A variety of face-to-face workshops and events are hosted by the North San Diego Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in conjunction with the SoCal VBOC throughout the year. Workshops covering business start-up and pre-planning, marketing, financing, managing your business and government contracting take place monthly. Specialty events such as “Meet the Buyers” and the California Procurement Event are offered throughout the year.
Business Start-up & Preplanning
Entrepreneurship Academy
Looking to start a new business?Outline
• Focusing on what you intend to sell• Financing Options
• Taxes
• Business Entities/Legal Structures
• Marketing Basics
• Business Plans
Boots to Business
Designed for service members and military spouses at military installations on the road to entrepreneurship.Outline
• Identify business opportunities
• Draft a business plan
• Connect with local small business resources
• Launch your small business
• Learn marketing basics
Boots to Business | Reboot
Designed for transitioning service members, Guard, Reserve, Veterans of all eras and military-connected family members.Outline
• Identify business opportunities
• Draft a business plan
• Connect with local small business resources
• Launch your small business
• Learn marketing basics
Marketing
Email Marketing
Build relationships that are the key to your business success with email marketing!Outline
• Tips to increase your email deliverability and open rates• Writing good headlines and content
• Strategies for getting — and keeping — high quality prospects, customers and members
Financing
Fundamentals of Desktop QuickBooks for Business Owners
Learn the essential elements of the desktop version of QuickBooksOutline
Learn about the chart of accounts and item lists.• How to enter basic transactions
• Customize the program to your business needs
• Obtain reports and much, much more!
Managing a Business
Capabilities Statements
Learn to use capabilities statements when pursuing business with government agencies, prime contractors, and large corporations.Outline
• Defining a capabilities statement
• Components of a capabilities statement
• Difference between past performance and professional experience
• Common mistakes
Government Contracting
Proposal Writing 101
Utilizing an actual solicitation and responses; attendees will learn how to create a proposal outline.Outline
• Reviewing a solicitation to determine viability• Create a proposal outline
• Determe costing
• Tips to minimize administrative noncompliance or unresponsiveness
• Recommendations from contract administrators
Government Contracting in a Day
This workshop is packed with all the information you need to get started with government contracting.Outline
• What you need to get started• How to find your buyer
• Creating a capabilities statement
• What certifications are available
• How to write a proposal
Cybersecurity Requirements for DOD Contractors
Are you interested in bidding on a Department of Defense (DoD) contract?Outline
• Review NIST compliance• How and why NIST compliance is required
• Highlights of some of the more impactful changes affecting businesses
• Outline how to start the process of becoming compliant