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Here's a list of available departments and areas of study in the School of Business: | | | | Accounting (10 Classes) | | | Accounting & Bookkeeping for Beginners
Introduction To Financial Accounting and Bookkeeping For Beginners is an introductory course to accounting, finance and bookkeeping designed to give you a great start in the wonderful and profitable field of accounting. The course follows a systematic process that allows non-accountants the opportunity to not only learn the techniques and principles involved, but also get an overall picture of the accounting cycle, step-by-step, through examples, exercises, flowcharts, diagrams and multimedia content. We focus extensively on the fundamental accounting concepts as they are laid out by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The course covers such topics as the accounting equation, the double entry system, debits and credits (a challenging area for newcomers!), the matching principle concept, inventory valuation: First in, First out (FIFO), Last in First out (LIFO), Specific Identification and Weighted Average methods. Depreciation charts explain and show the difference between straight-line depreciation, double declining balance, sum of the year's digits and units of production. Depletion and Amortization are also discussed. We look into assets, liabilities and equity accounts (including contra-asset accounts), T-accounts, prepaid expenses, bank reconciliation, petty cash, posting transactions, adjusting entries, financial statements, closing entries, post-closing trial balance, ratio analysis and much more. An important accountant's worksheet is presented that greatly simplifies the preparation of financial statements. Learn how to prepare and read the statement of Cash Flow to extract meaningful information about a company's financial position. COURSE INCLUDES FULL MOTION VIDEOS AND SOUND REINFORCING KEY ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS. After successful completion of the course, students will feel very confident about his or her accounting skills and may want to pursue it as a career. The course also allows anyone to analyze their skills and decide whether or not this is the right field for them. The class may also be used as a study guide for those already taking accounting. Students who are struggling with accounting now, will find this to be a strong reinforcement to their current study. They will find this material easier to understand and therefore increase their confidence level. Be sure to look at the syllabus for important information on getting practice quizzes with the first-edition book version of this course. A TRULY COMPLETE COURSE! | | | Accounting and Bookkeeping 101
Introduction to Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Finance for Non Accountants is a course that covers the fundamentals of accounting with the newcomer in mind. Accounting is more than just memorizing terms and procedures; it's a whole new way of thinking about finances. This course assumes students have no prior knowledge about accounting or finance, and delivers lessons and examples to build accounting skills. Specifically, this class addresses accounting terminology, revenue, expenses, net income, the accounting equation, debits, credits, and balancing the accounting formula, the accounting structure, the accounting cycle, journals, ledgers, the trial balance and more. It also guides students to learn how to read financial statements properly, and how to grab meaningful information from the balance sheet, income statements and cash flow statements. After completing this course, you will have a solid understanding of accounting in today's world. By applying the concepts learned in this course, you will understand the processes behind Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, you will understand how and why financial transactions are documented, you will know what cash flow is and how to improve it, you will know what profit is, how it's interpreted, and what influences its growth. Moreover, you will know where the money in the company you work for, or own, goes. Learn accounting now and achieve a skill that is an invaluable (if not required) asset to your professional development. | | | Accounting and Finance: An Introduction
Introduction to Accounting and Finance: For managers, supervisors, business owners, professionals, administrative staff including those from non-financial backgrounds. Learn accounting terminology, standard practices, understand financial reports and how to measure profitability. Learn the importance of auditing, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the value of external financial reports. We also cover inventory management (LIFO, FIFO and Weighted Average), basic cost accounting and fixed assets (including depreciation methods). An introduction to budgeting and the importance of budgets is also covered. This course is taught in 'layman's terms' and will give a basic understanding of accounting and finance techniques used in daily operations. This class is for those who want to learn about accounting and have an impact on their firm's profitability whether or not you want to pursue an accounting degree. Online course--the course fee includes online textbook, workbooks and numerous Excel templates related to the accounting field. We have also added a discussion forum to openly discuss accounting scandals, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and ethical issues in accounting. | | | Accounts Payable Management
This course is a training guide for the new manager of an accounts payable department. It will help you step into your new role and take a commanding and successful lead. This course will take what you know and enhance it by adding management principles to those practices. Accounts payable is not just processing checks, mailing them and then filing the backup paperwork. To truly manage accounts payable, you must understand all parts of the deparment including but not limited to customer service, vendor management, check requests and POs. This course will discuss how to handle invoices; check processing ; preventing errors; annual audits; and technology uses in the department. Learn all about the best practices to adapt for your A/P department, PLUS, get expert advise from a well-seasoned disbursement manager with many years of A/P experience. | | | Accounts Receivable Management
Accounts Receivable management is a demanding job. You'll be making decisions that can make or break a company. Your role is unique and complex--one that is closely integrated into the overall customer service of your company. In this course, we'll look at what exactly AR is, what it is you're going to be doing, what you'll need to know to get started, why your company needs an accounts receivable department to begin with, and what some of the keys are to a successful accounts receivable department. In this course, we're going through all the basics. You don't need any prior accounts receivable experience or knowledge to successfully complete this course. Using a 'ground-up' approach, we'll be covering topics such as 1. approving credit, 2. the billing process, 3. collecting money, 4. customer service, 5. handling deductions, 6. legal considerations, 7. bankruptcy, as well as many other important topics. So come join the fun...Let's get started now! | | | Advanced QuickBooks Accounting
This course is a practical one that follows my QuickBooks Accounting class. It focuses primarily on those who have an interest in starting their own bookkeeping business, although anyone with some basic QuickBooks and accounting experience stands to benefit from it. The course expands and goes into an in-depth discussion of bank reconciliation, online banking, payroll taxes, federal tax preparation, the statement of cash flow, ratio analysis, depreciation and of course a whole lesson on starting a bookkeeping business. This lesson offers practical advice and discusses the basic tools you will need to start your own bookkeeping practice. Among other topics, this lesson looks into the forms to fill out to register your business, where to begin, how much to charge for your services, advertising, education, qualifications and more. Students will also see a sample Service Agreement, which they can customize to their own particular situation. This contract will be the basis for signing up new customers and getting your business off the ground. | | | Auditing For Today's Accounting Students
This course introduces a practical approach to auditing. It focuses on the systematic process to include the kind of teaching that students will face in the real world. The course discusses and explains Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Students will walk through the audit process and discover the important elements, such as documenting a client's system of internal control, performing tests of compliance, and applying substantive test procedures to account balances. Students will review and learn about the process of flowcharting a system of internal control, referencing, statistical sampling, using tick marks on audit workpapers and performing analytical review procedures. They will also get a good understanding of the various audit reports issued by the auditor. Different legal issues and professional ethics in the field of auditing are also discussed. The course is designed to give everyone a comprehensive look at the audit process. Students will not only look at the audit engagement, but will also learn of other services performed by CPA firms. After successfully completing this course, the student should feel comfortable with the audit process and maybe in a situation to help other auditors in a CPA firm. Moreover, understanding the audit process is a must for accounting students because they will broaden their overall view of accounting and develop a better appreciation for it. Those who are knowledgeable in auditing are more likely to obtain higher positions in a company because they will be able to communicate better with outside auditors. Either way students will be better prepared to pursue their studies in auditing and use the course as a step towards preparing for the uniform CPA examination, if they choose to be certified. | | | Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks-2002
