BI-ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS NIGHT SCHOOL

Classes are spread over two evenings from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.  Join us for free training, social networking, collaborative work, problem solving, and learn from other business like yours.

•  Spring Night School: Monday & Tuesday, May 10 & 11, 2010, 6—9PM 

On this page you have access to a unique series of video education programs exclusively developed for KOSBE especially for our small business clients. Occassionally, Melissa, our virtual Associate, will provide additional information and suggestions to help you implement the key concepts presented. Programs consist of special reports, expert interviews, case studies, oral presentations and web-based training on key topics.

LESSON ONE E-Security & Computer Backup Systems
30 Minutes
Presenter: Richie Torbett, Networking & Computer Connection

LESSON TWO Creating Influence and Competent Confidence: Way to Go Girlfriend
34 Minutes Presenter: Natalie Manor, Natalie Manor & Associates (NMA)

LESSON THREE Non-Lethal Personal Safety Strategies
25 Minutes
Presenter: Don Hickman, Former FBI Agent & Author of Truth Matters

LESSON FOUR Finance for the Non-Financial Manager: Understanding the Balance Sheet, Income Statement & Statement of Cash Flows
35 Minutes
Presenter: Debbie Shipley, First Tennessee Bank

LESSON FIVE Social Media: Who Needs Real Friends? 
60 Minutes
Presenter: Jose Castillo, President of www.thinkjose.com

LESSON SIX Branding Your Small Business - FREE Podcast 

by Heath Guinn, The Design Shop (A Division of the Creative Trust Agency)
<<Click to listen.  Time: 10:15  

 LESSON SEVEN Understanding CoverTN for Small Businesses - FREE Podcast 

by Danielle Garland, Northeast CoverTN Community Services Agency
<<Click to listen.  Time: 09:57 

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE INSTITUTE (BEI) 

Improve your sales and reduce your costs and employee problems by learning about Baldrige Award winning Pal’s Sudden Service and other world-class performance excellence and quality management practices that you can rapidly apply. Best practices in leadership; customer service; turnover, execution; focus; training, hiring, coaching, positive reinforcement, and other HR practices; process management; lean; managing with facts and data; strategic planning; and accelerating improvement. BEI has been identified as being one of the leaders in Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) training in leadership and management practices.  Read some of BEI's success stories.

Read What Leaders do to Achieve World Class Results by David McClaskey.  To register for any of the following upcoming classes, email David at: DavidQM@PalsWeb.com.

BEI's Upcoming Classes 

• Achieving World Class Results
• The LEAN, Mean, Profit Machine
 

 

KOSBE is a proud SBA Strategic Resource Partner. As such, we highly recommend the Small Business Training Network (SBTN), which is a virtual campus providing quality and targeted online training to meet the information needs of prospective and existing small business owners. SBTN is an E-Government initiative, powering a comprehensive menu of business courses, designed to serve more customers, more efficiently. The Training Network operates like an electronic umbrella under which many SBA and agency resource training programs are captured, aggregated, sorted by content and made available in multiple formats.

Financial Assistance
Contract Opportunities
Disaster Assistance
Online Training 
Free Online Courses
New Courses
Most Popular Courses
About SBTN
Online Universities & Colleges
Counseling & Assistance
Special Audiences
Laws/Regulations
Compliance

Visit the SBA Training Web Page for more information.

       

KOSBE highly recommends training programs provided by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC), including but not limited to the following favorites:

So You Want to Start a Business?
QuickBooks Basics

TSBDC's Kingsport Satellite Office is conveniently located at the Holston Business Development Center (HBDC), 2005 Venture Park, Kingsport, TN 37660.  For more information about the HBDC, contact Michaela Nelson at (423) 578-6235.

 

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151 E Main St  •  Kingsport, TN 37660  •  PH (423) 392-8801