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Workforce Development and Community Services at Moraine Valley Community College is helping business owners and entrepreneurs facilitate economic growth, job creation, and retention with the development of several classes on business ownership. Classes begin at the college in the fall semester or can be customized and offered on-site to meet the specific needs of a business.
The “Business Basics for Entrepreneurs” series now includes classes on the basics of starting a business, accounting and bookkeeping, small business marketing, financial management, small business legal issues, writing a business plan, obtaining a small business loan in hard economic times, and managing cash flow.
Two new series have been created to help existing businesses succeed. The six-class series “Nothing Happens Until Somebody Sells Something” includes “Why Have a Selling System?”, “Prospecting With a Purpose”, “Establishing a Winning Relationship”, “Qualifying and Disqualifying Prospects”, “The Four Steps to Presenting and Closing a Deal”, and “Improving Your Batting Average”. The “Web Marketing for Business” series features: “Back to the Basics”, “Make Your Web Site Work For You”, “Social Networking on the Web”, and “Web 2.0: The Second Generation of Web Site Design”.
Businesses can stay at the top of their game with courses in customer service such as Dealing With Difficult and Irate Customers, Effective Customer Service Communication, How to Keep Your Customers, and Motivating Customer Service Professionals.
For more information or to see a class schedule, visit morainevalley.edu/wdcs or call Workforce Development and Community Services at (708) 974-5735.
To register for classes, go to Registration in Building S or call (708) 974-2110 (TTY for the hearing impaired 708-974-9556). Previously enrolled students can register online at morainevalley.edu.
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