August 2022
People’s Self-Help Housing Builder Games
Cheer on community teams as they build custom playhouses for children. An afternoon of games, barbeque, auctions, and entertainment will see who becomes the team to carry home the coveted title of the 2022 Builder Games Champion!! Proceeds will go to our supportive housing and education programs which directly benefit our cherished residents. MORE INFORMATION
Find out more »Three Key Principles to Help Your Business Work for You (SCORE)
What do you do when your business takes over your time and money? What happens when hard work isn’t enough to get it back? It’s time for your business to help you live the life you want instead of taking it away. In this webinar, our expert presenter will show you how to build a business that works for you by developing yourself as a leader, creating an environment for your team to take on more tasks, and putting systems in place that produce consistent…
Find out more »Good Morning SLO
Your community newspaper brought to life. Good Morning SLO is our platform for sharing ideas, news and inspiration. A monthly program that brings community leaders, business owners, nonprofit executives and staffers together, and enables us to reconnect, engage and learn from each other. Our goal is to provide insight into business, community and legislative issues and share the stories of those making a difference. We want audience members to leave with ideas and information about how to better their personal…
Find out more »QuickBooks 101
Damon Watkins, Director of Finance & Operations Learn How to Set Up Your Company with QuickBooks Online. Selling: invoices, sales receipts, payments, deposits, credit memos, and customer statements Buying: bills, bill payments, checks, bill payment stubs, and credit memos Inventory: purchase orders, receive items, adjust inventory Sales Taxes: set up, adjust, pay, and report sales taxes Damon Watkins is the Director of Finance & Operations for Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He is a motivated, personable business professional…
Find out more »Wake Up Paso
We are back from our summer break and ready for a great program! Park Cinemas has graciously offered to open their doors for Wake Up Paso. This affords us plenty of room for physical distancing while still benefitting from an in-person event. Ticket price includes coffee, nibbles, and the program. REGISTER
Find out more »The Changing Face of Retail
Speaker: Lani Lott Business on Main Street has changed a great deal in the last century especially for retailers. In an age where players like Amazon are enabling people to purchase products with a tap of a button, consumers can literally shop from anywhere. Add the array of short-term challenges around health and safety, supply chain, labor force, cash flow, consumer demand and marketing the retail is also facing from the aftermath of the pandemic retail is shifting. In order…
Find out more »Finishing the 4th Quarter Stronger and Profitable
Speaker: Lani Lott 2022 continues to be been anything but normal but the only thing that we know for sure is that businesses are telling themselves they are ready to crush it in the 4th quarter. During this workshop we will discuss what the retail and hospitality industry is saying businesses should expect in Q4 2022, outline strategies for continuing to stay nimble, flexible and focused into 2022, and share ideas for pushing forward with an effective marketing and promotional…
Find out more »September 2022
Coffee & Conversation with Chris Labasky
The Art of the Pivot - Finding Opportunities in a Sea of Despair Chris will share the story of Abound’s transition from a consumer facing financial app into a business facing API, along with some of the hard learned lessons. Chris Labasky is the CFO and Co-Founder of Abound. He is an avid technologist and serial entrepreneur, having previously been a Co-Founder at Favor (acquired HEB). As a software engineer and CFA charterholder, he is particularly fascinated by the intersection…
Find out more »QuickBooks Intermediate
Damon Watkins, Director of Finance & Operations Learn How to Set Up Your Company with QuickBooks Online. QuickBooks Intermediate is the second step in a three part workshop series. Learn how to manage and secure company files, list items, order and sell inventory and how to apply vendor discounts. We will cover best practices for the online and desktop platforms of the QuickBooks software. Led by Damon Watkins, the Director of Finance & Operations for Cal Poly Center for Innovation &…
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