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Business & Marketing
NEW! Achieve Your Business
Goals
How to Manage New Projects in
Your Small Business
Most small business owners and sole
proprietors invent their businesses from
scratch, without benefit of a business
education. There are tried and true project
management principles that can make
it easier for you to accomplish projects,
such as expanding your business, adding
new product lines or services, or making
changes to the business. The good news is
that you don’t have to get an MBA to take
advantage of these tools! This user-friendly
workshop teaches you to use standard
project management techniques to better
plan, execute, and control your endeavor.
Topics include determining the need and
risks of a project, setting goals and for
defining the steps, evaluating costs, and
maximizing efficiency.
Gary Guerette
has 40
years’ experience in project management.
He will get down to the nuts and bolts so
that you leave with practical information and
concrete tools that will be invaluable to your
business now and in the future.
$141 Non-Member
$129 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3379A: One Thu., 9AM-4PM 4/14
3379B: One Sat., 9AM-4PM 5/7
3379C: One Sat., 9AM-4PM 6/18
The 7 C’s of Leadership
Leading Through the Highs & Lows
Being a leader means that challenging
issues always come up and land squarely
on your desk. If you are a leader for your
business or organization, or an aspiring one,
learn skills to help you effectively navigate
the obstacles that most people get hung
up on in order to reach your goals. Through
role-play, introspective questions, interactive
dialogue, group work and discussion, find
out how the 7 C’s of leadership (choice,
conception, chance, communication,
courage, change, and continuation) can
help guide you in times both turbulent and
smooth.
Mike Stanley
is a Battalion Chief
with Aurora fire department and the founder
of On Purpose Leadership. He knows
exactly how to light a fire where you need
it and how to put out the ones you don’t
want. Mike holds an M.Ed. from CSU and
is a founding member of the John Maxwell
Team, a business coaching firm dedicated
to inspiring, challenging, and equipping
leaders for success.
$66 Non-Member
$54 Member
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
6612P: One Sat., 1-5PM 4/30
6612Q: One Sat., 1-5PM 6/25
Copyrights, Trademarks, &
Trade Secrets
Protect Your Brand Before It’s Too
Late!
Your intellectual property is one of the
most vital parts of your business, yet most
business people, entrepreneurs, artists,
and other creative types do not have
these assets adequately legally protected.
This class covers intellectual property of
all types: copyrights, trademarks, trade
secrets, and more. Find out what the
differences are, how to protect your work/
ideas, and concrete steps you can take
to begin the process. This class may be
the most important two hours you ever
spend on your business.
Steve Replin
is an
entertainment attorney focusing on film,
fashion, music and literature. All of his
clients have intellectual property to protect.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3618BD: One Wed., 7-9PM 3/16
3618BE: One Wed., 7-9PM 4/20
3618BF: One Mon., 7-9PM 5/16
3618BG: One Wed., 7-9PM 6/22
Digital Storytelling for Fun
and Profit
Digital storytelling is a fun way to showcase
an upcoming event, share photos for the
holidays, or bring attention to an important
project. This workshop combines lecture
and hands-on lab to give you the basics of
digital storytelling. You will learn how to
plan your story and then bring your project
to life using images and sound using the
online platform, WeVideo. Tailored for
beginners, the class shows how to upload
photo and sound files and create a short
video. Walk away with a short video and an
understanding of how to distribute your
completed projects online.
Lynn Wilson
is
founder of SparqU.com and a professor
of business and entrepreneurship at the
Community College of Denver. Trained
by the CU Denver Center for Digital
Storytelling, he has helped individuals, non-
profits, and small business owners develop
digital stories. Call to register for this course
so that you can let us know whether you will
use your laptop or need a desktop computer
in our computer lab for the second session.
$71 Non-Member
$59 Member
$5 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3286D: Two Wed., 6-8PM Begins 3/16 (DESKTOPS)
3286D2: Two Wed., 6-8PM Begins 3/16 (LAPTOPS)
3286E: Two Sat., 9-11AM Begins 4/23 (DESKTOPS)
3286E2: Two Sat., 9-11AM Begins 4/23 (LAPTOPS)
Nonprofit Career Planning
Finding the Best Fit for You
Many people dream of making a difference
by working for a nonprofit, and there are
many considerations if you are transitioning
or planning a new career in the field. This
class aims to help you see clearly the joys
and challenges of nonprofit employment,
while helping you identify your particular
passions and needs to ensure the best
nonprofit fit. During this class you will
map out a possible career plan and learn
different strategies for entering and making
connections in the nonprofit field. Topics
and resources covered are volunteering,
internships, nonprofit-specific job searching,
and much more.
Amanda Wallander
Roberts
is a social sector consultant
specializing in organizational development,
program development, and evaluation for
nonprofits. She has a MS in social work, and
is passionate about helping people find their
perfect fit in the wide world of nonprofit
careers.
$41 Non-Member
$29 Member
$1 materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3105L: One Tue., 6:30-8:30PM 4/26
3105M: One Wed., 6:30-8:30PM 5/25
How to Create a Business
Plan That Works
Are you starting an organization, or hoping
to expand or improve a current one? A
business plan is a tool for an organization
that sets objectives accompanied with
a plan to achieve them. This course will
help you research and write the business
plan that you will need to lead you toward
success. Learn what sort of advance
research you should do, the things that
should be included in the plan, and the
steps that are used to create a usable and
feasible business plan.
Lynn O’Connell
has
led more than 35 organizations through the
strategic-planning process over the past 10
years. A few examples of her clients include
the National Military Family Association, the
TV Project, Different Drum School, and the
Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
$51 Non-Member
$39 Member
$15+ optional materials fee payable in class
CFU LOWRY
: Near 1st & Quebec
3272AO: One Mon., 9-11:30AM 3/14
3272AP: One Sun., 12PM-2:30PM 6/26
Last chance for
Digital Storytelling for Fun and Profit!
