Upcoming Training Workshops from ASBTDC

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center regional office at Arkansas Tech University has announced training opportunities during October and December 2017.

The ATU ASBTDC regional office is designed to assist new, existing, and expanding businesses by offering a variety of services including free one-to-one confidential consulting, free market research and low cost or free training.

For more information go to www.atu.edu/asbtdc or call (479) 356-2067.

Website in a Day | Thursday, Oct. 12
The Arkansas Tech Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Website in a Day on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Does your business need a website? Have you been held back by a lack of funds or technical skills? Come sit down in our computer lab and design a free website using Weebly. Step-by-step, we will help you create a free account and an attractive, functional, five-page website. Cost to attend is $50. Seating is limited with registration required no later than Oct. 9 at (479) 356-2067 or http://asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Webinar | Thursday, Oct. 19
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Cybersecurity for Small Businesses on October 19 from 11 a.m.-noon. This free webinar will dispel the myth that cyberattacks only happen to big businesses. Common ways criminals access and use business data and techniques small businesses can use to protect themselves and their customers from cyberattacks are the focus of this presentation. Registration required http://asbtdc.org/training/webinars/.

QuickBooks Desktop for Beginners | Wednesday, Dec. 6
The Arkansas Tech Small Business and Technology Development Center presents QuickBooks for Beginners workshop for QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Enterprise software users on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 8:30 a.m.-noon at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. This workshop is designed for business owners and their employees with little or no experience using QuickBooks desktop software. Topics include company set up, transactions, working with lists, reconciling accounts, and more. Cost per session is $65. Seating is limited with registration required no later than Dec. 5 at (479) 356-2067 or http://asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.

QuickBooks Desktop Day-to-Day Basics| Wednesday, Dec. 6
The Arkansas Tech Small Business and Technology Development Center presents QuickBooks Desktop Day-to-Day Basics workshop for QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Enterprise software users on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 1-4:30 p.m.at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. This workshop is designed for business owners and their employees with little or no experience using QuickBooks desktop software. Topics include working with invoices, payments, bills, inventory and reports. A computer is provided during each interactive session. Cost per session is $65. Seating is limited with registration required no later than Dec. 5 at (479) 356-2067 or http://asbtdc.org/training/russellville-events.

Free webinars for small businesses are now offered on a wide range of topics. The live sessions are led by ASBTDC staff and subject matter experts. Go to asbtdc.org/training/webinars for a list of seminars and registration information.

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center regional office at Arkansas Tech is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Arkansas Tech University College of Business.

All ASBTDC programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Ronda Hawkins at (479) 356-2067.