This is a very practical course on computerized accounting with QuickBooks 2002. Accounting has come a long way; from the old ledgers and columnar pads to complete automated systems. QuickBooks is a great tool that facilitates transaction recording, posting to ledgers, writing checks, preparing invoices, performing reconciliation and most importantly preparing the company financial statements with a few simple clicks. Students will learn how to set up a company from scratch, prepare invoices, purchase orders, reconcile bank and credit card accounts quickly and easily, write checks, do online banking, memorize transactions, prepare budgets, process payroll, prepare quarterly payroll taxes and much more. The course is designed to give the student self-confidence, speed and accuracy in working with this software. Students who master the program will extend their accounting knowledge beyond measure. They will feel capable of doing computerized accounting work, not only for other companies, but also may contemplate the idea of starting their own bookkeeping practice. Before enrolling in the course students should have already had an introductory course in accounting. Although it is not necessary to have the QuickBooks software to enroll and go through all the lessons, students who do have it will find it to be an added benefit. The instructor has designed some compensating tests and assignments for the areas that would require the use of the software. | | | Excel Basics for Beginners
This is a class for people who just cannot get the hang of Excel and would love to learn it. In this class you will learn to explore the Excel interface. How to Enter and Edit Data, Work with Excel documents & Help, how to enter Formulas & Functions, Formatting Data, how to Print worksheets, customizing Excel to the way you work, (which entails creating and modifying templates, Displaying and hiding toolbars, Add buttons to existing toolbars, add items to existing menus & how to create a new toolbar). You will also learn how to sort and filter worksheet data, Use charts to display data and how to enhance your worksheets with graphics. | | | Introduction to QuickBooks Bookkeeping
If you need an easy-to-use computer bookkeeping system that saves you time and gives you control of your business. A simple system that does not require you to know debts, credits, and double-entry bookkeeping. Then QuickBooks is the answer to your bookkeeping needs. Tracking your business activity is as easy as posting your daily transactions (checks, invoices, bills, and deposits) so that you have complete up-to-date financial information about your business at your fingertips whenever you want it. This introductory course covers bookkeeping fundamentals, then shows you an easy way to setup your organization in QuickBooks. Students learn how to setup the chart of accounts, post income and expense items, enter credit card transactions, work with balance sheet accounts, reconcile bank and credit card accounts, and interpret financial reports. | | Administrative and Secretarial Services (2 Classes) | | | Gregg Shorthand (Series 90)
Gregg Shorthand can be a huge time saver in today's busy world. Despite the fact that schools across the nation have stopped teaching this valuable skill, many companies are requiring that their secretaries, administrative assistants and other office workers are fluent in writing and reading shorthand. It is easy to learn, PROVIDING you can devote at least 30 minutes a day to practicing both reading and writing it. Much like a foreign language, the benefits are incredible and learning it can be a blast. However, when you learn a foreign language, you must expect to have to invest some time with memorization and practice of both reading and writing. Come join the fun! NOTE: For those who repeatedly ask how one can possibly learn shorthand on line, some students opt to scan their writing and email it to me via the classroom, that is fine. Otherwise, all assignments and tests ask questions to help me judge if the student is spending a reasonable amount of time and feels comfortable with the material. If questions arise, students email questions to me and we work on making sure they are comfortable before continuing on. | | | Shorthand Refresher (Gregg Series 90)
Need to refresh the shorthand you learned years ago? You've come to the right place. Shorthand is a must for any secretary or administrative assistant. Despite the fact that many schools have stopped teaching it, shorthand is not a dying breed. In fact, many employers are making it a requirement that their office workers have a working knowledge of shorthand in order to gain promotions and high pay scales. Through seven lessons, you will re-learn the Gregg Shorthand system. Starting with a refresher of the vowels and consonants, you will work your way through the brief forms, phrases and abbreviations. | | Advertising (1 Class) | | | Event Planning 101
Event planning is one of the hottest new fields available to people from all walks of life today. Although some event planners may posses a college degree in business or a related field of study, a college degree is not required to be an event planner, nor is a certificate or any other formal training--although any training and/or education you can receive would certainly be very beneficial and give you an edge over others just starting out. Those who are brand new to the field of event planning can earn excellent money in this job, and the benefits and salary only increase with the event planner's contacts, networking and skill level. Those at the top of their game can earn in excess of millions per year. Event planning is an exciting, lucrative and interesting career choice; however, it is not for everyone! Those who have a lot of energy, are comfortable with self-promotion, enjoy talking to and socializing with strangers, who are well organized, can handle multi-tasking and have an eye for detail will enjoy this job. If you are laid back, shy and prefer to be behind the scenes, you may want to choose another profession! This course will give you a great basic understanding of event planning. It will also explain some of the details of how the business works and what an event planner does exactly. Lastly, it will give you the basics to help get you started in this exciting, rewarding and often fun filled career. There are ten comprehensive lessons written in an easy to follow, informative manner. The end of each lesson will provide you with multiple summary review questions so that you may effectively test your new found knowledge. We encourage you to use these self-test questions to determine whether you are ready to move on to the next lesson or if you should review portions of the preceding lesson before taking the next step. Don't rush yourself. Take the time to read all portions of the lessons and complete the exercises and self-tests. Making full use of this course, in its entirety, is the first step in getting more of what you want in life and business. | | Banking and Finance | | Business (18 Classes) | | | Business Communications
Build Your Future and Create More Earnings. Build your future by learning the secrets and skills of communicating effectively. Communicating with friends and relatives is one thing; communicating with anyone else falls into the realm of Business Communications. Think about it: when you are communicating to others, you're either 'Buying' or 'Selling' and the way in which you communicate can tell the person you're talking to, a lot about you: your education level; your intelligence; your needs; your social level. Your skill in communicating can change your future. | | | Creating the Business of Your Dreams
This Course will walk you through the fine points of business ownership. Beginning with the Business Plan and continuing on throughout the Marketing and Advertising Plan, this course will help you to answer vital questions of where you are now and where you hope to be in the future. A must for those who are considering opening their own alternative business. Creating the Business of Your Dreams will help you to decide on many issues that will affect you on a physical, emotional and mental basis. Are you ready to accept the challenges that come with business ownership? Are you aware of the pitfalls and heartaches? The Mountains of paperwork? If nothing can deter you from your dream of creating your own business, then this course will help you to do just that. Valuable information on designing a Business Plan and implementing a Basic Marketing Kit will be given to you. You will also be given proven ways on how to advertise for little or no money output. This course will help you with your Mission Statement and Press Kit. You can't afford NOT to take this course! | | | Credit Card Management
Are you thinking of applying for a credit card? Are you interested in learning how to manage your existing credit card? If so, then this class may be for you. This class will give information on how to apply for a credit card, find what credit card is right for you, compare different types of credit cards, how to make payments, what methods of payments to use, the dos and don'ts of credit cards, credit card management and spending , learning how to keep your debt low, calculating your annual percentage rate, and much more. Whether you are thinking of getting a credit card or already have a credit card, this class is for you. Don't miss an opportunity to learn all about credit card management--enroll now! | | | Customer Service Tools for Every Organization
