Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center

March Workshops Take QuickBooks Skills to Next Level

March Workshops Take QuickBooks Skills to Next Level The Northwest ISBDC is partnering with Anna Sheets of Accounting Made Simple to offer a two-part event on expanding QuickBooks skills. The workshops are from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays March 21 and 28 at the Purdue University North Central Graduate...

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Business Breakfast Workshop Event Focuses on Veteran Business Owners

Business Breakfast Workshop Event Focuses on Veteran Business Owners We are partnering with 1st Source Bank and Partners in Contracting Corp. to offer a business basics workshop to military community members. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with experts: our business advisers as well as lenders and...

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Year-end Payroll Workshops to Help Wrap Up the Year

Year-end Payroll Workshops to Help Wrap Up the Year The NW-ISBDC and Accounting Made Simple are presenting workshops to assist with wrapping up the payroll process for 2013. Detect and Correct Topics include: analyzing reports, error detection, fixing the Dirty Dozen Errors and improving productivity....

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Winter QuickBooks Workshops Highlight Basics

Winter QuickBooks Workshops Highlight Basics The Northwest ISBDC is teaming with Anna Sheets of Accounting Made Simple to offer a two-part workshop on QuickBooks essentials in January and February. The sessions are from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays Jan. 24 and 31 as well as 9 a.m. to noon Fridays...

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Business Feasibility Workshop at New Location in Portage

Business Feasibility Workshop at New Location in Portage The Northwest ISBDC is offering its Launch Your Own Business Workshop: A Sound and Proven Path at a new location: Portage University Center, 6260 Central Ave. The kick-off workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 29. The workshop is a first...

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Payroll Workshops Focus on Year-End Process

Payroll Workshops Focus on Year-End Process The Northwest ISBDC and Accounting Made Simple are offering three workshops to assist business owners and entrepreneurs with wrapping up the payroll process for 2013. W2 and 1099 Year-end Payroll Workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday Jan. 17,...

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Event Examines Economic Outlook

Event Examines Economic Outlook Join Michael Hicks, director of the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research and a professor of economics in the Miller College of Business, when he visits Merrillville for a review of economic trends in 2013, a forecast for the business...

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Workshop Guides New Entrepreneurs

Workshop Guides New Entrepreneurs The Northwest ISBDC is offering Launch Your Own Business Workshop: A Sound and Proven Path from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 10 at the Regional Development Company, 1757 Thornapple Circle. The workshop is a first step toward owning a successful small...

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Small Business Saturday: Join the Novement Nov. 30 to Support Entrepreneurs

Small Business Saturday: Join the Novement Nov. 30 to Support Entrepreneurs Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country. Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving....

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