LEADING EDGE™ For Entrepreneurs is a 9-session business development course for both current business owners and for startups. This is a remote course which includes interactive learning exercises and conversations with your instructors, classmates, and business experts. In this course you will write the majority of your strategic business plan, learn best practices and money-saving tips, and network with fellow entrepreneurs in the North Metro Denver area.

Excel is one of the most valuable tools a business can make use of, but it can feel daunting to get started. If you are interested in learning the basics of using Microsoft Excel for your business please join us for this one-hour webinar session presented by the Adams County Workforce & Business Center! We’ll cover topics like formatting spreadsheets, understanding functions, how to navigate the various tools, and more!

Knowing where to start with your marketing goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics can feel overwhelming and there are other factors you need to know that should influence each as well. Often the best you thing you can do is slow down and start at the beginning to learn the basics and grow from there. We encourage you to take a deep breath and join us for this one-hour webinar as we hear from North Metro SBDC lead consultant and owner of Marketing Matters LLC, John Shields, to learn about the marketing essentials you need to get started on the right path for marketing your business successfully.

Workforce Belonging: Enhance engagement to increase profitability. A tight labor market, new state labor laws, and the business COVID hangover has left many Colorado businesses looking at job quality improvement plans in a new light. What is job quality and why does it matter for your business?

Erin Young, small business owner and Employer Coach w/ the Colorado Workforce Development Council, will address how good jobs are good for business, providing real examples for how you can apply job quality principles to your organization.

The second half of the hour is designed for interaction and Q&A. We have had dynamic discussions in past sessions. Please bring your questions and ideas.