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The Loudoun SBDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions and recommendations expressed by the authors and contributors to this website are theirs and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. Additional Loudoun SBDC funding sources include George Mason University-Mason Enterprise Center at the School of Public Policy, the County of Loudoun, Loudoun County Industrial Development Authority and Town of Leesburg. All SBDC programs and services are offered to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.  
 


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07/09/09 Bookkeeping & Taxation
6:00 PM

Bookkeeping & Taxation for
Small Businesses


Presenter: Mark Turbyfill, CPA, CFP(R), RFC – Partner, Soxpert


If you want to know how to set up books and meet tax obligations for your small business, you’ll welcome an opportunity to learn from an experienced CPA with an engaging style of presentation.  Mark Turbyfill is a Partner in Soxpert, a firm providing audit and tax preparation services.  He will inform you on:

  • Set-up of accounting records including software, fixed asset schedule, etc.
  • Monthly and quarterly filings and bookkeeping responsibilities
  • The four most common tax returns for companies
  • Important areas of corporate accounting


Thursday, July 9, 2009
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

The George Washington University, Virginia Campus
20101 Academic Way, Room 101
Ashburn, VA  20147

Fee:  $25 if pre-registered; $30 at the door.  Pre-register here.  Payments online are by credit card; payments at the door may be by check (payable to Loudoun SBDC) or cash.  Those who do not pre-register are not guaranteed seating or handouts.  For registration questions, please phone 703-430-7222.


07/16/09 Start Your Business
6:00 PM

Start Your Business


Presenters: Dean Glenn, Assistant Director
                Loudoun Small Business Development Center

                Terry Corle, President of The Corle Group

Dean Glenn, a small business specialist, will lead participants through the essential steps for successfully starting a small business.  Terry Corle, an insurance specialist, will give 21 marketing tips and discuss the types of insurance needed for small businesses.  Highlights of the seminar will include:

  • Taxes and licensing
  • Business plan development
  • Sources of financing
  • Marketing
  • Insurance


Thursday, July 16, 2009
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

The George Washington University, Virginia Campus
20101 Academic Way, Room 101
Ashburn, VA  20147

Fee:  $10 if pre-registered; $15 at the door.  Pre-register here.  Payments online are by credit card; payments at the door may be by check (payable to Loudoun SBDC) or cash.  Those who do not pre-register are not guaranteed seating or handouts.  For registration questions, please phone 703-430-7222.


07/23/09 Cost, Pricing...
11:00 AM

Maximize Earnings through
Pricing & Profitability Analysis

Presenter: William Cardine, MBA

Is your small business profitable?  Are you sure?  Find out how to accurately determine your costs, and how those costs relate to pricing and profitability.  William Cardine, semi-retired Professor and Accounting Department Head of Strayer University, Loudoun Campus, is currently an Auditor for the Commonwealth of Virginia.  For the past 16 years, Mr. Cardine has also been an adjunct instructor and the primary Cost Accounting instructor for the University of Virginia at its Northern Virginia campus.  Some seminar highlights include:

  • How pricing, profitability and tax analysis draw on accounting information
  • Is price driven by cost or market?  How to use cost accounting as a tool
  • Can we discuss accounting-based issues without terms like “debit” and “credit”?  Yes we can!
  • How do costs behave?  Variable versus fixed; direct versus indirect
  • How to calculate Contribution Margin and the Breakeven Point
  • Additional business decisions like:  One-time special order?  Make or buy? Sell or process further?

Thursday, July 23, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Comfort Suites
80 Prosperity Avenue

Leesburg, VA  20175

Fee:  $25 if pre-registered; $30 at the door.  Pre-register here.  Payments online are by credit card; payments at the door may be by check (payable to Loudoun SBDC) or cash.  Those who do not pre-register are not guaranteed seating or handouts.  For registration questions, please phone 703-430-7222.


07/28/09 Start Your Business
11:00 AM

Start Your Business


Presenters: Robin Suomi, Executive Director
                Loudoun Small Business Development Center

                Kelly Keyser-Thompson, Owner
                Keyser Thompson Insurance Agency, Inc.

Robin Suomi, a small business specialist, will lead participants through the essential steps for successfully starting a small business.  Kelly Keyser-Thompson, an insurance specialist, will discuss the types of insurance needed for small businesses. Highlights of the seminar will include:

  • Taxes and licensing
  • Business plan development
  • Sources of financing
  • Marketing
  • Insurance


Tuesday, July 28, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Comfort Suites
80 Prosperity Avenue

Leesburg, VA  20175

Fee:  $10 if pre-registered; $15 at the door.  Pre-register here.  Payments online are by credit card; payments at the door may be by check (payable to Loudoun SBDC) or cash.  Those who do not pre-register are not guaranteed seating or handouts.  For registration questions, please phone 703-430-7222.


 



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