Is your business experiencing pain points specific to COVID-19? Do you have the right tools to deal with them? If you are a business owner with employees located in Lake County or Geauga County and have multiple layers of management, then these five free webinar workshops can help you develop the knowledge and resources to overcome the issues that may be slowing down your business' recovery.
These workshops will help you:
- Develop the knowledge to speed up your business recovery.
- Provide you with direct access to professionals with key expertise.
- Develop fresh ideas around human capital, cash flow, inventory, time management and future preparedness.
- Get your questions answered and share best practices with other business owners.
Workshop #1: Impact on Human Capital:
May 28, 2020 from 8:30am to 10am
Recognize and review the complexities facing businesses as they manage their largest and most valuable asset-their people. COVID-19 has certainly added to those complexities. Topics included: Leveraging Your Strengths, Strengthening Your Gaps, Compliance, Leveraging Resources and Important Links to Resources.
Workshop #2: Financial Performance:
June 4, 2020 from 8:30am to 10am
During this COVID-19 Crisis, many small business owners are struggling to maintain revenues and maximize their cashflow in more creative ways. Topics included: Receivables, Payables, Maintain Revenues, Increase Revenues, Capitalize on Cost Savings and Finding Loans.
Workshop #3: Stress Test Policy and Performance:
June 11, 2020 from 8:30am to 10am
Developing safety protocols, setting expectations and knowing how to communicate to employees, customers and vendors during a crisis is crucial to the well being of your business. Topics included: Safety Protocols, Expectations/Anxieties, Communication in the Workplace, Changes to Workflow, Validating Effectiveness, Mindsets of the Customer and Mindsets of the Vendor.
Workshop #4: Sales Cycle and Inventory:
June 18, 2020 from 8:30am to 10am
Managing your sales orders and controlling your inventory in order to maintain customer expectations is vital to any business success. Topics included: Sales Cycle Time Frame, Your Company Inventory Levels and Vendor Inventories.
Workshop #5: Disaster Recovery Planning:
June 25, 2020 from 8:30am to 10am
Developing your recovery plan during a crisis can be overwhelming for any business owner. This webinar workshop will help you identify, plan and implement the necessary steps to get your business back up and running the way it should. Topics included:
- Identify- Goals, Critical Business Functions and Hazards
- Plan- Impact Analysis, Emergency Response and Procedures, Communication, Continuity Plan and Prevention
- Implement-Risk Management, Training, Testing, and Allocation of Resources.
- Recover-Strategies, Insurance and SBA Disaster Assistance.
Registration Deadline is May 27, 2020 at 12pm. These workshops will be hosted by Geagua Growth Partnership and moderated by David Levy of Corporate Support Services and Solutions Group. Each session will run for 60 to 90 minutes. Organized and Sponsored by the Ohio SBDC at Lakeland Community College.