Description: Come learn best tax and bookkeeping practices for business owners including: how to choose the right entity, which forms to file and more with Marco Flores and the UTSA SBDC. This workshop will also discuss the importance of hiring the right professionals to support your business and limit the risk of government audits. Instructions: This is a no-cost event! Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. The workshop will be held at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Durango Building, Room 2.316. Satisfactory meeting room temperatures are difficult to maintain. Always bring a sweater or jacket to ensure comfort. If you should have any questions, feel free to call: 210-458-2460 or email: [email protected] To find information regarding directions and parking, please go to: http://bit.ly/SASBDCmap.

Whether you need a business plan to map out your plan for your business or are writing a plan because you want to expand, this is the class for you. At this workshop, our experienced instructors will teach you the components of a business plan using an interactive format in a computer lab setting. Walk away from this workshop with the start of a business plan written specifically for your business, an electronic template and resources to guide you through the process! Topics discussed in this workshop include: business plan basics, feasibility process, business plan structure, and more. No food allowed in the PC Lab please. Drinks with a secure lid are permitted. Instructions: The fee for this workshop is $40 with advance payment or $60 at the door. The workshop will be held at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Durango Building, Room 1.402. To find information regarding directions and parking, please go to: http://bit.ly/SASBDCmap.

Calling all subcontractors, SWMBEs, and contractors!!! Join us for SAISD Business Diversity Program – Vendor Fair and Workshop: Responding to RFQs – Get Your Score Up! Learn how to respond to RFQs and increase your score on applications. This is a workshop and networking event! The vendors will be local agencies that assist Small Businesses, Women-Owned, Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (SWMBE) and have bid opportunities for subcontractors and suppliers.

Regardless of how long you have been out of work due to the economic downturn or a former incarceration, Bexar County and Commissioner Tommy Calvert stand ready to assist you. Bexar County's 2nd Chance Job Fair is geared towards providing you, your family and your community an opportunity to be productive members of society. Our goal is to connect employers with job seekers who have been unemployed. There will be opportunities available in a variety of industries including hospitality, food service, construction, electrical, flooring, information, transportation, warehousing, assembly, automotive, telemarketing, and trucking to name just a few. Along with the job fair there will be non-profits on-site to offer information on the services they provide as well as information regarding the expungement process, tattoo removal, and workshops on various topics. There are over 800 businesses that are committed to hiring formally incarcerated local residents from all education and skill level

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CLASS IS IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. This workshop is intended for those living in Comal and Guadalupe counties. Are you ready to turn your business idea into reality? Come to this workshop and have all your questions answered! The SBDC business advisors will present the basics of starting a new business and help answer your start-up questions. If you are considering opening a small business, you want to START SMART! Topics discussed in this workshop include: evaluating your business idea, business legal structure and name, local, state and federal resources & requirements and business start-up costs.

18th Annual Bexar County Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference The Norris Conference Center (Park North) | 618 NW Loop 410 (Loop 410/San Pedro) Located in Park North Shopping Center across the street from North Star Transit Center (Bus #2, 3, 4, 5, 502, 534, 550, 551, 647, 648). Parking is FREE.

This workshop is designed for both current and potential business owners. Learn about the major legal pitfalls small business owner's encounter, and steps to take to avoid falling into the 'trap'. Rebecca Smith, attorney and counselor at law, will lead the presentation of the five major pitfalls business owners encounter and how to avoid them. Instructions: This is a no-cost event! Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. The workshop will be held at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Durango Building 1.402. located at 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207. Satisfactory meeting room temperatures are difficult to maintain.

Are you ready to turn your business idea into reality? Come to this workshop and have all your questions answered! The SBDC business advisors will present the basics of starting a new business and help answer your start-up questions. If you are considering opening a small business, you want to START SMART! Topics discussed in this workshop include: evaluating your business idea, business legal structure and name, local, state and federal resources & requirements and business start-up costs. Instructions: This is a no-cost event! Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. The workshop will be held at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Durango Building, Room 2.316. Satisfactory meeting room temperatures are difficult to maintain. Always bring a sweater or jacket to ensure comfort.

Buying a business can be both exhilarating and nerve wracking. There is so much to consider and you want to be thoughtful and deliberate. This class is designed to walk you through the process at a high level and give you some tools to prepare you for the exciting journey ahead. Instructions: This is a no-cost event! Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. The workshop will be held at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Durango Building, Room 1.402. Satisfactory meeting room temperatures are difficult to maintain. Always bring a sweater or jacket to ensure comfort. If you should have any questions, feel free to call: 210-458-2460 or email: [email protected] To find information regarding directions and parking, please go to: http://bit.ly/SASBDCmap.

Do you ever wonder what it takes to win a TWC claim? The rulebook seems to be clear to employees because they win frivolous unemployment claims. This can leave small business owners frustrated and strapped for cash. Attend this session and find out the secrets to winning! This session will demystify the unemployment process and how to successfully fight unemployment claims. Learn how unemployment claims work Learn how TWC evaluates unemployment claims Learn tip on how to avoid chargebacks Join the UTSA SBDC and CJ Petitt, from My HR Consulting for this seminar. Instructions: This is a no-cost event! Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. The workshop will be held at the UTSA Downtown Campus, Durango Building, Room 2.316.