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Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday November 4th, 2014, for the second of a two part series on Sales and Business Development, from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.  Please note that you don't need to have attended session one to attend session two.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


"How to ask for the sale without
feeling like a Salesperson
Part II: Practice"

Week 2 Practice: you'll get the opportunity to actually develop the skills.

  • Do you hate doing sales? Do you feel like "out of your comfort zone" when it comes time to ask for the sale?
  • Please join us for this two part series to learn how to enjoy the process of getting new customers while being relaxed and comfortable.

Learn:
  • How to think about the process.
  • An approach that will feel natural as well as more productive.
  • How to build relationships that produce repeat business and referrals without stress. 

Steve Porter
Steve Porter is a successful sales and marketing professional who has marketed and sold everything from air conditioners to financial services to media advertising.

He’s also an accomplished trainer and presenter who’s given hundreds of presentations, to thousands of people, on four different continents, and effectively taught many different kinds of people everything from how to sell, to how to live in a different culture.

He’s recruited, trained and led sales organizations and is still out there on the frontlines, being the owner and only salesperson of Snap Marketing for Small Business.

SnapMSB connects small businesses with the marketing resources they desperately need – consulting, coaching and connections - provided by carefully selected outstanding professionals, at prices businesses can actually afford.

Steve knows many small businesses are frustrated with how hard it can be to let their target audience know what they do, so Snap offers the right marketing tools from the right providers for the right price, meaning more customers and less stress for his clients.



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Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday October 28th and Tuesday November 4th, 2014, for a two part series on Sales and Business Development, from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


"How to ask for the sale without
feeling like a Salesperson Part I: Theory"

Part I of II - October 28th

Do you hate doing sales? Do you feel like "out of your comfort zone" when it comes time to ask for the sale?

Please join us for this two part series to learn how to enjoy the process of getting new customers while being relaxed and comfortable.

Learn:
  • How to think about the process.
  • An approach that will feel natural as well as more productive. 
  • How to build relationships that produce repeat business and referrals without stress. 

Week 1 (10/28) Theory: you'll get the ideas,
 
Week 2 (11/4) Practice: you'll get the opportunity to actually develop the skills.

Steve Porter is a successful sales and marketing professional who has marketed and sold everything from air conditioners to financial services to media advertising.

He’s also an accomplished trainer and presenter who’s given hundreds of presentations, to thousands of people, on four different continents, and effectively taught many different kinds of people everything from how to sell, to how to live in a different culture.

He’s recruited, trained and led sales organizations and is still out there on the frontlines, being the owner and only salesperson of Snap Marketing for Small Business.

SnapMSB connects small businesses with the marketing resources they desperately need – consulting, coaching and connections - provided by carefully selected outstanding professionals, at prices businesses can actually afford.

Steve knows many small businesses are frustrated with how hard it can be to let their target audience know what they do, so Snap offers the right marketing tools from the right providers for the right price, meaning more customers and less stress for his clients.


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Quick Start Shoreline Tuesday

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.

Please join us this Tuesday October 21st for Part Two of this two part series. Attendance at part one is not necessary to benefit from this Tuesday's workshop. 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.


Everything You Wanted To Know 
About Setting up QuickBooks 
But Didn’t Know Who To Ask Part II

Setting up QuickBooks can be frustrating and if it is done wrong it can jeopardize your financial reports. This class is being taught by The Contractors Accountant, Randal DeHart, one of the few accountants with a sense of humor! 

The 3 Missions of this QuickBooks® Training are:
  1. To help you improve cash flow (hopefully 40% to 100% this year)
  2. To increase net profit and create lasting wealth from your business
  3. To have more fun at work and in business – this is an adventure

We will show you some tips and tricks on how professionals do it and everything you see can be used in any business, not just construction. Come ready to have a good time, have some laughs and get your questions answered until the time runs out. Come early for good seating and we hope to see you there!”

Randal DeHart
Randal L. DeHart, PMP, QPA is a twenty year veteran of construction accounting and founder Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington.

He works with contractors and owners of small niche firms to achieve their definition of success by helping them to focus on the top 20% of their clients and jobs that generate 80% of their profit.



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Quick Start Shoreline Tuesday

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.

