Downtown LA Retail Project ~ Training

These FREE workshops are brought to you by the Downtown LA Retail Project, administered by VEDC, and funded by the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department.

Workshop locations:

Downtown LA Retail Project

315 W. 9th St. #501

Parking $3 after 4pm in Chase parking lot (NE corner 9th & Olive).

Los Angeles Public Library

630 W. 5^th (Meeting Room A or Mark Taper Auditorium)

Parking is $1 with library card & library validation after 3pm and Saturdays at the 524 South Flower Street garage.

RSVP: (213) 488-3599 or info@downtownlaretail.com

All About Business Loans

Thursdays, 4-5pm: May 13^th or 27^th, June 10^th or 24^th.

Downtown LA Retail Project

Do you want to expand, purchase equipment/inventory, or restructure your business? Learn about the various types of business loans available to expand or start-up a business. Also, learn of the components of a business loan package and the 5 Cs of credit: character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions. Prepare to talk with a loan officer and receive free one-to-one technical and lending assistance.

E-Commerce

Tuesday, May 11^th, 6-8 pm

Library Meeting Room A

Your business has one of the over 100 million web sites in the world. How are you going to differentiate yourself from the pack and make your web site generate some serious income? Attend the E-Commerce workshop to learn the next step in web design and utility.

Inventing & New Product/Technology Development: A to Z

Saturday, June 12^th, 1-3 pm

Library Meeting Room A

This workshop will teach you how to protect an inventive idea, develop a product and conduct market research; provide general guidance in the development of your concepts; and provide information on how the inventor him/herself may perform as many of these vital tasks as his/her capabilities and resources permit.

Google Apps for Small Businesses

Thursday, June 17^th, 6-8 pm

Library Meeting Room A

Learn how Google Apps helps increase productivity and save money. Learn how to utilize Apps, Google's web-based communication, collaboration and security applications, to work for your business. By switching to Google Apps, with its minimal administration and no extra hardware or software required, reduce IT hassles and save time & money.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Web/Internet

Saturday, August 14^th, 1-3 pm

Library Meeting Room A

Maximizing marketing/sales worldwide, from design to optimization to social networking: If you have a business you need to be online! It’s a great way to establish legitimacy with your client base and keep up with competition. Come and find out the importance of having a presence in the online marketplace. With this workshop you will get first hand knowledge on what tools you will need to launch a website, sales through E-Commerce, the impact of internet marketing and the benefits of social online networking.

Intellectual Property and Business Law

Saturday, October 16^th, 1-3 pm

Library Meeting Room A

Protecting What You Know & Create: Protect your ideas! This informative workshop is designed for inventors that want to promote their ideas while protecting their legal rights. You’ll not only learn what the differences are between patents, trademarks and copyrights –but you’ll learn where each is valuable and how it plays into building your business.

Franchising

Saturday, December 11^th, 1-3 pm

Library Meeting Room A

Learn about buying a Franchise and/or Creating a Successful Franchise. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining a local/national or creating a franchise. Learn financing options and services available to match your existing conditions with the best possible business as well as how to research your options.