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SUMMARY:CDBE Virtual Workshop
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities on November 1st at 10:00 A.M. to learn more about the Columbia Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (CDBE) program and how it’s designed to build the capacity of minority\, women-owned\, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.  Recent changes have been made to the CDBE policy to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in meeting the procurement needs of the City of Columbia and small minority-owned enterprises in the water and sewer industry. \nTo register for this event\, click here to be directed to our Eventbrite page!  If you have questions\, please contact the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities at (803)545-3950. \n 
URL:https://obo.columbiasc.gov/event/cdbe-virtual-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Preparing Your Business For Year-End Taxes Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Tax prep can be time consuming\, but your business could face penalties if you fall out of compliance with the U.S. tax code.  Join the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities on Thursday\, November 11th to learn more about common end-of-year practices prior to tax season!  Guest speaker Shelia K. Tutwieler-Dawkins will discuss topics that are important when filing taxes for small businesses such as organizational structure\, business income and expenses\, and timely filing.  To register for this event\, click here to go to our Eventbrite page!
URL:https://obo.columbiasc.gov/event/preparing-your-business-for-year-end-taxes-webinar/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ayesha Driggers":MAILTO:obo@columbiasc.gov
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SUMMARY:The Creative Entrepreneur: Monetizing Your Craft and Creative Skills Part II
DESCRIPTION:In the second part of this series that began in August\, Dr. Kasie Whitener will further explore critical issues for creative entrepreneurs: \n\nHow to “Be like the Chefs” when building your audience?\nHow to quantify your inventory?\nHow to calculate cost of goods per unit?\nHow to monetize digital platforms (like YouTube)?\n\nThis session is a deeper “how-to” that builds on general concepts discussed earlier.  Attendees will leave with applicable tasks and skills for growing their artistic venture. \nPlease join us on Friday\, November 12th at 11:30AM!  To register\, click here to go to our Eventbrite page!
URL:https://obo.columbiasc.gov/event/the-creative-entrepreneur-monetizing-your-craft-and-creative-skills-part-ii/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ayesha Driggers":MAILTO:obo@columbiasc.gov
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SUMMARY:How to Prepare for a Small Business Loan: Necessary Paperwork Virtual Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The SC Commission for Minority Affairs\, U.S. Small Business Administration and the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities present How to Prepare for a Small Business Loan: Necessary Paperwork webinar on Tuesday\, November 16th at 10:00AM.  In this small business webinar\, Bret Whiting\, Commercial Loan Officer for the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities\, will discuss the documents needed to receive a small business loan.  Participants will learn not only about the necessary documents needed to receive a small business loan\, but also the information lending institutions utilize when they make business financing determinations. \nTo register for this webinar\, click here to go to the SC Commission for Minority Affairs website! \nFor more information\, contact Anthony Brockington\, SCCMA Small & Minority Business Program Manager at (803)832-8165.
URL:https://obo.columbiasc.gov/event/how-to-prepare-for-a-small-business-loan-necessary-paperwork-virtual-webinar/
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