Please join us on Tuesday October 14 for the first of a two part series (Part II is October 21) 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.


Everything You Wanted To Know 
About Setting up QuickBooks 
But Didn’t Know Who To Ask


Setting up QuickBooks can be frustrating and if it is done wrong it can jeopardize your financial reports. This class is being taught by The Contractors Accountant, Randal DeHart, one of the few accountants with a sense of humor! 

The 3 Missions of this QuickBooks® Training are:
  1. To help you improve cash flow (hopefully 40% to 100% this year)
  2. To increase net profit and create lasting wealth from your business
  3. To have more fun at work and in business – this is an adventure

We will show you some tips and tricks on how professionals do it and everything you see can be used in any business, not just construction. Come ready to have a good time, have some laughs and get your questions answered until the time runs out. Come early for good seating and we hope to see you there!”

Randal DeHart

Randal L. DeHart, PMP, QPA is a twenty year veteran of construction accounting and founder Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington.

He works with contractors and owners of small niche firms to achieve their definition of success by helping them to focus on the top 20% of their clients and jobs that generate 80% of their profit.



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Quick Start Shoreline meets Tuesday, Oct 7

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Join the business community on Tuesday October 7, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. for the second of a special two part series on helping your business become more visible.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


Hiring Interns
“A two part series designed to help the business owner find and hire interns the RIGHT way.”
                                          
October 7    How Learning Center North can take the work and risk out of hiring an Intern

In this workshop you will learn how LCN can provide your business with interns:

That are paid by us
         Trained by us
         Managed by us
         Insured by us
         and Educated by us!

Don’t miss learning about this valuable opportunity!

Caitlin Cordell
Caitlin Cordell has been working in Shoreline supporting youth development for the past 6 years. She has been the Employment Specialist at LCN for the past three years. In that time she has supervised over 70 students in Work Experiences around the greater Shoreline and Seattle area and has taught over 100 students in job search skills and career development. LCN has partnered with 27 different private, public, and non-profit organizations that provide critical training in work skills. She has primarily worked in the non-profit world, but is very excited to partner with more small businesses. 

Guru Dorje
Guru Dorje is the Director at Learning Center North (LCN). He has dedicated 14 years to this program and has seen it grow from a small GED program to a nationally renowned Drop-Out re-engagement program that transitions youth to and through a college education. The most recent full year data collected has shown 80% retention rate of our higher barrier students (as compared to the overall retention rate of the college which is around 41%). All of this has been done with implementing a relational, value based programming that Guru has been critical in supporting, implementing, and now spreading to other programs serving high barrier students. He has found that supporting the best of our natures, reducing barriers to this aspect, rewards programs, in one aspect, by producing and exceeding dynamic (internal measures) and standard outcomes.



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Quick Start Shoreline - Tuesday September 30

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Join the business community for a two part Quick-Start series on Tuesday, September 30 and Tuesday October 2, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N for the first of a special two part series on helping your business become more visible.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


Hiring Interns
“A two part series designed to help the business owner find and hire interns the RIGHT way.”

  • Sept 30 How Learning Center North prepares students to help YOUR company
  • Oct 7     How we can take the work and risk out of hiring an Intern
In this workshop series you will learn how LCN can provide your business with interns:

Who are paid by us
Trained by us
Managed by us
Insured by us
and Educated by us!

Don’t miss learning about this valuable opportunity!

Caitlin Cordell
Learning Center North
Caitlin Cordell has been working in Shoreline supporting youth development for the past 6 years. She has been the Employment Specialist at LCN for the past three years. In that time she has supervised over 70 students in Work Experiences around the greater Shoreline and Seattle area and has taught over 100 students in job search skills and career development. LCN has partnered with 27 different private, public, and non-profit organizations that provide critical training in work skills. She has primarily worked in the non-profit world, but is very excited to partner with more small businesses. 

Guru Dorje
Learning Center North
Guru Dorje is the Director at Learning Center North (LCN). He has dedicated 14 years to this program and has seen it grow from a small GED program to a nationally renowned Drop-Out re-engagement program that transitions youth to and through a college education. The most recent full year data collected has shown 80% retention rate of our higher barrier students (as compared to the overall retention rate of the college which is around 41%). All of this has been done with implementing a relational, value based programming that Guru has been critical in supporting, implementing, and now spreading to other programs serving high barrier students.