Are you ready for a dynamic learning experience that will inspire you to be a customer service innovator in your organization? If the answer is YES, join me for Dynamic Customer Service for Every Organization. This hands on active learning opportunity will give you practical experience and a broad understanding of how to create a dynamic customer service environment in your organization. The fundamentals of customer-focused relationships are a critical basis for this class. Actual case studies and real examples will offer deeper meaning and insight to this concept. This class serves the student who is looking for a basic understanding of customer service and offers insight into higher-level concepts that can be implemented in the workplace. Enroll in this class and you will be empowered to be an instrument of change in your organization. | | | Event Planning: Professionals and Novices
Event Planning is becoming a very popular and requested profession. Many businesses are looking for event planner's to help them with their events from meetings to corporate parties. If you are considering becoming an Event Planner or you just want to know the job duties of an Event Planner then you will enjoy this class. This class will teach you everything you need to know about event planning, starting your own event planning business, getting a job as an event planner, and much, much more. This class will show you how to plan weddings, theme parties, business meetings, and more. There are free printouts in the class files. Want to be an event planner? Then this is your class! | | | Financing Your Business
Find the money and resources to fund your business or the business you dream about. This course will provide: Financing options The Financing Model will give you a visual and written step-by-step process for developing a strategy to finance your business. From personal assessment to the loan proposal it provides a process to obtain your loan. Programs and resources for you to successfully fund your business. Examples from agencies and organizations are provided to facilitate the process as well as provide background on sources of funding expectations. Federal, state and local agencies that provide resources for building and growing a business are identified. The federal programs range from business counseling to loans, and even in certain cases grants. Local agencies and organizations are important because of the proximity and availability of those resources. In many instances these services are free or a nominal fee is required. If you already own a business or you are thinking about one, this course is your best source to build your business. Instructor feedback based on experience will be the direct connection to accomplishing your dream or just learning about it for a future project or business idea. | | | Getting the Job You Want
We all want that dream job..so what is keeping you? In this course I will show you how to get the job you want. You will learn how to research the job market, create a winning resume, learn interviewing skills and techniques; and find how to know if the job is for you. In today's job market many people are unhappy because they are not in a position in which their personality type fits with their job duties. This class will test your job personality and show you which jobs are right for you. Life is too short to be unhappy or not able to find work so l et's go get that job you want! | | | Guerrilla Job Search in 30 Days or Less
Guerrilla Job Search in 30 Days or Less is a highly structured step-by-step coaching program to help you land a great job in under 30 days. Designed by an expert Job Search Coach, this five-lesson course will reveal the difference between the visible and hidden job markets and teach you simple, inexpensive, and highly successful tricks to uncover fresh job leads, expand your career options, get your resume noticed, and help you to stay ahead of your competition. This course will also show you how to maintain your energy, enthusiasm, and work/life balance throughout the job search process. Guerrilla Job Search in 30 Days or Less will help you to job search smarter, not harder, and will significantly shorten your job search while dramatically improving your results. If you lack job search experience, haven't job searched in awhile, or are in a current job search, this course will offer you the reusable job search planning tools, visible/hidden job market penetration tactics, life balance assessment, and how to's you need to land the job you really want. You can avoid becoming a job search statistic with this customized step-by-step coaching program. Who will benefit most from Guerrilla Job Search in 30 Days or Less ? If you're a new college grad, an adult returning to the workforce after an absence, or a first-time job seeker, you'll benefit from learning cutting edge job search tricks and tips you never knew existed. If you were recently laid off or fear you may be soon, you'll benefit from accessing your own private outplacement program at a mere fraction of the cost of traditional career coaching. And if you are currently in a job search, you'll benefit from discovering what's right and wrong with your search techniques and why you aren't yet seeing the hoped-for results. | | | How to Start a Pet Sitting Business
This course covers all the information you need to decide if pet sitting is the business for you. Learn where to find valuable resources and receive handy start-up tips. This course includes resources such as: sample flyers and other advertising materials, links to associations, suppliers, etc. and sample forms. You will receive answers to your questions and concerns and you will network with other people who would like to become pet sitters. This class is also useful to high school or home school students who want to find out about a career in pet sitting. | | | Legal Guide for Starting and Running a Small Business
This course will walk a potential business owner through the legal issues concerning starting a business. It will include information concerning sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and limited liabilty companies. Information will be provided on naming the business, creating an ownership agreement, and required licenses and permits. Also included are tax information, borrowing money, hiring and firing, and the pros and cons of franchises. This course will help anyone start a legitimate business, giving them the proper insight into pitfalls and successes. Area covered include: * Selecting the best form of business * Writing a Partnership agreement * Creating a Corporation * Creating a Limited Liability Company * Trademarks and mandatory name procedures * Licenses and permits * Tax basics for the small business * Raising money for your business. * Home based business * Cash, checks and credit cards And more. This course will cover a vast amount of information and will help anyone wanting to start a small business. From Boarding Kennels to Tax prep offices, from sales to service, this is the ONLY course you need to successfully set up and manage a small business. Join today and start on the road to owning a successful business. | | | Online Business Success: How to Start and Profit From an Online Business
Do you want to start an online business? Do you want to take your current business online? Online business success starts with the basics of doing business online and moves to more advanced techniques that will generate more sales, more leads, and tons of passive income . Throughout this class you will create a basic business plan to guide your online endeavors. By the end of this class you will have the knowledge you need in order to be confident in online business. | | | Professional Organizer Training
If you have a talent for organizing and want to find out how to set up your own Professional Organizing business, then this course is where you need to begin. Not only will answers be provided on what a professional organizer is, potential earnings and possible clientele, and various organizing tips; this course will also provide information about available resources and how to begin the nuts and bolts of writing up your business goals. Provided Marketing strategies and tips will wrap up this informative course and get you ready to begin! | | | Sales Management
Do you want to become a Sales Manager or improve your management skills? Then this course is for YOU! Motivating employees is often tiring and time consuming work. As a manager, you provide incentives, set goals, acknowledge top producers, even use consequences or threats. Yet, when that external stimulation is no longer present, people have a tendency to slip back into their old ways: not moving unless someone is there to push. In this course I will present you with the basic principles and practices of sales management. You will see that as a sales manager, you wear many hats; in a way, a sales manager needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. Sales managers are planners, strategists, tacticians, organizers, forecasters, personnel specialists, trainers, communicators, motivators, leaders, data analysts, salespeople, employees, bosses, decision-makers, and often spouses and parents. So take the first step to gain the knowledge needed to: become a better manager and lead a high performance, self-motivated team that takes the initiative without having to constantly push Communicate more powerfully and permanently eliminate communication breakdowns. Use pull strategies rather than push strategies to accelerate team productivity and motivate employees Identify and eliminate unproductive management habits that actually create the problems you are working so diligently to avoid. Develop a greater level of awareness that will enable you to anticipate and prevent problems that slow down productivity, damage good will, cause stress and waste time, money and energy. Dramatically reduce turnover. | | | Understanding Finances, What I wished I knew at 20 rather than 64!
