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.
Upcoming Online Training 
October Webinars
Startup and Start Right
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13
This workshop will cover the 10 steps to take to start your business. Learn about
licenses and permits, federal and state tax IDs, business structure, funding, marketing
and other essentials.
Cost: FREE
Cause and Effect Cash Flow
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 14
What is the "cause" of your low cash? Learn how a cash flow projectin can "effect"
positive change on your finances.
Cost: FREE
How to Start an Online Business
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 15
This eCommerce crash course outlines the website building platforms tht can help you
start an online business.
Cost: FREE
QuickBooks Online: The Basics
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 27
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. Presenter Heather Denning is a Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor,
alumni of Wichita State University and local business owner.
Cost: $119 (registration fee is nonrefundable)
QuickBooks Online: The Details
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 29
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. Presenter Heather Denning is a Certified QuickBooks Online
ProAdvisor, alumni of Wichita State University and local business owner.
Cost: $119 (registration fee is nonrefundable)
Is Your Company Ready to Achieve SBA’s 8(a)/BD Program Certification?
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM on Friday, October 30
Join Teri Taylor with the Small Business Administration for an in-depth discussion
about the SBA 8(a)/BD certification program requirements. This program is designed
to assist socially and economically disadvantaged firms in their attempts to grow
and succeed, including potential access to government contracting.
Cost: Free
Located in a HUBZone – Get certified!
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM on Friday, October 30
Join Teri Taylor with the Small Business Administration for an in-depth discussion
about the HUBZone program requirements. If your principal office is located within
a HUBZone, the SBA’s HUBZone certification program may benefit your company in seeking
Federal contracts or subcontracting efforts.
Cost: Free
November Webinars
State Tax Webinar for Construction Contractors
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Thursday, November 5
Carl York with the Kansas Department of Revenue will focus on sales tax issues for
construction contractors and subcontractors, including those who provide services
such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical, roofing, HVAC, and landscaping. Learn about
applying sales tax to materials and labor, Project Exemption Certificates, tax returns,
billing, and more.
Cost: FREE
State Tax Webinar
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 5
Carl York with the Kansas Department of Revenue will give you the basics in this free
webinar. Topics include sales and compensating use taxes, tax forms and how to file
them, estimated taxes, and recordkeeping.
Cost: FREE
Start Up and Start Right
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 11
This workshop will cover the 10 steps to take to start your business. Learn about
licenses and permits, federal and state tax IDs, business structure, funding, marketing
and other essentials.
Cost: FREE
Competing for Government Contracts: Basic Training
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM on Tuesday, November 17
Federal, state and local governments spend more than $800 billion per year buying
goods and services. This introductory webinar from the Kansas Procurement Technical
Assistance Center (PTAC) offers an overview of the critical first steps to becoming
a government contractor. Join us to learn to identify opportunities and understand
the contracting process. You will also learn about services available to help you.
Cost: FREE
Industrial Hemp Virtual Conference
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Conference Video: https://www.kansassbdc.net/training (scroll down to the past webinars section)
The 2020 Kansas Industrial Hemp Conference included presentations on the State of Hemp in Kansas, Growing Industrial Hemp, Hemp Fiber Industries and Processing Equipment, and Outlook on the CBD Industry. Presenters included representatives from the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas State University’s John C. Pair Horticulture Center, Kansas Hemp Consortium, US Hemp Growers Association, KanCanna, Hempire USA, and several other organizations.
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
Plans for a 2020 conference will depend upon the evolving situation with COVID-19.
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 entrepreneurs.
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.
This annual event will be scheduled again in fall 2021.
Pitch your technology 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.
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.