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Course Offerings

Business Plan Essentials

This seminar provides participants with a checklist for starting a small business and includes an entrepreneurial assessment; how to register a new business and choose a business entity; employer ID numbers; permits and licenses; business insurance and how to prepare a Business Plan! If you want to start a business but wonder how to go about doing it, this seminar is for you. Learn what makes a successful startup possible as well as what must be in place to keep the business running successfully.

DCB 2398 CRN 90011 W 11/6 6-8pm KSU $35

Financial Literacy

Financial‌ ‌literacy‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ ‌important‌ ‌aspect‌ ‌of‌ ‌running‌ ‌a‌ ‌business;‌ ‌it‌ ‌is‌ ‌about‌ ‌knowing‌ ‌your‌ ‌finances,‌ ‌where‌ ‌the‌ ‌money‌ ‌comes‌ ‌from‌ ‌and‌ ‌how‌ ‌it‌ ‌is‌ ‌spent.‌ ‌A‌ ‌sustainable‌ ‌business‌ ‌relies‌ ‌on‌ ‌a‌ ‌strong‌ ‌ foundation‌ ‌of‌ ‌financial‌ ‌stability.‌ ‌Financial‌ ‌literacy‌ ‌also‌ ‌helps‌ ‌entrepreneurs‌ ‌to‌ ‌understand‌ ‌the‌ ‌difference‌ ‌between‌ ‌one’s‌ ‌personal‌ ‌finances‌ ‌versus‌ ‌business‌ ‌finances;‌ ‌this‌ ‌helps‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌better‌ ‌management‌ ‌of‌ ‌money‌ ‌for‌ ‌one’s‌ ‌personal‌ ‌needs‌ ‌and‌ ‌have‌ ‌sufficient‌ ‌amount‌ ‌for‌ ‌running‌ ‌the‌ ‌business.‌ ‌Topics‌ ‌include‌ ‌credit‌ ‌and‌ ‌credit‌ ‌scores,‌ ‌budgeting,‌ ‌cash‌ ‌flow‌ ‌management,‌ ‌understanding‌ ‌financial‌ ‌statements‌ ‌and‌ ‌building‌ ‌relationships‌ ‌with‌ ‌lenders.‌ ‌This‌ ‌SBDC‌ ‌course‌ ‌is‌ ‌offered‌ ‌FREE‌ ‌for‌ ‌any‌ ‌matriculated‌ ‌SUNY‌ ‌Ulster‌ ‌student‌ ‌and‌ ‌Veterans.‌ ‌

DCB 2319 CRN 90012 T 10/22 6-8pm KSU $35

Intro to HR & Payroll

Many start-ups and small businesses are rightly focused on launching and sustaining their businesses during the first phase of their firm's lifecycle. What we often don't consider until it is right upon us is establishing a Human Resources office that is compliant with government regulations and reflects current best practices. We also don't think very much about doing payroll until we have more than one employee. Even if we have a payroll company process our payroll it is crucial we understand how payroll is processed, what is entailed in setting up employees in a payroll system, what is necessary to ensure the company is compliant with regulations concerning minimum wage, overtime pay, and mandatory tax deductions. In this class we will review the basics of hiring employees, setting up their employee folders, putting them on payroll, and compiling an employee handbook that covers the core components of a good handbook. We will also discuss New York state regulations affecting HR functions of companies in our state. We will include a brief section on the special requirements for DOT-regulated drivers. Time will be allotted for a Q & A session, and relevant handouts will be given.

Our instructor, SBDC Business Advisor Ben Caldwell, was earlier in his career responsible for the payroll of two companies, including a midcap firm with 150 employees. He also was heavily involved in the Human Resources department of both firms, including the drafting and distribution of employee handbooks, the recruiting, screening, hiring, promotion, and termination of employees, the development of employee benefit packages, and the processing of payroll that was compliant with local, state, and federal regulations. He was also a company representative at several unemployment compensation hearings as well as a manager of workers' compensation claims. Ben has over twenty years of experience in managing HR departments including the payroll function.

DCB 2419 CRN 90010 R 10/3 3-6 pm KSU $35

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Agile Project Management

Get your certification in various aspects of Agile Project Management.

Agile Project Management Certificate - 32 hours
Registration link. Online Self-paced $695

Integrating Agile Into a Waterfall Environment - 4 hours
Registration link. Online Self-paced $89

Introduction to Agile - 10 hours
Registration link. Online Self-paced $249

Principles of Scrum - 10 hours
Registration link. Online Self-paced $299

Certificate in Human Resource Management Suite

An effective human resource management strategy is a valuable asset to any company, but those running small businesses often cannot justify designating a full-time HR professional to manage employee relations, compensation, policy-making, performance management, and employee appraisals. This suite of courses will teach you the basics of managing the benefits and policies that support an effective staff. Each 3 to 5 hour, self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies, and self-assessments that will engage you and structure your learning about human resource management. Upon successful completion, you can download a printable certificate of completion for this online course suite. This certificate has no textbooks or prerequisites.

Registration link. Online $399

Certificate in Nonprofit Management

This online certificate program introduces learners to key current management issues for nonprofit organizations. Fundraising, board and volunteer development, budgeting, reading financial statements, leadership, marketing, and setting strategic direction are all addressed, and video commentary on these crucial topics will give you insight into how nonprofit professionals apply key concepts in their own organizations. Each 3 to 5 hour, self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies, and self-assessments that will engage you and help you practice effective decision making in a nonprofit setting. After completing all the courses, learners will engage in a simulation meant to test the concepts covered in the courseware. Some courses in this certificate award CFRE credits.

Registration link. Online $699

Project Management

Learn the latest in project management skills and become a CAPM, a PMP, an RMP, and lock-in a confident career path. A broad range of online course offerings are available including various certifications, Ethics for Project Managers, Managing Real World Projects, and more.

For registration and the full range or courses, visit the Project Management Catalog

Nonprofit Management & Budgeting

A broad series of online courses are available. A sampling of our offerings include: Nonprofit Management, Budgeting a Nonprofit Organization, Fundraising for Nonprofits, and more.

For registration and the full range or courses, visit the Nonprofit catalog

Career Development

There are six online networking and career development courses to prepare new graduates, people re-entering the workforce and career changers for the professional work environment. From resume writing and interviewing to networking and managing personal finances, these courses teach professionals the life skills that a traditional education may have left behind.

EMSI, a labor market analytics company, looked at all job postings in Ulster County earlier this year and gathered the top (hot/resilient) skills across 20 occupations with the most job posting growth. The top five on this list were customer service, communications, management, problem solving, and written and verbal communications. According to EMSI “the future of work is skills-based. - On June 26, President Trump signed an executive order implementing ‘merit-based reforms that will replace degree-based hiring with skills and competency-based hiring.’ While the direct impact of the order is limited to the federal government’s own hiring policies, … prominent business leaders ... seems to indicate support from the private sector.” NOW is the time to update your resume!

Registration link to view the range of courses offered in Career Development. Online $49-$79

Small Business Management

Managing a small business is no small task. Learn the critical skills for managing your small business's finances, human resource challenges, and marketing efforts. These online courses include a certificate in Small Business Management, Accounting for Small Business, Law for Small Business and more.

For registration and the full range of courses, visit the Business Catalog.