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December 2021
Know Your Numbers – Accounting for Your Restaurant (Restaurant Academy)
A successful food service business, whether a food truck or restaurant, is a business built on providing excellent food, service, and sanitation while making a profit. During this presentation, you will be introduced to how to set up the financial foundations of a sustainable business, what numbers to monitor, systems to keep track of your results, and how to manage cash flow during a crisis. Zoom Link REGISTER NOW
Find out more »January 2022
Business Plan Essentials: How to Write Your Business Plan
In celebration of National "Write Your Business Plan" Month, PCR SBDC launches a new workshop to help your businesses develop your business plan. You will review the purpose and benefits of a business plan, key components of the plan, and resources to help with research, business plan formats, and putting it all together. Plus get ready for homework, as you will review key components of your plan with the instructor or your advisor in a couple of weeks after the workshop. REGISTER…
Find out more »Launch A Business
THIS FREE WEBINAR WILL TEACH YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY. Know the legal business structures that you may establish (Sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation). REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Social Media Basics
Are you scratching your head and wondering if businesses are really making money using social media? Do you wonder if your business can still get in on the action and make money? Do you still think that social media marketing means posting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter? Are you still lost between keywords and hashtags? We are looking forward to helping you either start or expand your business, this is what we do and are good at it! Join us…
Find out more »2022 Goals Setting for Successful Restaurants and Businesses
Do you have dreams that you wish to meet for your business? Setting goals and achievable actions steps are proven to be the number one strategy for the most successful businesses. In this webinar, you will begin to prioritize your top business goals for 2022, learn how to use the SMART goal format, mind map the goal, and begin setting action plans to ensure maximum results. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Clearing the Fog of Certification-Grow Your Local Business
The certification process can be very confusing and many times feel very labor-intensive. PCR SBDC presents a webinar to clear the confusion of the application process. During this workshop you will learn: • Billions of Public Contracting Dollars are within Los Angeles County Agencies for Certified Small Business • How to leverage Statewide Small Business Certification to open many other Local Small Business Public Contracting Opportunities REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Customer Relationship Management Can Improve Your Bottom Line
Do you know who your BEST Customers are? Do you know: • Who Pays on Time? • Provides Honest Feedback? • Mentors You? • Provides Opportunities for Growth? • Has Clear Measurements for Success? • Rewards Innovation? Your BEST Customers value lower costs, increased profitability, reduced risk, greater efficiency, quality, and innovation. So do you, but how do they know? Join us as we look at a process to review your customer base by analyzing patterns using existing data and spotting trends. We will…
Find out more »10 Steps to Prevent Theft in your Restaurant
Are your sales high but your restaurant is still losing money? The National Restaurant Association estimates employee theft accounts for 75% of inventory shortages and 4% of overall sales in restaurants. The key to stopping theft at your restaurant is understanding how it happens and setting up checks and balances to prevent it. Join our webinar to learn best practices on cash auditing, inventory tracking, and managing labor efficiently. Don’t lose another night of sleep wondering if your team can be trusted…
Find out more »Special Event: FranNet Franchise 101
Starting a business through a franchise is often the shortest path to profitability, and some of them require as little as $60K to start and can operate out of a home office – with no food and no retail space to rent. But how do you find the good ones? Several recession-resistant and/or essential franchises have already adapted to the current public health restrictions and some have even experienced an increased demand for their products and services. If you are…
Find out more »Ask Me Anything: Marketing With Sahar
Do you need some of your quick help in marketing for your business? Do you have questions on what are the next steps for your brand? Maybe you just don't know where to start. Join Us for this open forum to ask any marketing-based questions that you may have. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Business Profit Projections
If you are looking to make a profit in your business this webinar it for you! We know that numbers can be scary but with the right help it can be the new best friend of your business. Join us as we take an honest look at what needs must be met to start, grow and keep you in the green. The only thing that can make you cents is MONEY! Let us help! REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps To A Successful Startup
Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting (or growing) a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren't born with something special – they simply make great products. Yes, entrepreneurship can be taught, provided that you are coachable. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Accounting For Your Business
Do you have questions about accounting? Maybe you do not know where to start when it comes to accounting for your business? Do you know what software works best for your business? Have you set up your accounts properly? Join us for answers to all these questions and more. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »New Client Orientation
This webinar is to introduce all new clients to the process and services PCR has to offer. In the webinar, you will learn the steps to help advance your business in the areas that are custom to you. We will also cover goal setting to help you meet your objectives. If you are a new client, this webinar is for you. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Branding For Success
Can you define your brand proposition in less than one minute? Are you struggling with defining your brand? Can you differentiate yourself from your competition and stand out? Do you know what is your uniqueness as an entrepreneur and as a business (It is not your prices, experience, or customer service)? Are you intentional on how your clients see you, and the promise you make to them? We at PCR SBDC, know exactly what you are going through. You are not alone, and we…
Find out more »COVID 19 Tax Credit: The Employee Retention Tax Credit -Don’t Miss Out!
