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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Small Business
How to Start a Craft Business
Open to all craft workers in any medium,
at any level of skill development, who are
interested in selling their crafts. Learn to
evaluate, price and sell your work. Covers
a range of marketing strategies including
actual craft show information as well as
details on consignment and wholesale selling.
If possible, bring samples of your
work for a roundtable discussion. Alice
Erling, $15 tuition, .3 CEUs
SMBX 3053-01 Monday, October 1,
6-9 p.m.
IRS Forms for Sole Proprietors
This seminar focuses on the sole proprietor
and the figuring of profit (or loss) on
Schedule C-EZ and C, self-employment
tax on Schedule SE, and the payment of
personal income and social security taxes
via estimated tax payments (1040-ES).
Richard Bell, CPA, $17 tuition + $2 material
fee, .35 CEUs
SMBX 8450-01 Wednesday, October 24,
6-9:30 p.m.
Managing Residential Properties
If you’re planning to own/manage a rental
property, this class will give you the necessary
information to efficiently manage
rental properties, including rental rates,
advertising, selecting and keeping good
tenants, collecting rents, landlord-tenant
laws, HUD regulations, fair housing laws,
eviction proceedings and collecting judgments.
Bring a notepad and pen to class.
Grace Vensel and Jeanne Cutchall. $43
tuition + $2 material fee, 1.0 CEUs
JREX 4861-01 5 Saturdays starting
October 6, 10 a.m.-noon
Payroll/Payroll Taxes
For new employers or those needing
advice on payroll preparation. Learn how
to set up a complete, simplified weekly
payroll system for a business with up to
25 employees. This course will show you
how to keep accurate payroll records of
employees’ earnings/deductions for a full
year and how to file quarterly and yearly
employer payroll tax forms before the IRS.
Richard Bell, CPA, $30 tuition + $2 material
fee, .6 CEUs
SMBX 6730-01 2 Wednesdays starting
October 10, 6-9 p.m.
Small Business Recordkeeping
Introduction to the basic types of business
organizations (sole proprietorship, partnership,
S corporation, and corporation),
business tax returns, recordkeeping, basic
financial statements and accounting
methods. Richard Bell, CPA, $17 tuition +
$2 material fee, .35 CEUs
SMBX 7556-01 Wednesday, October 3,
6-9:30 p.m.
Starting a Small Business in
Pennsylvania
Learn what’s necessary to start a business
in Pennsylvania from selecting the appropriate
entity, sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation/S corporation, business
trust to satisfying state requirements for
formation and continued operation.
Worker’s compensation, unemployment
compensation and business management
will also be covered. Attorney Mark Sorice,
$16 tuition, .3 CEUs
SMBX 7630-01 Monday, September 24,
6-9 p.m.
Tax Deductions for
Business Use of the Home
Discusses deducting expenses of using the
home for business, eligibility tests for taking
an office-in-the-home deduction, where
to claim it on your return, how deductions
differ for employees and self-employed,
limitations and the carry forward of
expenses. Richard Bell, CPA, $15 tuition +
$2 material fee, .3 CEUs
SMBX 8001-01 Wednesday, November 7,
6-9 p.m.
Computers
Certificate Programs
Access Application Specialist
Certificate-35 hours
This certificate is designed to develop or
upgrade the Access database application
skills necessary for high priority occupations
dealing with information resources
design such as a database administrator
as well as other jobs that require a proficiency
in database maintenance skills. You
will be required to take all of the course
modules in order to complete this certificate
program. This program will also prepare
you to take the MOS certification
test (Microsoft Office Specialist Certificate
in Access), which is not included in the
price of this certificate. The following
courses are required. See page 32 for
course information.
Access Level 1, Introduction to
Databases and Access
Access Level 2, Fine Tuning Databases for
Reliability and Integrity
All classes will be held at the WCCC Youngwood Campus unless stated otherwise.