The basic facts and reasons of finance: What it is supposed to do. What general ideas does it propose. What you are supposed to do! Using the Web as your research tool in finances. From budgeting to financial planning and using financial calculators. Buy or lease, save or put on credit are questions that will be covered. What are loans, stock, mutual funds? This class is just the beginning of your knowledge! | | | Wedding Business How to on a Budget
This course is for anyone wanting to start a Wedding Planning Business. Whether you want to work from home or be your own boss, this course will teach you the basics of starting a Wedding Planning Business. Wedding Planning is becoming a popular work from home business opportunity. With this course you will have the basics you need to join the other wedding planners that have successfully started their business. This course is based on my own experiences and knowledge of being wedding planner/director. In the course we will choose our business names, prepare a wedding budget, choose reputable vendors in our area, and learn how to market our business. The course is pass or fail based on your class assignments, quizzes, and final exam. Upon successful completion of this course you have the opportunity to receive a Certificate of Achievement and/or Certificate of Class Participation. | | | Wedding Planning as a Career
Whether you want to become a Wedding Planner or you just want to plan an event and/or wedding then this course is for you. Join other students that are planning or starting their own wedding business. From starting with a budget, getting the invitations, selecting venues, to opening your doors for business; this class will give you all the information to not only plan a Wedding but it will also teach you how to be a professional Wedding Planner. Get Started Today and see why others are so excited about this class! This course goes into furthur detail than the other classes that I currently teach. It is for students that are ready to become Wedding Planners and not just considering it. Don't spend hundreds of dollars without knowing if Wedding/Event planning is for you. You can take this course, get a certificate and a jump start while saving your money for other areas such as advertising, marketing materials, and more. I will show you how to successfully get your business started, running, and how to be successful!!! Come Join Us!!! | | | Wedding Planning Basics
Wedding Planning Basics is the basic wedding planning source for anyone getting married or thinking about starting your own Wedding Planning Business. In this course we will start planning a wedding from the time we say I Do until the honeymoon. This is a great course with lots of vital information to help plan that perfect wedding! From sending out the invitations, choosing reputable vendors, and keeping families happy, this course gives you the opportunity to be able to plan a successful and stress free wedding. In this course, you will be able to download wedding files that will assist you while you plan your special day. If you are considering becoming a wedding planner, this course dedicates a special lesson just on what it takes to become a professional wedding planner. If you need help planning a wedding or just want to see if you would like to start a wedding planning business then this course is for you! | | | Work From Home-Learn How To Telecommute
Learn the ins and outs of working from home. I will show you real work from home jobs and how you can work from home. Don't spend useless hours searching MLM and Other Work From Home Scams. With this course you will know where to go to find legitimate work from home jobs to stay home with your family!!! This class covers everything from a home office, creating an online resume, choosing the right career for you, researching jobs online, to knowing where to go to apply for legitimate paid telecommute jobs. I have spent over 1000 hours online researching this topic only to realize that most people fall victim to telecommute scams. Don't waste your time and money..take this class and learn where to go and what to do to Work From Home with a legitimate business! | | Business Administration | | Business Communications (8 Classes) | | | Business Writing Basics
We live in world where communication is paramount to survival. In a work environment where communication is equated with the professionalism and efficiency of an individual, would you jeopardize your career because of bad writing? Do you want the embarrassment of sending out a poorly written email to your peers? Can you risk sending out badly written communications to customers and putting your company's reputation on the line? Of course not, no one aspires to be a bad writer. No one wants to communicate badly. This crash course in business communication may help remedy your writing woes. From the basic do's and don'ts of business communication to the nitty-gritty of formatting, punctuation, tone and language--this course covers all the fundamentals. As a one stop guide to a professional's writing career, the class is ideal for assistants, secretaries, executives, managers, and senior managers of any company or organization. Learn about the common mistakes we make when writing a business letter. Learn how often people mistake 'affect' for 'effect', and 'except' for 'accept'. Learn about how to write business emails. This course will also give you insights into your reader's mind. Who are they? What do they want? How can you effectively reach out to them? So join us today! | | | Grant Proposal Basics
Grant writers are in demand. With grant writing skills, you have the option of working as an independent contractor or obtaining a full-time position with an organization. Community non-profit organizations are always on the look-out for someone who will help them find grant funding and to assume short-term grant writing projects. The goal of Grant Proposal Basics is seeing students in the community and in business gain a sense of accomplishment and usefulness in grant writing knowledge and skills. The purpose of the course is to teach students about grant writing, so that each student will become knowledgeable and learn basic skills about seeking financial assistance in the form of non-refundable grants for projects. The student will learn how to locate agencies and organizations that have funding available, how to contact them, how to read the requirements for preparing a grant proposal, and general guidelines for preparing a grant proposal. After taking this course, the student should feel like he or she can begin to prepare grant proposals for an individual project, or to be a useful resource to a non-profit organization or business as part of a grant writing proposal team. A grant proposal writer may average $25 to $50 an hour. Annual salaries range from $31,000 to $60,000. An independent contractor can average more than that, because benefits are not included in a contractor's salary. For a 2-week job, you can earn $2,000 to $3,000. But, Grants101 is not a get-rich quick scheme. It's about job satisfaction, having a sense of making a valuable contribution where needed, seeing the results of your work, receiving fair compensation, and being needed. One of the most satisfying things about grant proposal writing is seeing a project through, beginning to end. The person doing grant proposal writing begins by searching for funding, locating funding, working with a team who wants funding for a project, learning how to match the project needs with available funding, helping the team organize a grant proposal, and hopefully seeing that proposal become accepted as a grant that will help fund the project's needs. It's a wholly creative and satisfying job. Grants101 brings basic information to the student who wants to learn new skills to broaden opportunities in times of economic uncertainty, or to enhance skills in a present position. Who should enroll? Individuals who are in a variety of job positions and those who are independent workers will benefit from the course. This includes managers, technical writers, administrative support personnel with promotion potential, teachers, other professional specialists, artists, and students. A recent job search on the Internet turned up 450 jobs relating to proposal preparation across the country. One of those job opportunities could be yours. This 5-part session will provide basics to those seeking funding for worthy causes, including individual projects that benefit the community. Topics include: 1) How to know what the eligibility requirements are to receive grant funding; 2) How to find governmental and private funding grant makers; 3) How to learn about the requirements for preparing a grant proposal; 4) How to justify the need for financial assistance with statistical data when writing a grant proposal; and finally, 5) How to identify the component parts to preparing a grant proposal. | | | How to Persuade
Have you ever wondered why some people can convince you to do anything? It comes down to persuasion techniques. Aristotle said that persuasion is amoral only good people should be trained in communication. This course is designed to teach the everyday individual how to become a more competent communicator and techniques of how to persuade. This course is for the individual who needs some help in the art of persuasion; this course is not designed to teach you everything there is to know about persuasion and communication, but is an excellent start to persuasion. There are no special requirements for the course and it would be an excellent edition to any continuing education program. | | | How To Take Fast Notes With EasyScript
Tired of trying to keep up with the conversation while taking notes or minutes? This course will help you develop the practical, proven skills of speedwriting using the EasyScript System. If you have to take minutes in meetings, in lectures, or for study groups, then this course is for you. If you takes notes during sales calls or during interviews, this course will make your job easier. In fact, this course will help anyone who wishes to more effectively record what is being said around them. EasyScript is different from most other shorthand/speedwriting systems because there are no random symbols to learn or remember. Instead, it uses only some basic writing rules, and abbreviations we already know. You can use EasyScript to more quickly write every word in the English language. A working knowledge of the English language is required. | | | How to Write Better Letters, Memos and Reports
Effective business writing is an essential component of workplace success. This course focuses on the most common forms of business writing, with specific styles and formats we may not have learned in school. Specifically, the course includes lessons on how to write clear and effective letters, memos and reports, plus rules for better emails (a form of memo). We will also review language, grammar and sentence structure. You will have the opportunity to practice what you learn by completing exercises and assignments, and will receive feedback on your work. This course allows you to work at your own pace, on your own schedule. You have a maximum of 6 months to successfully complete all the requirements in order to receive a certificate. | | | Negotiating Skills
In order to be effective at any business endeavor learning how to negotiate properly is not simply a nice skill to have, it has become an essential requirement in career advancement. This course will teach you what you need to know in order to become accomplished at finding that perfect middle-ground in any deal. For those who relish the idea of engaging in what some call the dance of compromise, you will also profit from the beneficial information contained within this course. Lastly, those who tend to overshoot their mark will learn how to be more restrained in their negotiations. There are ten comprehensive lessons written in an easy to follow, informative manner. The end of each lesson will provide you with multiple summary review questions so that you may effectively test your new found knowledge. We encourage you to use these self-test questions to determine whether you are ready to move on to the next lesson or if you should review portions of the preceding lesson before taking the next step. Don't rush yourself. Take the time to read all portions of the lessons and complete the exercises and self-tests. Making full use of this course, in its entirety, is the first step in getting more of what you want in life and business. | | | Newsletter and Electronic Publishing
Your advertising message is powerless without keeping in contact with your customers on a consistent basis. Not only will your newsletter supply information, but it serves as a constant reminder of your name or product. Newsletters are a great promotional tool for any business, organization, school or town gossiper. Sent consistently -- whether weekly, quarterly, or once a year -- a newsletter keeps the members of your community informed with tips, tales or true stories. Newsletter and Electronic Publishing takes the most important elements of newsletters, and presents them in a simple step-by-step way with 56 netlinks as resources. And there's an exclusive interview with Dan Poytner, author of The Self-Publishing Manual. You will need approximately two or three hours per workshop to complete the class activities. Attend the course in as few as five weeks, or pace yourself for one of the three month sessions beginning in January, April, July, or October. | | | Timeshare Sales Professional [CTSP]- I. S.O.L.D.