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Quick Start Shoreline - Tuesday September 23

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. for the second of a special two part series on helping your business become more visible.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


Voice, Video and Visibility 

Stop hiding and get your Business Seen!

Do you know you should be doing video, but you've avoided it for one reason or another? Have you avoided being behind the camera? Do you have a message you want to share with more people?

Then, this is the event for you! 

You will learn how to:
  • Craft your message with ease
  • Use video to create connection with your audience
  • Face the camera with confidence
  • Leverage video so you are seen and heard as an expert

Our presenters are:

Michelle Mazur
Michelle is a Speech Designer, Idea Architect and Public Speaking Coach who helps smart service-based entrepreneurs communicate and explain their ideas, so they are listened to and acted on. 
Greg Sommers-Herivel
Greg is a videographer that makes his clients feel at ease in front of their camera so they can get their message out into the world.
Tracey Warren
Tracey teaches people how to connect with their potential clients off and online.



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Quick Start Shoreline - Tuesdays September 16 and 23

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. for a special two part series on helping your business become more visible.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 



Voice, Video and Visibility 

Stop hiding and get your Business Seen!

Do you know you should be doing video, but you've avoided it for one reason or another? Have you avoided being behind the camera? Do you have a message you want to share with more people?

Then, this is the event for you! 

You will learn how to:

  • Craft your message with ease
  • Use video to create connection with your audience
  • Face the camera with confidence
  • Leverage video so you are seen and heard as an expert


Our presenters are:

Michelle Mazur - Michelle is a Speech Designer, Idea Architect and Public Speaking Coach who helps smart service-based entrepreneurs communicate and explain their ideas, so they are listened to and acted on. 

Greg Sommers-Herivel - Greg is a videographer that makes his clients feel at ease in front of their camera so they can get their message out into the world.

Tracey Warren - Tracey teaches people how to connect with their potential clients off and online. 

We look forward to seeing you!


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Quick Start Shoreline on Tuesday August 19

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday August 19, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


The Entrepreneurial Equation
Your Business: Only You Can Make the Most of It

As a business owner, you probably have your hands full minding day-to-day activities. 

Are you taking advantage of the financial strategies and tools available to help you run your business more effectively?

Join us for our free seminar The Entrepreneurial EquationTM to learn strategies to help you: 

Save time - Attract and retain employee - Preserve your business for yourself and your heirs

You will also have the opportunity to network with other business owners in our community at this event.

Stephanie Santeford
Stephanie Santeford joined Edward Jones as a financial advisor in 2007, opening a branch office in Shoreline. Her business has grown successfully, because of that, she has invited another financial advisor to join her in to better serve clients.

She has been honored with the following awards from Edward Jones: Regional Retirement Planning Award for the past six years; the Century Award and the Edward D. Jones Sr. Founders Achievement Award both in 2012; the Spirit of Partnership Award, 2011; the Ted Jones Prospecting Award, 2008.

Stephanie is an active member of the community, serving as board member for the Shoreline Community College Foundation.

Jason Piper
Jason Piper is a regional director and wholesaler with MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., a subsidiary of MFS Investment Management. He is responsible for mutual fund sales in Washington and northern Oregon.

Jason began his career in the financial services industry in 2003 as a client services representative in the MFS Service Center. He was promoted to the role of wholesaler in 2007 and was made regional director in 2008.

He earned his Bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Washington University.


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Quick Start Shoreline - Tuesday, July 29

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday July 29, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. for the third of a four part series that will continue throughout the year.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


Entrepreneurial Leadership

“A workshop series on leadership and coaching: Unleash the genius in others.”

A four part series:
  1. Feb. 18 Coaching Tool Kit for Leaders                                                   
  2. May 27 Developing Leadership Competencies                                         
  3. July 29 Overcoming Leadership Challenges                                             
  4. Dec 9 Social and Environment Leadership  

The speed which business runs today, the measures of complexity, diversity, and uncertainty all seem to be occurring at the same time. This can be difficult for leaders to comprehend or to even have the capacity to address.

These challenges present leaders a volume of choices. These choices require an understanding of change; disguised as opportunity - solutions can be as close as your employees. The question becomes, how can leaders enable the genius in others?

