Every small business striving to succeed in a hard-knocks world improves those chances greatly when they avail themselves of the proper learning channels, and in Harbor Country, Viki Gudas hopes that the business community will grab several opportunities to do just that in the coming months.
Gudas is Executive Director of the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce and her team is offering up an unprecedented new series of interactive learning experiences for small business owners and their employees beginning in mid-September. The Business Success Series consists of ten sessions covering a variety of topics including sales and branding, customer service, social media, financial performance & accounting, fraud prevention, and employee recruitment & retention.
Gudas tells us, "These sessions were developed with our members in mind. Small business owners juggle multiple roles and responsibilities. We wanted to offer an experience that would be relevant and outside of the traditional classroom training structure."
Each session in the Business Success Series is designed to encourage peer-to-peer sharing of best practices and problem solving for specific business challenges. The sessions are facilitated by local subject matter experts and are open to any business in or near Harbor Country. The series consists of the following sessions:
- The Language of Customer Relationships with Mark Strauss of Strauss Training, Harbert
- The Art of the Menu & The Server Who Sells with Allison Strauss of Strauss Training, Harbert
- Achieving Your Financial Goals with Becky Gloe of Advantage Accounting, Sawyer
- Intermediate Accounting & Cash Flow with Bryan Baily in partnership with Cornerstone Alliance Women’s Business Center, Benton Harbor
- Fraud: Here to Stay…How to Deal With It! with Karen Poff & Stephanie Fisher of Horizon Bank, New Buffalo
- How to Use Facebook Insights with Cathi & Tim Rogers of Fusion Design, New Buffalo
- Hiring for Success with Susan Sheahan & Jim Hubbard of SCORE/Northwest Indiana
Cost for each session is $20 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members. For dates, times, program descriptions and to register, click the link below, or call the Harbor Country Chamber at 269-469-5409.
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