The Association of Timeshare Sales Professionals-International [ATSPI] Certified Timeshare Sales Professionals [CTSP] A successful completion of ATSPI online course will make you a Certified Timeshare Sales Professional - CTSP The main objective of our Certification is that today companies are not looking for just “salespeople” but rather partners. We know selling timeshare is one of the highest paying sales jobs anywhere, but Timeshare Human Resources want to hire sales individuals who can assist them in saving money, make money or in some way add value to their business offering. Sales are about building relationships and focusing on your customers' needs, meeting your company's expectations. The CTSP will provide you with both hands-on practical skills and a strategic understanding of pure key timeshare sales issues. To succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace, salespeople need to not only have knowledge of their own products and services, but also require an understanding on how to become a successful sales person. Salespeople have to act as advisers, problem solvers, guides and consultants; and be able to demonstrate how they can promote progress, profit and enhanced customer satisfaction for their clients. This course explains the various roles and responsibilities of the professional timeshare salesperson. It demonstrates how, through skill, self organization, knowledge and strategy, he can effectively make make sales and increase efficiency. After the completion of the CTSP course, the Timeshare Sales Professional will be able to Discover best practices in Personal Timeshare Selling. Identify basic effective steps in the Selling Process. Explain why product and service are vital. Establish trust and confidence between the Sales Consultant and the touring Guests that will eventually become clients. Identify techniques to effectively gather information from the guest. Make optimum use of your time. Identify and creating customer needs. Make the presentation. Demonstrate closing sales skills. Increase sales revenue. Comply with ATSPI Code of Ethics and much more... Who should attend? This course is especially valuable to: Those who are new to sales or are contemplating a career in timeshare sales. Those who already occupy or are involved in timeshare sales positions from Agents to Vice-Presidents, but lack formal training or need to be up-to-date. Those in timeshare management who are dependent on or responsible for sales results, but do not themselves possess a sales background. Those who need timeshare industry recognition. Note: For convenience purposes (and not to make the text heavy for reading) the CTSP course will only use the male gender he, but this course is equal certification to female and male genders. There are only two choices in Timeshare Sales; make progress or make excuses. ATSPI Instructors Committee ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The Association of Timeshare Sales Professionals-International [ATSPI] Certified Timeshare Sales Professionals – CTSP | | Business Information Services | | Business Law | | Business Management (4 Classes) | | | Business in the Global Marketplace
This course takes a look at business structures around the world with an emphasis in both similarities and differences based on culture, tradition, politics, social responsibility, and economics. It is designed to give the student an overview of both the advantages and the possible pitfalls of doing business on foreign soil from their own business or industry's base of operations and how best to generate future trends as well as plan for possible outcomes. This is a strategic level course. This class is for students who have dealings in foreign countries, hold positions in companies that have or may open foreign subsidiaries, or want to expand their strategic mindset in order to expand operations into the global marketplace or are already working abroad and wish to expand their negotiating skill set. Prospective students should have some prior business experience or have lived in another country besides their own for at least six months. This class will use readings and other material found primarily on the Globalization 101 website and all other materials will be provided by the instructor or obtained from the Internet. | | | Practical Management
Practical Management provides an overview of the key principles and skills you need to manage a business or organization. Whether you are new to a management role, preparing yourself for promotion, or want a refresher in some topic areas, this course can help increase your understanding and give you ideas to boost your performance. The material offers a review of current theories in management, plus examples of how to apply them in your workplace. Through practice exercises, assignments, feedback and discussion with the instructor and other students, you will discover practical tips you can use right away. This course allows you to work at your own pace, on your own schedule. You have a maximum of 6 months to successfully complete all the requirements in order to receive a certificate. Topics include: management roles and functions, planning, problem solving, organizational culture, financial management, leadership, mentoring and time management. | | | Project Management
Project Management is a course that covers the fundamentals of managing projects with the newcomer in mind. Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints. This course assumes students have no prior knowledge about project management, and delivers lessons and examples to build management skills. We review the examination of the identification, selection, and planning of projects. Specific topics include: organization structure, project selection and scope definition, project team selection and development, work breakdown structures and statements of work, project scheduling, and budgeting, resource allocation, risk management planning, and project controlling. Students who are preparing for the PMI (Project Management Institute) Certification (PMP or CAPM) can also use this course to prep for the exam. | | | Stepping up to Supervision
Most supervisors are promoted from within. Often, there is little preparation, training, guidance, or support provided to new supervisors. The reality of their situation becomes readily apparent, and the previously competent and confident employee may feel inadequate, confused, and overwhelmed. This course is designed to provide information on the key skills needed by the new Supervisor . Participants will have the opportunity to discuss, practice and apply skills learned. Topics include: supervisor's role and responsibilities; fundamentals of human resource management and increasing productivity; handling day-to-day decision making; employee/labor relations. | | Culinary Arts (11 Classes) | | | Authentic Indian Cooking - Part I
If you have ever been to an Indian Restaurant and wondered Wish I could prepare these lip smacking Indian dishes at home, then you have come to the right place, because this course teaches you about Indian Vegetarian Cooking . This is completely a course on vegetarian dishes, no eggs or meat. You'll learn step-by-step to achieve the final goal. This course deals with scores of Rice Delicacies, Breakfast Specialities, Side Dishes, and Desserts . The recipes are explained in detail with pictures for easy understanding. Once you join this course and go through the recipes, your fingers will be itching to prepare and enjoy the mouth-watering dishes. You don't have to be a professional chef to join this course. You just need to know your way around the kitchen. Best of all, there are no start or end dates to join and complete this course. You can complete the course at your comfort and convenience. Also, I'll be there to help you out every step of the way. Join this course today to satisfy your tastebuds and to keep your pocket full. | | | Beginning Baking
Baking isn't hard, so why do so many people say they can cook but cannot bake? Aren't the processes the same? Beginning Baking is for the absolute beginner. Do you feel hopeless when it comes to baking chores? Can't make bread, pies, cookies? Beginning Baking is going to be a hands on course. I will walk you through recipes, and you will learn through trial and error, using the new material that was covered in each lesson. Ten lessons (listed below) make up the majority of this course, though some netlinks will also give additional tips and information. I will introduce you to how your oven works, stocking your kitchen, baking terminology and continue right through to making the final product. Each lesson will end with an assignment that utilizes your new skills as I walk you through a recipe that will have you baking in no time. Tests often utilize recipes and your newly learned baking skills. So having the necessary ingredients on hand will be a must. All students will receive by email a list of things that must be readily available. I have tried to keep this list to a minimum. If you feel this course would be a hardship due to finances, email me before enrolling. Some items can be substituted but some are essential. I can help you make that decision. | | | Cooking Around the World for Kids
Discover the variety of yummy treats on an adventure around the globe. Students will explore different destinations such as China and Mexico , just to name a couple. While at each hot spot, they will have the opportunity to learn how to go step by step through a recipe from that specific country. You will want to get involved with this course because it will give you an opportunity to explore your cooking talents in the kitchen while learning about new places. It is very exciting to make new and exciting recipes for your friends and family. This is even a project that you could complete with your parents or grandparents. Imagine gaining those experiences in the kitchen and offering them to other people in your life. Students whom are in the middle school grades are encouraged to register for this class. Minimum class requirements are to have an adult in the household when cooking. Students are to also have basic reading skills to complete the class experience. Sign up soon so you can get started on exploring these exciting places around the globe in Cooking Around the World. | | | Cooking for the Beginner