Join us in this special 4 part workshop series about how you can gain a competitive business advantage by developing your leadership acumen.

Greg Price
Greg Price is an Assistant Professor for City University of Seattle managing their Master of Arts in Leadership and the Human Resource programs.

He is also co-owner of a 26-year old Seattle-based and family-owned, publishing company called Outdoors NW. Currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership, he is presently focusing his research on entrepreneurial leadership.

This Quickstart program, in conjunction with Shoreline Community College’s Business Accelerator program, is an ideal incubator to help entrepreneurs enhance their business acumen and leadership capacity. Gregory enjoys engaging participants by including them in his workshops. Roll up your sleeves! He looks forward to working with you.


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Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday - Profitable Marketing part II 6/24

Monday, June 23, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday June 24, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N for the second of a two part series on sales and marketing from one of our regular speakers. 

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


"Profitable Marketing: Meet AIDA, Feed Her ToFu, 
and Your Funnel Feeds Your Profits"

Part II of II - June 24
What if your marketing required a LOT less time, effort, and money AND made you more sales while bringing you better customers? No matter what your business, could you have a SYSTEM that simply drips more new clients into your business than you’re getting now - without a lot of hands-on effort or added expense? You can if you want it! Come learn the keys to marketing the pros use but your competitors probably don’t. Get tools and techniques you can use as soon as you leave. 

Steve Porter SnapMSB
Steve Porter is a successful sales and marketing professional who has marketed and sold everything from air conditioners to financial services to media advertising. He’s also an accomplished trainer and presenter who’s given hundreds of presentations, to thousands of people, on four different continents, and effectively taught many different kinds of people everything from how to sell, to how to live in a different culture.

He’s recruited, trained and led sales organizations and is still out there on the frontlines, being the owner and only sales person of Snap Marketing for Small Business.

SnapMSB connects small businesses with the marketing resources they desperately need – consulting, coaching and connections - provided by carefully selected outstanding professionals, at prices businesses can actually afford. Steve knows many small businesses are frustrated with how hard it can be to let their target audience know what they do, so Snap offers the right marketing tools from the right providers for the right price, meaning more customers and less stress for his clients.


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Quick-Start Shoreline on Tuesday June 17

Monday, June 16, 2014

Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday - Two Part Series 6/17 and 6/24

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday June 17 and June 24, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N for a special two part series on sales and marketing from one of our regular speakers. 

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


"Profitable Marketing: Meet AIDA, Feed Her ToFu, and Your Funnel Feeds Your Profits"
  • Part I - June 17
  • Part II - June 24
What if your marketing required a LOT less time, effort, and money AND made you more sales while bringing you better customers? No matter what your business, could you have a SYSTEM that simply drips more new clients into your business than you’re getting now - without a lot of hands-on effort or added expense? You can if you want it! Come learn the keys to marketing the pros use but your competitors probably don’t. Get tools and techniques you can use as soon as you leave. 

Steve Porter
SnapMSB
Steve Porter is a successful sales and marketing professional who has marketed and sold everything from air conditioners to financial services to media advertising. He’s also an accomplished trainer and presenter who’s given hundreds of presentations, to thousands of people, on four different continents, and effectively taught many different kinds of people everything from how to sell, to how to live in a different culture.

He’s recruited, trained and led sales organizations and is still out there on the frontlines, being the owner and only sales person of Snap Marketing for Small Business.

SnapMSB connects small businesses with the marketing resources they desperately need – consulting, coaching and connections - provided by carefully selected outstanding professionals, at prices businesses can actually afford. Steve knows many small businesses are frustrated with how hard it can be to let their target audience know what they do, so Snap offers the right marketing tools from the right providers for the right price, meaning more customers and less stress for his clients.


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No QuickStart Shoreline this Tuesday

Sunday, June 8, 2014

There will be no QuickStart Shoreline session this Tuesday, June 10.

For more information about the business workshops, sponsored by the Small Business department of Shoreline Community College and the City of Shoreline, contact Mark McVeety at 206-533-6647.


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Quick Start Shoreline for Tuesday June 3, 2014

Monday, June 2, 2014

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on June 3rd, 2014 from 12 noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. Feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch. 



