Continuing EduCation - Dutchess Community College

CRN # Section Time day/Date(s) Location Instructor FeeSMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTThere are many important elements in starting and managing a small business that can mean successor failure: business plans, capital, marketing strategies, legal and tax aspects, selling techniques, andnew product development. The courses we offer are designed for entrepreneurs who either want tostart a small business, or wish to develop better business skills.SBS020 HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS(15 Hours) This course covers: legalities; DBAs, LLCs, partnerships, non-profits; developing a businessplan and target market for one’s product/service; defining legal filings process(es) and brandingone’s business; identifying industries with low and moderate start-up costs; target marketing andprospecting; identifying and developing a plan to reach target markets; reviewing sample plansand devising an outline to compose one’s own industry-specific plan and requisites for establishingbusiness banking accounts/relationships. No class 5/20.5180 10 6:20 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. (R) 5/6-6/10 DCC T. Lindsey $99SBS103 START AND RUN A HOME-BASED KITCHEN BUSINESS(8 Hours) Do you love to bake or cook? Would you like to earn money doing what you love, makingthese foods at home? With minimal start-up money anyone can turn their kitchen into a lucrativebusiness. Whether you’re interested in a part-time or full-time business, this course will guide youstep-by-step through the entire process - from your initial idea through delivery of products to yourcustomers. You will learn how to price, label and package products; learn how to find customersand keep records; and obtain the necessary legal permits. In the event you are unable to operateyour business from home, alternatives will be discussed.Instructor and author Mimi Fix began a baking career from her licensed kitchen. She later openeda bakery and cafe, and then worked in corporate R & D kitchens.Maximum enrollment: 12. Materials fee: $10 payable to instructor5182 10 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (S) 5/22 dCC M. Fix $85SBS201 REACHING THE HISPANIC MARKET THROUGH TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION NEW!(1 Session) How important is a good translation for my business or organization’s image in theHispanic market? Do I really need one? Can’t any bilingual person in my company translate orinterpret? Aren’t translating and interpreting the same thing? What do I need to know about atranslator? Where do I find one? What about machine or online translation? What are the costs? Comefind the answers to these and your own questions.5211 90 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. (W) 5/19 dS A. Delgado $375212 10 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. (W) 7/21 dCC A. Delgado $37SPORTS: HIKING, GOLF, TENNIS AND SAILINGSPT451 WALKING AND HIKING FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESSJoin lifelong Dutchess county resident Seth Lyon for walks and hikes focused on leisure enjoyment andimproving physical fitness. Beginning with a one-mile walk on a former peach orchard, the course willprogress to multiple mile hikes on increasingly challenging trails. First class is an orientation sessionmeeting on Main Campus. Other sites include: Peach Hill Park, Roosevelt Farm Lane, Locust Grove,Reese Nature Sanctuary, Bowdoin Park, Stoney Kill Farm, Walkway Over the Hudson, Fahnstock StatePark and Depot Hill trailhead.Sturdy footwear required. The course will include planning and packing for a hike. No experiencenecessary. Tuition for the series of 10 hikes is just $123. Minimum: 4 hikers.5210 70 6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. (T) 6/8-8/10 S. Lyons $123SPT106 Beginner Golf(3 sessions) Summer is the ideal time to learn golf or improve your game. This course stresses thefundamentals of this lifetime sport - grip, stance, alignment, and swing mechanics. Equipment, rules,scoring and etiquette will also be covered.Note: Limited to 12 students - REGISTER EARLY. Bring clubs if you have them. (Bring a putter, driverand 7-iron to class.) Students should be prepared to pay for 2 buckets of balls at the practice range.Maximum 12 students. Class meets Thursday and Friday 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. - noon.5184 10 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (RFS) 5/13-5/15 DCC H. Himelstein $150SPT351 TENNIS FOR BEGINNERS(9 Hours) Learn tennis fundamentals using the US Professional Tennis Association Quickstart TennisTechnique. During these sessions you will learn stretching exercises, grips, spin, serve and volley,how to keep score, singles and doubles strategies, practice drills and general history. The Quickstartmethod includes the use of special racquets and balls, supplied by the instructor.Maximum enrollment is 12. Classes held Sundays in Falcon Gym.5178 10 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (U) 5/9-6/20 DCC C. Cring $1045179 11 10:40 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. (U) 5/9-6/20 dCC C. Cring $10420Summer 2010 | Dutchess Community College Non-Credit Courses and Programs