Are you ready to take charge of your kitchen? Have you been thinking about cooking up a new recipe but not sure where to start? Is your spouse complaining that they are tired of eating out all of the time? If you answered yes, to the above questions, then you are going to enjoy Cooking for the Beginner. This course will teach you the basics of cooking. We will learn how to safely move around in a kitchen and to be able to stock our kitchen full of the basic cooking essentials. Students will get the opportunity to learn new and easy to prepare recipe's along with learning cooking terms and knowing which utensils to use when prepping a meal. If you are ready to learn how to cook but just not sure where to start, then join us today and begin cooking a home cooked meal in minutes (while having fun too)! | | | Culinary Recipes
This course is designed to provide you with the necessary and intermediate tools for the culinary arts and helpful information and recipes for cooking several different types of foods such as appetizers, side dishes, lunch, soup, salads, meals, and crock-pot recipes. The background information, the lessons, files, links, assignments, and quizzes are set up to provide the basics for stocking your kitchen with the right utensils, equipment, and ingredients, tips and short cuts to save time in the kitchen, healthier cooking information, and intermediate level cooking recipes from my great-grandmother's restaurant. | | | Desserts Delicious Desserts
Have you ever wanted to be able to make those delicious desserts you have eaten at a restaurant, but do not know where to begin to even create the dessert? You will! This course is designed for people that love eating desserts and want to learn how to cook them. Simple to complex recipes are covered for the following: Brownies and Fudge; Cakes and Cheesecakes; Cobblers and Crisps; Cookies; Fruits; Ice Cream, Parfait, and Tarts Pies; Custards, Fondue, Mousse, and Puddings; and Frosting, Icing, and Toppings. Each lesson in this course is designed to provide you with the basics and intermediate tools and necessary procedures for making delicious desserts of your own. The background information, the lessons, files, links, assignments, and quizzes are set up to provide the basics for stocking your kitchen with the right utensils, equipment, ingredients, recipes, tips, and short cuts to save time in making your desserts. Most of the recipes are from my grandmother's bakery with American, French, Germany , and other International Culinary Dessert recipes included. | | | Holiday Culinary Recipes
Have you ever wanted to learn to cook those holiday recipes that you have seen on cooking shows, at restaurants, or at other people's holiday parties or want to be able to make different cultures' holiday foods. Then, this course is for you because this course is designed to provide you with the necessary and intermediate tools for holiday culinary arts and helpful information and recipes for cooking several different types of holiday foods such as appetizers, breads, side dishes, lunch, soup, salads, meals, vegetables, and desserts recipes. The recipes are from simple to complex for the following Holidays: New Year's Day (United States and Chinese), Imbolc/Candlesmas, St. Patrick's Day (Irish), Ostara/Vernal Equinox, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Beltane/First Day of Summer, Mother's Day (American and Mexican), Memorial Day (United States), Father's Day (American and Mexican), Litha/Summer Solstice, Independence Day (Canada and United States), Lughnasadh/First Day of Autumn, Labor Day (United States), Mabon/Autumn Equinox, Halloween/Samhain, Day of the Dead (Mexican) New Year (Celtic). Thanksgiving, Yule/Winter Solstice, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve. If we were to look at every culture, every day of the year could be considered a holiday, but this course will cover the major and the most celebrated holidays. | | | How To Bake Pies 101
Treat family and friends to a precious childhood memory by serving a mouth watering just-out-of-the-oven baked homemade pie. The step-by-step instructions presented in this course are easy to follow and understand. Beginning with a brief history of the pie world, methods to prepare the pie crust- the base of the pie- are illustrated. The Pie crust recipe is followed by easy and delicious pie recipes that are categorized under Main dish pie, Sweet pie, Fruit pie, Holiday pie, Nut pie, Ice-cream pie, and Custard pie. This course will also include website resources that provide additional and exceptional varieties of pie recipe. Topics covered include: Making meat and fish pies with recipes for Shepherds pie, Turkey Pot Pie, Beef Cottage Cheese Pie, and Salmon Pie. Making delicious vegetarian main dish pies such as Pizza Quiche, Vegetarian Pot Pie, Italian Sausage Pie, and Spinach Pie. Making Chocolate Mousse Pie, Cheesecake Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Coffee Cream Pie, and other sweet pies. Making Boston Cream Pie, Mud Pie, Wine Pie, Snicker Pie, and Yogurt Pie. Making fruit pie recipes that are perfect treat with light sugar and fat. Making Apple Pie, Strawberry Pie, Lemon Meringue Pie, Watermelon Pie, and Banana Pie. Making pies with mixed fruits such as Apple Cranberry Pie, Dense Berries Pie, etc. Making holiday pie that increases the fun of holiday celebration- such as Holiday Honey Pie, Holiday Pumpkin Cream Pie, Holiday Eggnog Pie, etc. Making nut pies Making ice-cream pies Making custard pies such as Chocolate Coconut Custard Pie, Butter Squash Custard Pie, Rhubarb custard Pie, Egg Custard Pie. By the end of this course, you will be able to prepare delightful pies with your own favorite items fruits, meat, or ice creams--and you will no longer present tasteless store-bought pie imitations to family and friends. | | | International Cooking and Recipes
A collection of regional and multicultural recipes, instructions, and tips. If you've never cooked before, I suggest you take Cooking Basics first, and then come back to this. You won't have to be a gourmet to get through this class, but you will work. Lessons are arranged by meals, so that your family, room mates, or dinner guests will be your vict-I-mean taste testers. This course covers a variety of recipes and styles, including waffles, bento, Italian regional dishes, advanced sandwiching including bread making and more. So come on in, and learn something new. Live webcam and voice help available for those with Yahoo Instant Messenger (YIM). | | | International Culinary Recipes
This course is designed to provide you with the necessary skills for intermediate and advanced culinary arts and helpful information, and recipes for cooking several different types of foods such as appetizers, side dishes, lunch, soup, salads, and international recipes such as Asian, Cajun, Chinese, French, German, Greek, India, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mediterranean, Mexican, Native American, and Thai . The background information, the lessons, files, links, assignments, and quizzes are set up to provide you with tips and short cuts to save time in the kitchen, and intermediate and advanced level cooking recipes from my great-grandmother's restaurant. | | | Introduction to Cake Decorating
Introduction to Cake Decorating : Why do you want to learn to make great cakes? An upcoming wedding ( you've seen what a purchased wedding cake can cost ) Did you agree to be a classroom mother and want to make special cakes for the holidays or specific units? Is there a baker in the family you're dying to out-do? Are you looking for the appeal offered by more traditional domestic skills? Are you hoping to enter a local or regional baking competition? Are you thinking of baking to earn some extra dough? Is your organization looking for new fundraising opportunities like an upper scale cake walk, perhaps? These are only a few of the reasons that may have attracted you to this course. However, whatever your motives may be, here are the skills you can look forward to gaining in the following lessons: Equipment, utensils, tools and preparations The basics of cake-baking: decorating techniques, lining your tines, working with marzipan and more Decorating your cake with butter cream icing Decorating your cake with royal icing Decorating your cake with sugar flowers Creating decorative children's cakes Holiday and celebration cakes, as well as Cake and frosting recipes When we're finished, you'll be armed with everything you need in order to create delicious decorative cake designs with the power to make mouths start watering (and other bakers go green with envy). If those are the results you're looking for, let's get started... | | Customer Service (3 Classes) | | | Customer Service 101
Good customer service is not about satisfying the cu stomer, it is about wowing the customer! It's about making the customer walk in, do business, and walk out again absolutely stunned that their transaction was so enjoyable. Customer service is a crucial buzzword in the corporate world today. Just about every company seems to understand just how important customer service is and many have started to find ways to improve and measure customer service. In this course we are going to look at what customer service is and isn't and identify how you can understand and provide good customer service. Many businesses want to achieve good customer service. Right now that's the brass ring of business training and vision-casting and many companies are analyzing their current mission and realigning it to be increasingly customer-focused. Do you give return business to a company that provides poor customer service support? Probably not! You and everyone else want better customer service, and it's one of the driving forces of why consumers shop at one place and not another. This course will show you and your employees how to give not just good or average service but great customer service. | | | Master Nail Technician
