Improve Your Workplace Skills
The following classes are available for Chamber members to improve their workplace skills. Classes are short term (we know you are busy), easy on your budget and located right here in the Greater Springfield area.
TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES OR FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL 703-658-1201 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Communications to Increase Sales Opportunities (BE01244)
Successful businesses maximize sales potential by integrating their marketing communications. Through a series of case studies, participants will learn how to use methods of marketing communications which include advertising, personal selling, promotion, direct marketing, public relations, customer relationship management, the Internet, and wireless devices. Text information will be supplied by teacher in first session.
Cost: $119
Location: W. Springfield HS
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Begin: 05/13/08 (6 sessions)
MS Office-Part 1 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) (BE01280)
Produce letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases. Create and run slide presentations; enter and analyze quantitative data; organize and display information. Add formatting; use cut, copy, paste; tabs and indents; find and replace. Keyboarding expertise (35 wpm) required.
Cost: $225 tuition; $29 text.
Location: Lake Braddock SS
Day: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Begin: 5/13/08(10 sessions)
Starting Your Own Business (BE01896)
Thousands start businesses every day. Success involves planning, maneuvering through bureaucratic hurdles, and finding customers. Learn how to be your own boss, how to set up your business operations, how to develop a marketing plan, and how to plan for growth.
Cost: $51
Location: Lake Braddock SS
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Begin: 05/13/08(3 sessions)
Successful Business Writing (BE01075)
Create clear and effective letters, memos, reports, professional papers. Manage writer's block; get ideas on paper; revise for clarity; and edit for jargon, wordiness, and correct grammar.
Cost: $109 tuition; $16 text.
Location: Edison HS
Day: Monday & Thursday
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Begin: 5/15/08(6 sessions)
Small Business Legal Primer (BE01880)
Explore, with an attorney, ways to successfully avoid legal pitfalls common to small businesses. Includes: business formation, compliance with government regulations, and making sure you get paid.
Cost: $49
Location: Lake Braddock SS
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Begin: 06/17/08 (3 sessions)
Developing a Marketing Plan (BE01245)
Participants learn how to develop and write a comprehensive marketing plan. This will be a model marketing plan that includes an analysis of competition, pricing, promotion, distribution, and building the value proposition. Special emphasis is placed on integrating internet marketing and return on investment metrics. Text info will be supplied by teacher in first session.
Cost: $119
Location: Lake Braddock SS
Day: Tuesday
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Begin: 06/24/08 (6 sessions)
MS Office-Part 2 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) (BE01281)
Produce more complex documents. Format slide presentations and charts, create simple queries and reports in database. Use customized bullets, borders, headers/footers, graphic objects, hyperlinks. Keyboarding proficiency required.
Cost: $179 Tuition $29 Text
Location: Lake Braddock SS
Day: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Begin: 07/08/08 (3 sessions)
Record Keeping and Accounting for Small Business (BE01899)
Learn basic record keeping techniques to maintain an accounting of your business transactions. Explore manual and automated systems.
Cost: $49
Location: Lake Braddock SS
Day: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 7:00-10:00pm
Begin: 07/08/08 (2 sessions)
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