Napa and Solano counties, over 500+ business owners have participated in NxLeveL™ since 1998.
Substantial discounts are available if more than one person in your business participates in NxLeveL™.
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Who Should Take This Course?
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NxLeveL™ is designed to help:
- Businesses with employees
- Service providers
- Small to mid-size retailers
- Small manufacturers
- Professionals
- Specialty and gourmet food businesses
NxLeveL™ Curriculum
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Orientation & Resources
- NxLeveL™ overview & details
- Your Goals & Mission Statement
Planning & Research
- Business planning essentials
Legal Issues
- Government rules & regulations
Risk Management
- Managing your business risk
- Common insurance coverage
Market Research
- Analyzing your market's potential
- Finding key market & research info
Marketing Strategies
- Developing a marketing plan
- Niche strategies for every business
- Sales, retail & service
E-Commerce
- Every business needs a web strategy
- Selling to your customers online
Budgeting & Cash Flow
- Cash flow management essentials
- The importance of business budgeting
Financing
- Short & long-term financing strategies
- Expansion financing for growth
Income & Other Taxes
- What businesses should know
- Tax strategies & concerns
Fees
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ENROLLMENT FEES START AT $375
The $375 ENROLLMENT FEE includes the cost of classroom sessions AND a single set of NXLEVEL™ training materials. If another person attends NxLeveL™, whether you're a spouse, partner, relative or employee, only an ADDITIONAL FEE OF $50 is required. However, we only ask that the two (or three or more) of you work on the same business together. If the second person prefers to have his or her own set of books, another $100 would cover the costs.
There is NO cost to attend an orientation.
About the Instructor
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Sandy Stelter, CPO® owner of SOS - Strategic Organizing Solutions (1994), provides consultation and hands-on professional, customized, organizing, time management, and productivity coaching to individuals and businesses. Sandy is the current national Treasurer of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO). She is also a member of Association of Record Managers and Administrators (ARMA) and a member of the Chambers of Commerce for Fairfield-Suisun, Benicia, and Vacaville.
As a business advisor for the Solano and Napa Valley College Small Business Development Centers, Sandy provides assistance with understanding the business start-up and/or expansion process. Over the years, Sandy has assisted numerous small business owners achieve their goals of owning and operating their own business.
Sandy serves as the lead instructor and is a mentor for the SBDC’s semi-annual NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurial Training Program. She also actively participates in the monthly Small Business clinic, teaches How to Start Your Small Business and Let’s GO (Get Organized) workshops, and coordinates the SBDC’s Vallejo Small Business Expo and Financial Lenders Panel twice a year!
What Our NxLeveL™ Graduates Say...
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“I must admit, much to my surprise, that I AM IN AWE of the NxLeveL™ Program and recommend it to everyone I meet. It was full of so much information on how to successfully run a business…”
Wendy Graves
Certified Reporting Services
“I enjoyed the NxLeveL™ classes and would HIGHLY RECOMMEND the program to anyone in business—whether you’re an employer or employee. The entire program was WELL ORGANIZED and offered helpful advice from guest speakers to WEEKLY MEETINGS with our mentor.”
Craig Songer
Songer Construction Management
“NxLeveL™ was a course I wish I had taken years ago. It was taught beautifully and COVERED MORE TOPICS than I could have imagined. The SBDC NxLeveL™ support team was and still is an EXTRAORDINARY benefit to helping a business succeed.”
Peri Pfenninger
Peri’s Fine Art & Design
Registration
NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurial
Training Program
Spring 2012
STARTS:
February 7, 2012
WHEN:
TUESDAYS 6:15 - 9:15 PM
WHERE:
Napa Valley College
2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway
Napa, CA 94558
COST:
1 BUSINESS, 1 PERSON - $275
PLUS: 1 Set of Books - $100
1 BUSINESS, 2 PERSONS - $325
PLUS: 1 Set of Books - $100
OR: 2 Sets of Books - $200
REGISTER: (3 options)
- Attend one of the two FREE orientations (See below)
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Email Sandy Stelter
OR - Call the Solano SBDC at (707)864-3382
Free Orientations
SOLANO COLLEGE SBDC
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
7-8:30 PM
(Register Here)
Solano College SBDC
360 Campus Lane, Suite 102
Fairfield, CA 94534
PHONE: (707) 864-3382
WEBSITE: www.solanosbdc.org
DIRECTIONS - SOLANO COLLEGE SBDC
- On I-80 in Cordelia, exit @ Suisun Valley Rd.
- Proceed toward Solano Community College.
- Turn right @ Kaiser Dr.
- Turn left @ Campus Lane
- Turn right @ first driveway to your right.
- Proceed straight, HALF-WAY through parking lot.
- We are located on EAST CORNER of Bldg. 360 - Ste. 102
NAPA COLLEGE SBDC
Monday, January 30, 2012
6-7:30 PM
Call (707) 253-3210 to Register
Napa Valley College SBDC
1556 First Street, 2nd Floor Boardroom
Napa, CA 94558
PHONE: (707) 253-3210
WEBSITE: www.napasbdc.org
SPONSORED BY
The NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurial Training Program, co-presented by the Solano College and Napa Valley College Small Business Development Centers, is funded, in part, through a Cooperative Agreement with the US Small Business Administration and Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author and/or speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation. NxLeveL™ participation is nondiscriminatory and available to individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations, for persons with disabilities, will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the SBDC at 707.864.3382.