This course is for professional licensed nail technicians to refresh, extend or master their skills and knowledge in their nail care services. As a valuable resource guide, this course contains information of what defines a master nail technician such as, increasing your income, usage of the best products available on the market, how to perform easy- to -use service techniques that many technicians have found hard to master, how to expand your clientele and promote your services and much more. If you have a drive to becoming a Master nail technician that clients will flock to because you know how to perform top quality services, in all phases of nail care using the best products and easy-to-use service techniques, then sign up now and receive your Master Nail Technician continuing education. | | | Retail Service Training: Retail PEAK Program
Are you working in retail or customer service? Are you preparing yourself for a job in these areas? Would you like to improve your service skills and make your job easier and more fun? This is your chance to take part in the Retail PEAK program, available on-line for the first time. This course includes three sections from the PEAK Frontline Service module, as follows: Keeping the Customer Satisfied More than just smile training, this course introduces you to proven techniques for not just satisfying the customer but for satisfying ALL customers and keeping them coming back. You will examine your own influence in creating the service dynamic and explore techniques for improving internal and external customer relationships. You will have the opportunity to develop a personal service action plan that can be used back on the job. Dealing with Difficult People Customer service to the great customer is easy. How about to the not-so-great customer? This section examines the types of difficult people you are most likely to run into and helps you identify specific strategies to improve your service effectiveness with them. You will look at causes of conflict and how personality differences influence our perceptions of others. You will have the chance to try out specific strategies for dealing with difficult people. Customer Service--Above & Beyond Make customer service part of who you are, not just what you do. This session will help you identify your personal strengths in service and develop strategies to maximize those strengths to your benefit. You will examine who your personal customers are and how to manage and exceed their expectations. Goal-setting and personal-improvement strategies are also covered. | | Data Processessing Technology | | Decision and Information Sciences | | Economics | | Enterprise Management and Operation | | Entrepreneurship (5 Classes) | | | Airbrush Spray Tanning
Learn How to make good money giving Airbrush Tans to your clients. Everything you need to know to give excellent, safe, professional, Instant Spray On Tans! Airbrush Tanning 1 will teach you how to start a successful career as an Airbrush Tanning Professional. Everything you need to know to safely spray tan clients will be covered. In addition to how to set up an airbrush tanning salon or shop including legal concerns and marketing concerns, you will learn about the latest trends in the airbrush industry. Students should have a basic high school education to fully comprehend the legal and business aspects covered. You will be making money in no time! The money you make from your first day spray tanning alone should more than cover your course fee. There are no additional class costs. All class materials are included in this course, ready for you to enjoy. Enroll now. | | | How to Start Your Own Birthday Party Business for Kids.
Do you enjoy working with children? Would you like to have a job where you can choose your hours and days you want to work? Can you work well with adults, too? If so, then you will want to learn as much as you can from someone who's been there-done that before getting started. By choosing to take this course you will learn our tricks, tips, advice, and from our mistakes. By the end of the course you will know how to get started and make wise choices. I will give you great ideas and lessons which will help you narrow the field down so that you will be able to start your own party business. I will tell you things that we've learned which you most likely haven't even thought of. I have been doing this business successfully for over 8 years. I know how to help you with answers and ideas. You will enjoy learning this business. This course will take you from nothing but an idea, to complete knowledge of how to start, own, and run your own birthday party business. You will be able to start simply, and for a very low cost, by going to customer's homes, or you can start a party business in a fixed environment. This includes information about puppetry, face painting, games, crafts, theme parties, favors, balloon animals, business licenses, insurance, and much more. This course is unlike a typical class involving a lot of studying of material. It is more an exploration of what you can, and want to do. You will be able to use creativity and ideas in a job which can be very fulfilling if you choose to try it. Having a desire to have your own business is a wonderful thing. I know because I do it now. I'm able to stay home during the week working on other projects because I choose to do the parties on the week-ends. Every once in a while I'll have one during the week, but most parents want their parties on the week-ends, too. The best thing about this is being able to choose when, and where, I will work. I think you'll like it too! You will decide if it will be part time or full time! There are no required books for this course. Just a desire to search for answers which will fit into your life! But there will be photo's which you can view of some parties we have done which may help with more ideas for you. | | | Learn How to Ebay
Have you tried Ebay and could not make money? Maybe you even tried Ebay's tutorial and still did not make enough money. Well now, you can learn how to sell and make great money on Ebay, simply by following the proven methods taught in this course. With systematic instructions, you will learn how to be a successful auctioneer! *This course is for anyone desiring a home based business. * Ebay has a NEW Store with a Free 30 Day Trial. It is called Prostores and here is a link for you http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-301032-10408753 . Your Credit Card will not be charged now, but when your trial is completed. You may choose to keep it or not before that. * However, for a more true and realistic course advantage, you will want to sign up and pay for an ebay store. Here is the link for that. http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-301032-10357027 . *You will receive hundreds of time and money saving ideas and products that will insure your Auctioning success! *You will learn how to make logos and graphics that you can save and use later too. *You will learn which items are the best (and worst) to sell on Ebay. *At the end of this course, you will be sent a document packed with even more moneymaking ideas, tips and innovative auctioning methods and techniques that will further enhance your home auction business. Why wait until it's too late. Turn your junk into someone else's treasure and make money doing it! | | | Paid To Shop and More
You have heard about it, now experience it! Yes, you can be paid to shop, eat out, make phone calls, go to movies, buy clothes, and even rent an apartment. I will show you how and where to get started. I contract with over 150 different companies who pay me to be a regular customer. Unlike other Mystery Shopping courses, this is not a quick start course. It is in-depth and covers everything from: * What is Mystery Shopping? * How can I work from home? * Can I really make money shopping? * Where do I start? * Who is my boss? * How am I paid? * How do I pay my taxes? * How much education do I need? * Certification * Where do I get my assignments, and how do I do them? * Actual Assignments to practice your profession. * Packed with Resources for your success. * Assistance in setting up your accounts * Scheduling, and how to stay busy shopping and merchandising your way to the bank. * BONUS** FREE Merchandising Training Course. * BONUS**How to compete in the competitive business. * BONUS**FREE Ebook - Directory of Business Opportunities-great Resource. These, plus much more will be addressed in this course. If you are ready to start turning your everyday errands into cash, learn to Merchandise, become an auditor and much more, then join now and I will get you started right away. | | | Start A Successful Home Daycare Business
All the information you need to start a successful home daycare business. Includes legal information, forms, contracts and even a free program to keep track of everything on your computer. Determine if you are suited for a home daycare business. It is a rewarding job if you enjoy children. Learn how to prepare your home and yard. What are you legally obligated to change? Learn how to create contracts suited to your special needs as a provider. See how you can protect yourself and the children you care for legally. Advice on advertising your business. What works and what is usually a waste of money. | | Financial Management and Services (4 Classes) | | | Commissioned Mortgage Loan Officer and Marketing Combo: Launch Your Mortgage Career!