Did COVID 19 drastically reduce your revenues in 2020 and 2021 and you had payrolled employees? Your company may be eligible for the most underclaimed and misunderstood tax credit for small employers. We will present updated information on the Employee Tax Credit which could help you recap up to $28,000 per employee in 2021 and $5,000 in 2020. Recently added the Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC), may also add $2,400 per employee tax credits. Don’t miss out on these COVID monies. REGISTER…
Find out more »Business Profit Projections
If you are looking to make a profit in your business this webinar it for you! We know that numbers can be scary but with the right help it can be the new best friend of your business. Join us as we take an honest look at what needs must be met to start, grow and keep you in the green. The only thing that can make you cents is MONEY! Let us help! REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps To A Successful Startup
Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting (or growing) a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren't born with something special – they simply make great products. Yes, entrepreneurship can be taught, provided that you are coachable. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Commercial Leasing Checklist For Businesses
The commercial Lease checklist will point out provisions to which a prospective small business tenant should pay particular attention. The terms lessor and landlord will be used interchangeably. Commercial leases come in many sizes and shapes, from the three- or four-page mom-and-pop simple lease to the 40 to 50-page complicated lease with multiple addendum and attachments that are usually attendant to high rises, malls, or popular upscale areas. The small business owner will frequently be presented with a form lease…
Find out more »Understanding Food and Labor Costs in the Restaurant Industry
How much money are you making off each menu item you sell? How much do you spend on employee wages every week or month? If you are not able to answer these 2 questions immediately, you’re managing your business blindly. Food and labor costs make up 60-65% of your total expenses. If you don’t keep them in check, your restaurant will quickly go under. This webinar will teach you how to calculate food cost for individual menu items as well as your overall restaurant…
Find out more »February 2022
Business Plan Essentials: How to Write Your Business Plan
In celebration of National "Write Your Business Plan" Month, PCR SBDC launches a new workshop to help your businesses develop your business plan. You will review the purpose and benefits of a business plan, key components of the plan, and resources to help with research, business plan formats, and putting it all together. Plus get ready for homework, as you will review key components of your plan with the instructor or your advisor in a couple of weeks after the…
Find out more »Launch A Business
THIS FREE WEBINAR WILL TEACH YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY. Know the legal business structures that you may establish (Sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation). REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Social Media Basics
Are you scratching your head and wondering if businesses are really making money using social media? Do you wonder if your business can still get in on the action and make money? Do you still think that social media marketing means posting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter? Are you still lost between keywords and hashtags? We are looking forward to helping you either start or expand your business, this is what we do and are good at it! Join us…
Find out more »Business Permits and Licenses for Restaurants and Food Service Businesses – Restaurant Academy
Not sure of the legal process to start your foodservice business? We've got you covered! We will provide a step-by-step process to complete the state and local business registration steps. This will include incorporation, fictitious business name, Business License, Seller's Permit, how to quickly and cost-effectively obtain your health permit for operation. You will also learn about the required state business and foodservice training. Bring your questions, we've got answers. REGISTER NOW
Find out more »Cottage Food Ready-5 Steps to Launching a Food Business At Home
Have you always wanted to start a food business from home but didn’t know where to begin? Did you know certain foods are NOT allowed to be prepared at home and require a commercial kitchen? This webinar will walk you through the authorized foods you can make at home as well as how to navigate the paperwork needed to start your cottage food business. We’ve put together the 5 steps needed to get your home-based food business up and running! REGISTER NOW
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