WSU Kansas SBDC Training
The WSU Kansas SBDC offers many opportunties to meet your training needs and interests, including workshops, special events, a Business in Motion program, annual conferences, online training, customized training, and connections to area business events.
We offer over 100 workshops a year! Register online or call us at 316-978-3193.
View and print our WSU Kansas SBDC July-August Business Bulletin.
Tuesday, August 20, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, WSU Marcus Welcome Center
Need financing? Schedule 10-minute sessions to pitch directly to lenders.
Representatives from several banks, certified development companies and alternative
lending sources will be on hand to meet with existing and start-up business owners
to discuss funding.
A resource panel discussion from 9:10-10:00 will feature Kansas SBDC, SCORE, SBA, and WSU Ventures.
Spring WSU Kansas SBDC Workshops
Startup Workshops
Meeting the 3Ms: Learning the Basics of Marketing, Management, and Money
If you want to start a new business, the three Ms are critical. This free workshop
offers essential information about Marketing, Management and Money that will help
you assess the feasibility of your business idea and start writing your business plan.
Learn where to get required licenses and permits, how to finance your business, business
plan development and more. Please attend this workshop prior to meeting with a Kansas
SBDC Advisor.
Quick Start Business Planning
Using a simple narrative template and a simple cash flow template, you will learn
how to develop the key elements of your business plan. You will be able to use the
business plan you develop with these templates as a basis for your final business
plan.
State Tax and Regulations Workshops
State Tax Workshop
As a small business owner, you know you need to pay taxes. But where do you start?
What do you really need to do? Experts from the Kansas Department of Revenue will
give you the basics in this workshop. Topics covered will include sales tax, withholding
tax, and record keeping. You will be shown what forms you need to file and how to
fill them out.
State Tax Workshop for Contractors
Do you provide plumbing, carpentry, electrical, roofing, heating/air conditioning,
or related services? This workshop is devoted exclusively to sales tax issues for
contractors, subcontractors and repairmen. Learn how sales tax applies to materials
and labor, Project Exemption Certificates, sales tax returns, billing, and related
issues.
Kansas Department of Labor: Understanding Regulations
KDOL will present an overview of unemployment tax requirements including: Unemployment
Insurance (UI) Tax Liabilities, Process to Apply for a UI Tax Account, Steps for Filing
Tax Returns, New Hire Information, State Information Data Exchange System, and clarification
of the difference in classifying a worker as an employee or independent contactor.
QuickBooks Workshops
Presenter Heather Denning is a Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, alumni of Wichita State University and local business owner.
QuickBooks Online: The Basics
Learn how to use the go-to cloud-based accounting software to help manage your company's
finances. This workshop will cover the basics of bookkeeping, how to set up your QuickBooks
Online account, how to record common transactions, and how to analyze your company's
performance.
QuickBooks Online: The Details
Learn how to make the most of this cloud-based accounting software to help you manage
your company's finances more efficiently. This workshop will cover more complex bookkeeping
functions such as payroll, invoicing, inventory management, sales tax, etc. Also learn
about the numerous programs created to assist with these functions that integrate
with QuickBooks Online.
Marketing Workshops
LinkedIn for Beginners
Looking for business-to-business leads? Want to enhance your professional online presence?
LinkedIn is a social media platform worth exploring. This intro session offers a basic
overview of LinkedIn and its use. Please bring a laptop and prepare to explore with
us.
Pro Networking Beyond Your Comfort Zone
If networking makes you uncomfortable, this workshop will help. Christina Long will
help you develop solid skills so that you can master the art of working rooms in ways
that can build solid business relationships.
Workforce Solutions Workshops
Are You Ready for the New Federal Overtime Rule?
The DOL proposed changes to raise the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions
from $23,660 to $35,308. If approved, this rule might take effect in January 2020.
Be ready to bring your pay practices into compliance. Learn about the proposed changes
to the overtime regulations, implications for employers, and next steps to consider
in preparation for the proposed changes.
Government Contracting Workshops
The SBA provides several programs to help small businesses win federal contracts.
If you qualify, you are eligible to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts.
In June, Teri Taylor with the SBA will offer an overview of qualifications, benefits, application processes, and requirements for these programs.
Attend one or all of these free workshops to find out if government contracting is right for you.
HUBZone
If your principle office is located in an historically underutilized business zone,
you might qualify for this program.
Woman-Owned Small Business Set-Asides
If your business is at least 51% owned and controlled by women who are U.S. citizens,
you might qualify for this program.
Is the 8(a) Program Right for You?
The 8(a) program is a nine-year certification opportunity offering assistance to firms
owned and controlled at least 51% by socially and economic disadvantaged individuals.
All Small Mentor-Protégé Program
This program helps protégés improve their ability to compete for government contracts
and helps mentors gain increased access to federal contracts.
Business in Motion: Making Business Expansion Easier
Several of our workshops target business expansion. If you are interested in expanding through export, government contracts, franchise, new markets, new products, and the web, view our Business in Motion page. Testimonials from our customers will give you insight on expansions processes.
Business Transitions Conference
SAVE THE DATE: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 9 at the WSU Metro Complex
Over 70% of small to medium sized businesses in Kansas are owned by baby boomers nearing
retirement. The transition of these businesses offers major opportunities both to
those retiring and to younger entreperneurs.
Learning how to prepare a business to sell, develop a succession plan, value a business, find the right buyer, find the right business to buy, use a business broker, acquire financing, utilize employee stock option plans, and other key information can result in a more successful business transition from both the buyer and seller perspective.
Our annual fall conference offers insights from experienced business brokers, valuators, attorneys, investors, CPAs, and Kansas SBDC Advisors. The agenda includes both general sessions and a choice of breakout tracks.
Monday, September 23 - Friday, September 27 in Overland Park, KS
Apply now to pitch your tecchnology to tech scouts!
The Kansas Small Business Development Center Tech Innovation Center offers an annual Encountering Innovaton Week event to connect innovators with funders and support to accelerate technology commercialization. Innovators from across the Midwest are invited to pitch their ideas to technology scouts from the U.S. Department of Defense and other interested parties. Innovators are also invited to exhibit during a poster board event and to share their public "Bottom Line Up Front" information (BLUFs) on the Encountering Innovtion website.
For those of you who love online learning, check out the 26 workshops we offer in English and Spanish through the Kansas SBDC Virtual Advisor Training Program.
Want something different? Want something more? We will develop customized training specifically for you and your employees.
Strategic planning is our specialty, and we provided facilitated training to dozens of area companies. Is our strategic planning process successful? Our participants think so. Read their testimonals. Call us for a free assessment of your needs at 316-978-3193.
We work closely with a large network of resource partners, and we will be glad to connect you to area business training and events. Our business events calendar provides informtion about dozens of area activities.
NOTICE
Participants in Kansas SBDC events and workshops agree to allow the Kansas SBDC staff and official photographers to photograph and record them in the context of the event. Images captured may be used on Kansas SBDC websites, posted on social media, shared with media outlets, and/or used in future print and electronic promotional materials. For questions or concerns, please call 316-978-3193 or email ksbdc@wichita.edu.