winter 2012 credit courses - Everett Community College
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BUSINESS ACCELERATION<br />
small BUsiness aCCeleRatoR--foUnDations PRogRam<br />
Take key steps to prepare yourself and your business for accelerated growth and<br />
profitability. This practical program includes classroom learning, networking with other<br />
experienced entrepreneurs, and a one-on-one business strategy session with an expert<br />
business coach. In classes, you will learn the latest strategies in business planning,<br />
sales and marketing, employee management, and financial management--and<br />
how each directly relates to making your business grow and thrive. In a one-onone<br />
session with an experienced business coach, you will develop an individualized<br />
assessment of your current business that includes your businesses’ growth potential<br />
and specific steps and tools required for your particular business to substantially grow<br />
profits. The Small Business Accelerator--Foundations program package includes:<br />
• strategic Planning and assessment tool-kit session<br />
• marketing and sales foundations Course<br />
• employee management foundations Course<br />
• financial management foundations<br />
• one-on-one individualized Business assessment session with an expert<br />
Business Coach<br />
Who should attend? This program is a suggested precursor to the Small<br />
Business Accelerator—Signature program. Foundations participants vary, but<br />
typically have a minimum one year experience running their business, generate<br />
less than $500,000 in sales, and have three or more employees. Learn more at<br />
www.everettcc.edu/acceleratorfoundations<br />
ITEM 8989-B123 Fee: $725 WHI, 103<br />
10 Wednesdays Jan.11 - Mar. 14 6:00 - 9:00PM<br />
See the Small Business Accelerator--Foundation Courses on pg. 53 for course descriptions.<br />
Classes can be taken separately or as a series which includes a one-on-one tool-kit session<br />
with a business coach.<br />
MANAGER TRAINING<br />
HigH PeRfoRmanCe management essentials (1.5 CeUs)<br />
For course description and fee see page 54.<br />
ITEM 9056-B123 A. SUCIU Evergreen, C<br />
5 Mondays Jan. 9 - Feb. 13 6:00 - 9:00PM<br />
sUPeRvisoR tRaining (1.4 CeUs)<br />
In this two-day training, learn practical skills, techniques, and best practices a supervisor<br />
needs to successfully manage and lead employees. Topics include qualities of successful<br />
leaders, active listening, motivating employees, mistakes that feed negative behaviors,<br />
performance feedback, building effective teams, dealing with challenging behaviors,<br />
communication styles. Fee: $295<br />
ITEM 9049-B123 L. LAZAROFF Evergreen, A<br />
1 Thursday & 1 Friday Mar. 8 -Mar. 9 8:00AM - 4:00PM<br />
ITEM 9050-B123 L. LAZAROFF TYE, 302<br />
1 Thursday & 1 Friday Feb. 9 - Feb. 10 8:00AM - 4:00PM<br />
NEXT LEvEL LEADERShIP INSTITUTE<br />
next level leaDeRsHiP (2.4 CeUs)<br />
Gain modern leadership skills and knowledge to take yourself and your team to the next<br />
level of performance, productivity, and profits. Develop your own leadership style based on<br />
your strengths and values; equip yourself with proven tools and strategies to inspire and<br />
motivate; and learn how to communicate with credibility and persuasiveness. Required<br />
textbook can be purchased at the EvCC Bookstore (J.Kouzes, B. Posner, The Leadership<br />
Challenge, Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 4th edition, ISBN: 978-0787984922). Fee: $725<br />
ITEM 9067-B123 G. FORD Evergreen, B<br />
6 Mondays Feb.27 - Apr.2 5:30 - 9:30PM<br />
52 winteR <strong>2012</strong> ContinUing eDUCation CoURses<br />
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE SERIES<br />
PRoaCtive Planning anD PRoBlem-solving (.6 CeUs)<br />
Do you feel like you are always reacting to the situations around you? Stressed about too<br />
much work, too many ‘fires to put out,’ communication issues, or lack of support from<br />
others? Learn to identify problems through recognition and analysis of their root causes,<br />
not just their symptoms which are often easier to see. Develop a future focus to anticipate<br />
rather than be surprised by issues. Understand, analyze and recommend solutions to your<br />
work processes and systems. Participants will implement a process improvement action<br />
plan for workplace success and career advancement. Fee: $145<br />
ITEM 9074-B123 L. LAZAROFF Evergreen, C<br />
2 Mondays Mar. 12 - Mar. 19 6:00 - 9:00PM<br />
team CollaBoRation (.6 CeUs)<br />
Learn and employ the principles of successful teamwork and high performance teams. Learn<br />
attributes of successful team members and leaders and how to address common obstacles<br />
to success, including communication, poor performing team members, interpersonal<br />
challenges, and lack of focus on results. Participants will implement a teamwork action<br />
plan for workplace success and career advancement. Fee: $145<br />
ITEM 9073-B123 L. LAZAROFF Evergreen, B<br />
2 Wednesdays Feb 15 - Feb. 22 6:00 - 9:00PM<br />
SMALL BUSINESS COURSES<br />
CReate a weBsite foR fUn, PRofit anD BUsiness! (.5 CeUs)<br />
No programming required! Discover easy-to-use design tools that can build your personal<br />
or business website in 60 minutes. Then get traffic immediately using pay-per-click ads<br />
on Google, MSN, Yahoo! and Facebook. Course covers how to get ranked by the three<br />
major search engines (SEO), plus the dos and don’ts, tips and traps of website design.<br />
Also discover Internet market research tools to determine what to sell, what to avoid, and<br />
how to create a money generating affiliate website with no products required. Optional<br />
workbooks available for purchase during class. Taught by a multi award-winning instructor<br />
and published author from Seattle. Fee: $99<br />
ITEM 9103-B123 K. BOYD WHI, 103<br />
1 Saturday Feb.18 9:00AM - 3:00PM<br />
How to staRt a BUsiness (.3 CeUs)<br />
You’ve thought about it, now make it happen. Learn the step-by-step process of getting<br />
started. Topics include types of business ownership; your federal, state, county, and city tax<br />
and licensing obligations; copyrights, trademarks, and trade name. We will also discuss<br />
how to set priorities to accomplish personal and business goals and much more. Fee: $65<br />
ITEM 9097-B123 M. O’DELL WHI, 103<br />
1 Thursday Mar. 1 6:00 - 9:00PM<br />
tHe BasiCs of eBay selling (.3 CeUs)<br />
Whether you simply want to clear the closet, desire additional part-time income or a<br />
serious eBay business, this class is your foundation. Learn how to set up an eBay Seller<br />
account, create successful eBay listings, upload pictures and accept <strong>credit</strong> card payments<br />
with PayPal. Included are selling “Tips, Tricks and the Traps” to avoid. Covers how to<br />
conduct market research analysis, determine shipping costs, where to get FREE shipping<br />
supplies, how to print shipping labels from your home computer and get FREE home<br />
pickup. Taught by multi-award winning eBay instructor and published author. Fee: $59<br />
ITEM 9196-B123 K. BOYD WHI, 353<br />
1 Wednesday Feb.1 6:00 - 9:00PM<br />
For Certificate Programs including:<br />
Human Resources Management...........................pg. 53<br />
High Performance Management...........................pg. 54<br />
Project Management...........................................pg. 54<br />
Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt....................................pg. 55
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