Marketing: Twitter Demystified 


Are you one of those people who "just doesn't get Twitter"? 

Trust me when I say - YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Bring your laptop or mobile device (although that will be more of a challenge.)

You will learn:
  • Who to follow.
  • How to listen.
  • How to use Lists to maximize time and impact.
  • How to properly use Hashtags
Great tools you can use to manage and monitor your account - and so much more.

But, you won't just learn how - you will actually DO IT on the spot!

Tracey Warren
Tracey Warren: 

"I have a passion for marketing and an addiction to social media.

"I am a Social Media Strategist and Community Manager and teach business owners how to create successful Social Media Marketing Campaigns to help them grow their businesses. 

"I love to help individuals and businesses maximize their social media presence."


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Quick-Start Shoreline Tuesday - Part 2 of Entrepreneurial Leadership

Monday, May 26, 2014

Join the business community at Quick-Start on Tuesday May 27, 2014 from 12:00 to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. for the second of a four part series that will continue throughout the year.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. These workshops are designed to be helpful for start-up, existing or potential business owners. Sessions are free and open to the public. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. 


Entrepreneurial Leadership
“A workshop series on leadership and coaching:
Unleash the genius in others.”


    May 27 Developing Leadership Competencies 
    July 29 Overcoming Leadership Challenges 
    Dec 9 Social and Environment Leadership 

The speed which business runs today, the measures of complexity, diversity, and uncertainty all seem to be occurring at the same time. This can be difficult for leaders to comprehend or to even have the capacity to address.
  
These challenges present leaders a volume of choices. These choices require an understanding of change; disguised as opportunity - solutions can be as close as your employees. The question becomes, how can leaders enable the genius in others?

Greg Price
Join us in this special 4 part workshop series about how you can gain a competitive business advantage by developing your leadership acumen.

Greg Price is an Assistant Professor for City University of Seattle managing their Master of  Arts in Leadership and the Human Resource programs. He is also co-owner of a 26-year old Seattle-based and family-owned, publishing company called Outdoors NW. 

Currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Organizational Leadership, he is presently focusing his research on entrepreneurial leadership.

This Quickstart program, in conjunction with Shoreline Community College’s Business Accelerator program, is an ideal incubator to help entrepreneurs enhance their business acumen and leadership capacity. Gregory enjoys engaging participants by including them in his workshops. Roll up your sleeves! He looks forward to working with you.


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Quick Start Shoreline May 20

Sunday, May 18, 2014

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on May 20, 2014 from 12 noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. Feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch.


Marketing: It's not Rocket Science; its Social Media 

Do we determine our business (and personal) value by how many connections we have on Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook? How do we build relationships when we are all moving faster than the speed of social media and limiting our conversations to 140 characters?

Can Social Media be an effective tool for your small business? There has been a shift in recent years. We sit behind our computers, clicking like and connecting with everyone online. But, are we really connected? When we make a phone call, are we silently hoping we get voice mail and surprised when someone actually answers?

At this powerful event you'll learn:

We'll discuss the Biggest Mistakes businesses make 
that turn Facebook into a useless Time Suck.

And...

  • Why it’s not completely about the numbers
  • How to use Social Media to thank your clients in an unforgettable way
  • How to use Social Media to build your tribe, Cheerleaders and Advocates
  • How to turn likes, connections and followers into paid clients​

Tracey Warren
Tracey Warren:

"I have a passion for marketing and an addiction to social media.

"I am a Social Media Strategist and Community Manager and teach business owners how to create successful Social Media Marketing Campaigns to help them grow their businesses.

"I love to help individuals and businesses maximize their social media presence."


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Quick Start Shoreline Tuesday

Monday, May 12, 2014

The Tuesday Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on May 13th from 12 noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N.

Quick-Start Shoreline is presented by Shoreline Community College Small Business Accelerator and the City of Shoreline. The sessions are free and open to the public; feel free to bring a brown bag lunch or a snack.


"How Toastmasters can help you improve your business through better speaking techniques."

Come to QuickStart Shoreline Tuesday May 13 to sharpen your impromptu public speaking and presenting communication skills.

One of American’s greatest fears is public speaking. Learn how to overcome your public speaking challenges!