Jumpstart your new career as a Mortgage Loan Officer - no experience required! This course will show you Mortgage Loan Officer origination essentials, such as: what the Mortgage Loan Officer position entails, mortgage loan terminology, credit report basics, the detailed URLA 1003, types of mortgages, RESPA and public policies/disclosures, the three phase approval process, state licensure issues and how to become a Mortgage Loan Officer. Sink or swim, you can follow the paths of those earning $100k, $200k, and even more by learning how to skyrocket your mortgage career by taking the steps outlined in a 30 day plan, developing your marketable identity and branding your image as a mortgage professional, vital warm and cold marketing strategies, ingenius ways to advertise and promote your mortgage services, how to use the internet and technologies to assist you in launching your career as a Mortgage Loan Officer. And you will get a rich resource list that will help you glean important leads to build your client base with. This sixteen lesson course is comprehensive. Each lesson is reinforced with a quiz and the course is rich with netlinks and assignments to assist in you exiting the course with a fresh arsenal of skills. This combo course is a bargain saver and investment in your future. Don't delay, enroll now! | | | Mortgage Loan Officer
Mortgage Loan Officers are among the highest paid occupations there are. It is an exciting field that allows you to work at home as a commissioned officer, in a professional brokerage firm, or in a progressive salaried position. The field has never been more creative or expansive as now, and thanks to technological advances, the work has become more streamlined as well. This richly informative course consists of 12 features of vital information on the Mortgage Loan Officer position, critical industry terminology, vital instruction on how to read a tri-merge credit report, important features of the URLA 1003 loan application, discusses the various types of core mortgages, walks you through the phases of the loan process, gives a practical exercise that applies hypothetical information putting you in the Mortgage Loan Officer's shoes, and shares the steps for how to become a Mortgage Loan Officer. Each lesson is emphatically driven by a valuable, worthwhile assignment, evaluative quiz, and with the course, itself, being rich in exercises and netlinks. This is one of the most reasonably priced mortgage loan courses offered anywhere on the net, and unlike so many, the course is guided by a real live and well-qualified instructor. | | | Mortgage Loan Officer and Mortgage Loan Processor: Two Courses in One
The Mortgage Loan Officer and Mortgage Loan Processor Combo Course is actually two courses in one. It is perfect for those wanting the opportunity to prepare for two lucrative mortgage loan occupational paths. Generally, employers prefer those who have had exposure to both of these aspects, as they often can work hand-in-hand. Mortgage Loan Officers (MLO's) often times are called upon to assist with loan processing if the Mortgage Loan Processor (MLP) is on vacation, the office is short-staffed, or in working on tight closing deadlines; and in some smaller offices, the MLO may act as both officer and processor. It is also quite common for MLO's to start out as MLP's, and then work their way up. This course is geared towards those entering the field and desiring the option to pursue either. It is a practical, instructor-guided course that consists of 20 vital lessons, fortified by worthwhile and reitterative assignments, quizzes, as well as valuable netlinks and polls. The instructor for this course is a qualified professional and recipient of UC's Millenium Educator award. | | | Mortgage Loan Processor
Mortgage Loan Processors are in powerful demand these days, and the income is excellent! You can work from home or work in an office. Lucrative positions exist in mortgage brokers and banks, and the potential for incentives and bonuses is great. This self-paced course contains 10 vital lessons that walk you through the steps and duties involved in being a Mortgage Loan Processor. You will learn what a Mortgage Loan Processor's job entails, important loan terminology, facets of the loan applications, how to read credit reports; about public policy and disclosures; steps in the mortgage loan process; you will be walked through what goes into assembling a loan package; how to conduct VOD's, VOE's and other necessary verifications; what red flags are and how to recognize them; discover resources to get you started on your path to becoming a Loan Processor; and you will apply what you learned in the course by doing a practical exercise. Lesson are reinforced with valuable assignments, worthwhile quizzes, and the course ends with a course final exam that evaluates all that you learned throughout the course. This course is instructor-guided, and has been designed and is taught by a highly qualified professional. | | Hospitality Services Management (1 Class) | | | Caregiving For Seniors
As our society ages, a demand for caring, loving, and informed caregivers is growing. In this course, a basic body of knowledge will be presented to assist both professional and non-professional caregivers as they accept increasingly more complex responsibilities. This introductory course covers the legal issues, safety issues, and basic skills needed to provide homecare for seniors. The course is designed for those who wish to provide services professionally as an individual contractor or as a staff member for a non-medical homecare agency/registry. It also is helpful for those who are currently caring for significant others, such as family or friends. While this course will not provide state approved certification for nurse aide training, it is a great place to start to enter the home care field. | | Hotel and Restaurant Administration (1 Class) | | | Hotel Management 101
Hotel Management will provide a realistic look at every major portion of the hotel business which will help anyone planning or currently pursuing one of the many different career opportunities available in this burgeoning and dynamic industry. A great hotel manager leads by example. Like any business intent on survival and success, the hospitality industry requires insight into the financial aspect of every facet and every detail. Hotel Management is a course for those who wish to enjoy both personal and professional success in the hospitality industry; and need to have a more than casual understanding of the business and financial operations of the industry. Hotels and motels are not only places where a guest can obtain tasty food and comfortable lodging, they are an integral part of community life, with facilities for meetings, entertainment, and personal services. The career choices for a person seeking a job in the hospitality industry are vast: guest service manager, head chef, front office clerk, security officer, banquet manager, bookkeeper, concierge and many more opportunities that can be personally satisfying and financially rewarding. Renewed business travel, and domestic and foreign tourism will boost employment growth of lodging managers in full-service hotels. Additional demands for managers are expected in suite hotels. Business customers are willing to pay more for rooms with kitchens and suites that are spacious enough to conduct small meetings in. Other trainee and managerial opportunities will be available in large full-service hotels offering restaurants, fitness centers, ample meeting rooms and play areas for children, among other amenities. The hospitality industry offers today's young men and women an interesting and exciting career. Management of a hotel or restaurant calls for a wide range of capabilities. For those wishing a rewarding and challenging life of service to others, a future in the hospitality field should be seriously considered. | | Human Resources (1 Class) | | | Human Resources Bootcamp for Supervisors
You've just been promoted to supervisor. Now what? Supervision is more than overseeing the development of a product, it also means working with your staff. Attracting, motivating and managing employees will be one of the most significant and challenging aspect of your job. Developing a strong understanding of basic Human Resources concepts, laws and regulations is an essential first step to managing your new responsibilities. | | Industrial Psychology | | Insurance and Risk Management | | International Business | | International Relations and Affairs | | International Trade | | Investment (1 Class) | | | Investing 101: Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
This course will help you demystify the stock market and start making money! Everyone yes, everyone is sure to find something suitable in the stock market to invest in. It doesn't matter if you are looking for a very safe investment to protect your nest egg or a risky investment with a huge potential to make a killing! Everyone finds themselves along that spectrum and will discover that the stock market has investments for people who want to protect their savings and for people who want to grow their savings. The stock market can be confusing. Using examples, actual stories from real investment advisers, and lists of great online resources, each lesson builds on the last to give you the clarity needed to understand investments. By the time you're done with this course, you'll have found a few investments you can enjoy and you'll be able to start investing right away with the assurance that you know what you're doing. | | Leadership | | Management Sciences (2 Classes) | | | Leadership, Management and Supervision
Leadership, delegation, motivation and coaching--all necessary skills to become an effective supervisor. Learn all these skills in one easy course. Gain supervisory skills and tools to become a great leader (and understand your leadership qualities), correct poor performance, motivate employees, work with diffic |
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