Who Should Take This Course?

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NxLeveL™ is designed to help:

• Businesses with employees
• Service providers
• Small to mid-size retailers
• Small manufacturers
• Professionals
• Specialty and gourmet food businesses

 

NxLeveL™ Curriculum

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Orientation & Resources

• NxLeveL™ overview & details
• Your Goals & Mission Statement

Planning & Research

• Business planning essentials

Legal Issues

• Government rules & regulations

Risk Management

• Managing your business risk
• Common insurance coverage

Market Research

• Analyzing your market's potential
• Finding key market & research info

Marketing Strategies

• Developing a marketing plan
• Niche strategies for every business
• Sales, retail & service

E-Commerce

• Every business needs a web strategy
• Selling to your customers online

Budgeting & Cash Flow

• Cash flow management essentials
• The importance of business budgeting

Financing

• Short & long-term financing strategies
• Expansion financing for growth

Income & Other Taxes

• What businesses should know
• Tax strategies & concerns

 

Fees

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ENROLLMENT FEES START AT $375

The $375 ENROLLMENT FEE includes the cost of classroom sessions AND a single set of NXLEVEL™ training materials. If another person attends NxLeveL™, whether you're a spouse, partner, relative or employee, only an ADDITIONAL FEE OF $50 is required. However, we only ask that the two (or three or more) of you work on the same business together. If the second person prefers to have his or her own set of books, another $100 would cover the costs.

There is NO fee to attend an orientation.

About the Instructor

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Sandy Stelter, CPO® owner of SOS - Strategic Organizing Solutions (1994), provides consultation and hands-on professional, customized, organizing, time management, and productivity coaching to individuals and businesses.  Sandy is the current national Treasurer of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO).  She is also a member of Association of Record Managers and Administrators (ARMA) and a member of the Chambers of Commerce for Fairfield-Suisun, Benicia, and Vacaville.

As a business advisor for the Solano and Napa Valley College Small Business Development Centers, Sandy provides assistance with understanding the business start-up and/or expansion process. Over the years, Sandy has assisted numerous small business owners achieve their goals of owning and operating their own business.

Sandy serves as the lead instructor and is a mentor for the SBDC’s semi-annual NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurial Training Program.  She also actively participates in the monthly Small Business clinic, teaches How to Start Your Small Business and Let’s GO (Get Organized) workshops, and coordinates the SBDC’s Vallejo Small Business Expo and Financial Lenders Panel twice a year!

What Our NxLeveL™ Graduates Say...

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“I must admit, much to my surprise, that I AM IN AWE of the NxLeveL™ Program and recommend it to everyone I meet. It was full of so much information on how to successfully run a business…”
Wendy Graves
Certified Reporting Services

“I enjoyed the NxLeveL™ classes and would HIGHLY RECOMMEND the program to anyone in business—whether you’re an employer or employee. The entire program was WELL ORGANIZED and offered helpful advice from guest speakers to WEEKLY MEETINGS with our mentor.”
Craig Songer
Songer Construction Management

“NxLeveL™ was a course I wish I had taken years ago. It was taught beautifully and COVERED MORE TOPICS than I could have imagined. The SBDC NxLeveL™ support team was and still is an EXTRAORDINARY benefit to helping a business succeed.”
Peri Pfenninger
Peri’s Fine Art & Design