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Selling Your Small Business - Where to Start

Ready to sell your small business? Learn the five stages of figuring out your company’s value maturity, and four types of capital, when Michael Balstad, certified exit planning advisor and founder...

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Coffee & Conversation w/ Aaron Bergh

This month, we’re thrilled to welcome Aaron Bergh, the mastermind behind Calwise Spirits and one of the youngest master distillers in the world.

Aar...

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Coffee and Conversation with Firestone Walker

David Walker, co-founder of Firestone Walker Brewing Company, discusses the the curious, passionate and at times, precarious past 25 years of the company. 

Born in a humble shed on the back-...

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Coffee & Conversation w/ Donica Forensich

Speaker: Donica Forensich, the new Center Director of the Cal Poly CIE Small Business Development Center.

Donica brings a wealth of experience as a former corporate and securities attorney,...

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QuickBooks Tax Reporting & 1099s

Damon Watkins, the Director of Finance & Operations for Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, is a motivated, personable business professional with a 15+ year track record in m...

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Bajo Demanda: Cómo Emprender Su Negocio

Ser propietario de un negocio puede ser una empresa estimulante, exigente y lucrativa, pero no es para todo el mundo. Un elemento clave del éxito es la capacidad de planificar...
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Business Turnaround Strategies

Solutions for potential challenges faced by healthy and distressed businesses in a rocky economy is the topic of this week’s FREE webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU B...

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How Business Credit Works & PPP Forgiveness

Free tools to help business owners boost their credit profile to show financial institutions they are fundable, including how small business owners can access, monitor, and improve their business i...

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Coffee & Conversation: AngelCon 2025 Investor Info Session

Join us for this month’s Coffee & Conversation, where we’ll dive into the exciting world of angel investing and unveil the launch of Fund 8 for AngelCon 2025! This is a fantastic opportunity to...

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QuickBooks 101 (Desktop)

Learn How to Set Up Your Company with QuickBooks Desktop.

  • Selling: invoices, sales receipts, payments, deposits, credit memos, and customer statements
  • Buying: bills, bill paym...
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