The Mississippi Small Business Development Center has released their Spring schedule of events for webinars to help support small businesses.
Webinars include well-known speakers teaching tools needed by business owners to support COVID-19 relief efforts, as well as topics for future entrepreneurs wanting to start their own businesses.
Currently the MSBDC has over 20 workshops planned in the first two months of 2021. Seating is limited for these workshops so it is important to register as soon as possible. To register, go to MSBDC’s website, visit any of their social media channels, or click on any of the links below.
Chip Templeton, Director of the Small Business Development Center said, “We are really encouraging businesses to utilize our webinars and on-demand workshops.”
Templeton added, “The events are very timely given today’s economic climate and can really help anyone who wishes to learn more about current policies or bettering business practices throughout the pandemic.”
Each of the webinars are available free of charge, and all are offered online to accommodate social distancing for those who wish to enroll. For a full list of scheduled events, see the schedule below:
Scheduled Events
- February 3, 9 AM-10:30 AM- Perfect the Pivot: Defining and Living Your Brand Values in a Time of Transition
- February 4, 11 AM-1 PM- Minority Small Business Certification Workshop
- February 9, 10 AM-11 AM- Get Your Local Business on Google Search and Maps (Webinar)
On-Demand Webinars
COVID-19
- BUS 201: Manage Your Business Remotely in Times of Uncertainty (Online)– On Demand until January 31
- Highlights of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021– On Demand until February 8
- Pandemic Proofing Your Business Model– On Demand until February 15
- Financial Strength in a Post-Covid Climate– On Demand until February 15
- Business Insurance and COVID-19 Considerations (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Selling During COVID-19 for Food Products (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- What Employers Need to Know about Unemployment Claims during COVID-19 (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Families First Coronavirus Act – Employment Law Updates (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- OSHA and Small Business During COVID-19 (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Human Resource Issues and COVID-19 (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Marketing Research and COVID-19 (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- COVID-19 Tax Relief (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Taxation Updates in Light of COVID-19 (Online)– On Demand until February 15
Business Tips and Tricks
- BUS 101: #2 How to Develop a Business Plan (Online)– On Demand until January 31
- BUS 101: #3 Cash Flow Projections for your Business Plan (Online)– Online until January 31
- BUS 201: Get Productive with Google’s Digital Tools (Online)– On Demand until January 31
- BUS 101: #1 Starting a Business – First Steps (Online)– On Demand until January 31
- BUS 301: Business Resiliency Webinar: Keeping the Lights On (Online)– On Demand until January 31
- QuickBooks Pro Training for Business Owners (Online)– On Demand until February 14
- Selling to the Government (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Increasing Sales Through Pricing and other Marketing Strategies (Online)– On Demand until February 15
- Getting Started with Digital Media (Online)– On Demand until February 15
The mission of the MSU Small Business Development Center is to provide services and support that will enable the state of Mississippi to become the leading environment for small business success in the nation.
