Free Small Business Webinars

MBMENTORS UPCOMING WEBINARS

MBMentors regularly presents 100% FREE small business webinars covering a variety of topics. MBM
doesn't sell any products or services to participants.

From how to start a business, to growing your brand with the right sales and marketing strategies, to how to finance your business, check our schedule below for upcoming programs.

HR Tips for Managing a Small Businesses

May 7, 2024

9 am - 10:15 am

Overview:

Learn the top 10 Human Resources tips for a small business. As we go through each tip, you will learn the pluses, minuses, pitfalls, and "no-no’"s of hiring and managing performance.

Details:

Learn from an HR expert about:

How to plan and prepare before you recruit - the questions you can and can't ask.
The importance of having a clear and actionable onboarding and training plan for new hires.
How to manage new employee expectations. Being clear on what you expect them to deliver.
How to manage the introductory period. How to weed out poor performance quickly.
How to avoid dual reporting lines or manager titles.
How to hold 1-2-1's with direct reports.
How to set standards on what you want, where improvement is needed, and what good performance looks like.
How to utilize a personnel diary.
How to empower your people for their growth.
The importance of career goals of your team members. Knowing their strengths and weaknesses and aligning people in the right spots on your team and in your business.

Presented by Kathy Knipp of Knipp Consulting a Minneapolis HR consulting firm.

Financial Management

May 15, 2024

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Overview:

This program is an introduction to small business financial management.

Topics covered include:

The language of finance.
Identifying good financial management practices and tools.
A quick calculation to help you understand if your business idea will earn a profit.
An introduction to the big three financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow.
The basics of getting the money you need to run your business.

This session is part of the MONEY SMART series for Small Business and presented by Pauline Allison of MBMentors.

Managing Cash Flow

June 5

9 am - 10:30 am

Overview:

Want to make an important step toward successful small business ownership? Learning how cash is moving in and out of your business is a great step toward business success. You need to think ahead in order to meet financial obligations and run a profitable business for the long-term.

This webinar will go over some basic cash flow concepts that can get you started.

What You Will Learn:

The purpose of cash flow management in a start-up small business.
How to assess a cash flow cycle and make some cash flow projections.
How a cash flow statement can help you assess and improve the financial health of your venture.
Some ways to manage cash flow in terms of managing costs and potential income.

This is a free webinar and part of the MONEY SMART for small business curriculum.