Workshops

ONLINE COURSE
This workshop will provide you with basic information on the steps needed to start a business in
California. Starting your own business — whether for better hours, to be your own boss or to pursue your
lifelong passion — can be a great idea, but first you need to know how and whether you’re financially and
logistically ready.

Learning Outcomes
• Start with Your Business Idea
• Financing your Business
• Prepare and Plan: Business Plan, Business Templates
• Business Type and Business Name: LLC, Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, Etc.
• Registering your Business
• Registering a Fictitious Business Name
• Choose a Location and Local Zoning Regulations
• Obtaining Specialty Licenses and Permits
• Employer’s Responsibilities: EIN Number, Workers Compensation, etc.

Benefits of Starting Your Own Business
When you build your own business, you do what you want, how you want, when you want. You
develop the product or service to the level you think is best. You have systems and routines that work best for you. And if you need a powernap in the late morning or afternoon to boost creativity and productivity, you can take one.
• Independence and Control
• Financial Reward
• Flexibility
• Directly Helping People
• Opportunity for Innovation

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Navigate the professional world with confidence and polish! This course equips participants with the skills and knowledge to excel in workplace interactions, fostering respect, collaboration, and professionalism. Whether you’re starting a new career or looking to enhance your professional presence, this course provides essential tools to leave a positive and lasting impression.

ONLINE COURSE
This workshop will provide you with basic information on the steps needed to start a business in
California. Starting your own business — whether for better hours, to be your own boss or to pursue your
lifelong passion — can be a great idea, but first you need to know how and whether you’re financially and
logistically ready.

Learning Outcomes
• Start with Your Business Idea
• Financing your Business
• Prepare and Plan: Business Plan, Business Templates
• Business Type and Business Name: LLC, Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, Etc.
• Registering your Business
• Registering a Fictitious Business Name
• Choose a Location and Local Zoning Regulations
• Obtaining Specialty Licenses and Permits
• Employer’s Responsibilities: EIN Number, Workers Compensation, etc.

Benefits of Starting Your Own Business
When you build your own business, you do what you want, how you want, when you want. You
develop the product or service to the level you think is best. You have systems and routines that work best for you. And if you need a powernap in the late morning or afternoon to boost creativity and productivity, you can take one.
• Independence and Control
• Financial Reward
• Flexibility
• Directly Helping People
• Opportunity for Innovation

Contact your Career Coach to register.
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This workshop covers the overall process of an interview and the skills needed to interview successfully. You will learn the steps to take before an interview, how to prepare, the different types of interviews, and what to do after the interview.

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*For EDD RESA CLIENTS ONLY

We will discuss what you must know before you can write a resume. A resume is a marketing tool to persuade the In the first 90 minutes, we will discuss what you must know before you can write a resume. A resume is a marketing tool to persuade the employer that you are the answer to their needs. You will learn the different components and how to develop this all-important marketing tool. We will learn the value of Cover Letters and go through the steps of creating one. In the remaining time (break included), you will be given time to ask questions, research online free samples of resumes/cover letters and to apply what you learned to your resume draft

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This workshop provides the fundamental tools for job searching whether in person or online. It explains the effective ways to job search, the websites available, the labor market, the importance of budgeting, how to research a company, how to look for a self-sustainable job, what skills you possess, and how to analyze job postings.

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In-depth 1:1 resume support for a maximum of 3 people for this 90-minute lab. Individuals must already have a resume in this workshop/lab, there will be a quick review of the components of a Resume: heading/contact info, branding titles, summary, education, highlights/accomplishments, work experience. The bulk of the time will be for individual resume support and critique of resumes already well drafted. Computers are on site but personal laptops can be brought. If the workshop is online, have access to a google doc (app) through a Gmail account. SEND your RESUME to the instructor 2 days in advance, please.

Contact your Career Coach to register.

Not yet a client of work2future? Get started

This workshop provides the fundamental tools for job searching whether in person or online. It explains the effective ways to job search, the websites available, the labor market, the importance of budgeting, how to research a company, how to look for a self-sustainable job, what skills you possess, and how to analyze job postings.

Contact your Career Coach to register.

Not yet a client of work2future? Get started

We will discuss what you must know before you can write a resume. A resume is a marketing tool to persuade the In the first 90 minutes, we will discuss what you must know before you can write a resume. A resume is a marketing tool to persuade the employer that you are the answer to their needs. You will learn the different components and how to develop this all-important marketing tool. We will learn the value of Cover Letters and go through the steps of creating one. In the remaining time (break included), you will be given time to ask questions, research online free samples of resumes/cover letters and to apply what you learned to your resume draft

Contact your Career Coach to register.

Not yet a client of work2future? get started

Navigate the professional world with confidence and polish! This course equips participants with the skills and knowledge to excel in workplace interactions, fostering respect, collaboration, and professionalism. Whether you’re starting a new career or looking to enhance your professional presence, this course provides essential tools to leave a positive and lasting impression.

This workshop covers the overall process of an interview and the skills needed to interview successfully. You will learn the steps to take before an interview, how to prepare, the different types of interviews, and what to do after the interview.

Contact your Career Coach to register.

Not yet a client of work2future? Get started