BEDC Business Certificate Program - Tri-Cities & Yakima - Michael G. Foster School of Business

BEDC Business Certificate Program:
Effective Business Fundamentals for Washington's Minority-owned Small Business Community

Dates of Instruction

February 18 to April 29
10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M [Pasco/Tri-Cities classes]
2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. [Grandview/Yakima classes]
Meets every other Wednesday

The University of Washington's Business and Economic Development Center (BEDC) is partnering with local educational institutions to offer the BEDC Business Certificate Program in Tri-Cities and the lower Yakima Valley. This six-session program will be offered over a three-month time period starting in February 2009.

The BEDC Business Certificate Program brings outstanding faculty from the UW Foster School of Business and local education institutions together to provide you with an opportunity to study proven business fundamentals and learn how to best apply them to your growing company. Business owners who participate in the BEDC Business Certificate Program will also have an opportunity to meet prospective customers.

Who Should Attend

The BEDC Certificate Program is designed to assist small business owners improve the performance of their companies with the goal of both surviving the current economic downturn and strategically positioning themselves for the recovery. We invite owners and CEOs of companies with revenues under $1 million and who are ready to take their businesses to the next level to register.

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Developing Marketing Strategies During Turbulent Economic Times
Gene Holland
Associate Professor
Columbia Basin College

Learn how to utilize key marketing tools to grow your business, like how segmentation and positioning are essential to the strategic planning process and industry and competitor analysis techniques to make better resource allocations.

Developing a Sales-Oriented Company
TBA

Your employees represent the principles and values of your company. The principles of creating partnerships with customers transcend all areas, so it is essential for everyone to understand the importance of honing these skills. This seminar will offer CEOs a new perspective on instilling a sales-oriented culture, not only for the sales force, but with every employee in the company.

Leadership & Organizational Development
Michael Johnson
Assistant Professor of Management
Foster School of Business

This seminar teaches business owners how to recognize different team dynamics, and the importance of creating well-designed teams which can lead to an overall increase in company performance and team stability

Financial Management and Accounting
Helen Adams
Lecturer of Accounting
Foster School of Business

Many small businesses struggle with making decisions using financial statements as a guide. In this session you will learn some of the basics of Accounting and how to fit them to your business decisions.

Tools for Effective Human Resource Management (Yakima Valley Only)
Panel of Faculty and Business Professionals

Selling to New Clients (Tri-Cities Only)
Panel of Faculty and Business Professionals

This seminar will feature a panel of purchasing managers from major corporations and government agencies who are looking to purchase products and services. This seminar will provide you with a chance to learn directly from the people who will want to buy your products and services and to build new relationships.

Tri-Cities Program Schedule

February 18	Leading a Highly Effective Organization
March 4	Developing a Sales-Oriented Company
March 18	Financial Management
April 1	Marketing and Branding
April 15	Secrets of Business Success
April 15	Human Resource Seminar

Yakima Program Schedule

February 18	Leading a Highly Effective Organization
March 4	Developing a Sales-Oriented Company
March 18	Financial Management
April 1	Marketing and Branding
April 29	Secrets of Business Success
April 29	Selling to New Clients

Locations

Tri-Cities
Columbia Basin College
2600 North 20th Avenue
Pasco, WA

Yakima
Yakima Valley Community College - Grandview Campus
500 W. Main Street
Grandview, WA

Program Cost

The cost for attending the BEDC Business Certificate Program is $500. The tuition fee covers:

Registration for Certificate Program
Program Materials
Parking
Light Refreshments

Partial Scholarships

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships that covers 50% of the cost. Please indicate in your RSVP e-mail that you would like to be considered.

Moneytree Scholarships

Members of one of the below listed chambers of commerce associated with the Association of Washington State Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (AWSHCC) are eligible to receive a Moneytree scholarship that covers the entire tuition.

Central Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Business and Professional Association of Spokane
King County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
North Central Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Business Education Program Manager

Paola M. Ledesma
206-616-8090
paolam@u.washington.edu

BEDC BUSINESS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM SPONSORS

YAKIMA VALLEY PROGRAM

TRI-CITIES PROGRAM

BEDC BUSINESS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM PARTNERS