You will learn tips and tricks to improve your confidence and therefor your business.  

We will address:

  • How to communicate effectively in both personal and business settings
  • Impromptu speaking strategies
  • Identifying and controlling fears of public speaking
  • How to give an effective presentation
  • How Toastmasters International can help you be more successful in business


Sarah Nicol and Sadie

Sarah Nicol is a Shoreline resident and multi business owner who has been attending QuickStart Shoreline since the beginning. She and her husband have owned Naknek Seafood, a wholesale seafood business, for eight years. Sarah is also a Dog Trainer and she owns Naturally Driven K9 which has been in business for three years. 

Sarah learned about Toastmasters International two years ago at a QuickStart Shoreline event and joined shortly thereafter. Sarah has largely overcome her fears of public speaking and has learned how to be a more effective communicator which has contributed to her business success.


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Quick Start Shoreline on Tuesday

Monday, April 28, 2014

This weeks Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 12 noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. The workshop is free; feel free to bring a snack or a brown bag lunch.


Business Communication: Multicultural Marketing Tips 

New American ethnic and cultural groups comprise 50% of the Puget Sound’s population growth since the year 2000. Since the globalization of markets only continues to increase, we ask: "What does this mean to your local business? How can you compete?

This workshop will be led by entrepreneur, Lee Mozena, whose mission is to help businesses and organizations develop strategies and skills to find new customers. Participants will take away: 
  1. Data on local demographic and psycho graphic trends 
  2. Ideas for discovering overlooked marketing opportunities 
  3. A task list to begin optimizing your potential in new markets

Lee Mozena
Lee Mozena is the owner and founder of Zena Consulting LLC, which provides business development that brings new customers, community partners, funders and contracts.

Lee and her Associates specialize building relationships with local Muslim, Arab and New American cultural groups. Learn more at Zena Consulting 


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Quick Start Shoreline Tuesday

Sunday, April 20, 2014

This weeks Quick-Start Shoreline Business Workshop for start-up, existing or potential business owners will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 12 noon to 1:30pm at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Avenue N. The workshop is free; feel free to bring a snack or a brown bag lunch. 


Using Quickbooks To Start Your Year Right 

In ninety minutes or less Randal DeHart will show you some tips and tricks for QuickBooks Setup.

The first 45 minutes will cover basic setup for service companies other than construction including some questions and answers.

The second 45 minutes will cover basic setup for construction companies including speculative home builders, trade contractors, sub-contractors and flipper house contractors including some questions and answers.

Accounting can be challenging and difficult; however, Randal uses a bit of humor and short stories to carry you over the boring parts and provide you with just what you need to get your books in order for the end of the year.

Randal DeHart
Since Randal suffers from "Excess Burden of Knowledge" with 30+ years of Construction Accounting practice and advanced training he promises to keep this part of the presentation and answers quick and easy and there will NOT be any calculus equations regarding Expansion and Contraction Isoquants for growing your construction company.

You can read more about that here. Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood, Washington. He is the leading expert in outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services for small construction companies across the USA. He is experienced as a Contractor, Project Management Professional and Construction Accountant and Intuit ProAdvisor.

This combination of experience and skill sets provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, Project Manager, Accountant and construction accountant. This quadruple understanding is what sets him apart from other Intuit ProAdvisors and accountants to the benefit of all of the construction contractors he serves across the USA. More about his services here.

Attendees can expect to...
  1. Have a good time in a relaxed atmosphere, meet some really good people and perhaps network.
  2. Randal will do his best to answer all your questions. 

Top reasons you should attend...
  1. See a most elusive combination of accountant and sense of humor. 
  2. It will be the highlight of the "Using QuickBooks to Start your year right" one day season at The Shoreline Lunch And Learn on April 22, 2014. 
  3. Learn a lot about the basics of QuickBooks setup and using it to start your year right. 
  4. If you need help he provides services at his office in Lynnwood, Washington. Contact Sharie 206-361-3950.
The speaker will share...
QuickBooks Setup and uses tips and tricks.

The first 45 minutes will cover basic setup for service companies other than construction including some questions and answers.


The second 45 minutes will cover basic setup for construction companies including speculative home builders, trade contractors, sub-contractors and flipper house contractors including some questions and answers.


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