Business

BUSINESS

BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Tune into the Maryland Small Business Development Center Events Calendar to learn more about our webinars each month: www.marylandsbdc.org/locations/webinar-events-calendar. The Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Maryland, College Park. This partnership links private enterprise, government, higher education, and local economic development organizations to provide management training and technical assistance to Maryland’s small businesses. MD SBDC training programs are designed for all stages of small business development. Topics range from turning ideas into business plans to developing growth strategies, professional development, and expanding into international trade. Our seminars are affordable and taught by skilled professionals.

MD SBDC consulting services are offered at no cost to the small business enterprise. Our confidential business consulting services assist potential and existing small business owners to develop and refine business plans, solve problems, find sources of capital, and brainstorm innovative strategies to build a strong foundation supporting growth and profitability. To put the SBDC to work for your small business, contact the office nearest you or log onto our state website at www.marylandsbdc.org.

In an effort to serve the Eastern Shore small business community, the Small Business Development Center, Chesapeake College, and Salisbury University co-sponsor the following training sessions.

READY, SET, GO!
Are you someone who thinks you have a great business idea, but needs help getting it started on the right path? Our free course is designed to guide you to making the first steps to start your business. You must pre-register for this class. Please contact Vanette Seals at 410-822-5400 x2340 or vseals@chesapeake.edu to pre-register.

Dates	Days	Times	Room
03/22/22	T	5:30-6:30pm	EDC26

SMART START YOUR BUSINESS
If you are starting a small business, this course is just what you need. You will learn the basics of what it takes to run a successful business. You will work on a business plan, marketing, and finding financial resources. Please contact Vanette Seals at 410-822-5400 x2340 or vseals@chesapeake.edu to pre-register.
Course Fee: TBD

Dates	Days	Times	Room
05/12/22	Th	6-8:30pm	CAMB 117
06/14/22	T	6-8:30pm	AUD01

LUNCH AND LEARN LEADERSHIP PRESENTATIONS

BENDING THE BUREAUCRACY TOWARDS EXCELLENCE
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
11:30am-12:30pm
Presented by Paul W. Comfort
This continuing education presentation is designed for leaders and managers in companies or government agencies to assist them in producing excellent, performance driven results. In too many companies/agencies, vast administrative bureaucracies grow and take hold, choking out innovation and direction from operational managers. Based on over 30 years of practical experience, Comfort presents 7 steps to bend these bureaucracies and engage them in supporting operations-driven decision making that can produce top and bottom line results.

Objectives:

Demonstrate how to set a new north star for a company and measure achievement toward it with better key performance indicators that produce improved individual and company performance.
Describe how to build a team to achieve results and better align administrative functional departments with operations.
Empower participants to directly arbitrate conflicts, create new, all-encompassing projects, and communicate with effectiveness.

RSVP to pace@chesapeake.edu to receive the Zoom link.

WHAT MAKES YOU A LEADER?
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
11:30am-12:30pm
Presented by Mark Berry
Do you possess skills to be labeled as a leader? A leader is a person who has a commanding authority or influence that oversees a group or organization. This continuing education presentation is designed to explore various characteristics of good leaders and apply this conversation to real life scenarios.

Objectives:

To define the word leadership.
To explore various characteristics of good leaders to expose what makes a great leader.
To encourage attendees to apply the conversation to real life scenarios and encourage them to think about leadership differently.

RSVP to pace@chesapeake.edu to receive the Zoom link.

SPANISH & LANGUAGES IN THE WORKPLACE

Students must provide an email address.
Once registered, email pace@chesapeake.edu.

SPANISH FOR REQUESTING PERSONAL INFO AND DATA
This continuing education course is designed to provide immediate access to functional language skills for non-Spanish speaking individuals who may need to acquire information and data from Spanish speakers. Instruction will focus on phonetic encoding to address the most important Spanish commands, questions and phrases pertinent to daily interactions. Topics include one-way communication in order to secure personal information and data from Spanish speakers. Course materials provided.
Course fee: $145 (Tuition: In-county $5, Out-of-county $10, Out-of-state $15)

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEW 005 9B	6	04/04-04/20/22	M/W	6-8:30pm	TBD

BASIC SPANISH I
These courses are designed to develop basic Spanish and grammar concepts, and prepare students to facilitate meaningful communication with limited English proficient members of the Spanish community. Topics include sentence construction, rules of pronunciation, and verbs. Students must register for CEW 021, CEW 022, and CEW 023. Financial assistance may be available through the Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship. Contact the PACE Department at pace@chesapeake.edu or Lois Thomas at lthomas@chesapeake.edu for more information.
Course fee: $750 (Includes Basic Spanish I, II & Basic Conversation classes, and textbook)

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEW 021 9A	8	03/21-04/13/22	M/W	5:30-8:30pm	EDC27

BASIC SPANISH II
In Basic Spanish II, students will review the key concepts learned in Basic Spanish I, develop basic grammar concepts, and apply those concepts during conversations. Topics include possessive adjectives, interrogatory words, irregular verbs, and more. Students will be able to engage in a simple Spanish conversation using basic dialogue skills.

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEW 022 9A	8	04/25-05/18/22	M/W	5:30-8:30pm	EDC27

BASIC SPANISH CONVERSATION
The Basic Spanish Conversation course is designed to enable students to apply Spanish language concepts they learned during Basic Spanish I & II. Topics include situational conversations such as ordering food, reserving hotel rooms, purchasing airline tickets, and more.

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEW 023 9A	4	06/06-06/15/22	M/W	5:30-8pm	EDC27

SPANISH FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS & TEACHERS
This continuing education course is designed for administrators and teachers in schools with Spanish-speaking students in attendance. The course will provide the ability to communicate more effectively and to overcome language barriers with these students and their families. Topics include basic conversational phrases, conversing in the classroom, communicating rules and behavior, responding to medical emergencies, greeting parents and visitors, engaging in security measures, and survival phrases for parent-teacher conferences.
Course fee: $145 (Tuition: In-county $5, Out-of-county $10, Out-of-state $15)

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEW 006 9B	6	03/02-03/23/22	M/W	6-8:30pm	TBD

THE COMMUNITY INTERPRETER® INTERNATIONAL I
The Community Interpreter International I Course will prepare students to facilitate meaningful communication between service providers and Limited English Proficient members of the community. Topics to be covered include: certificate program requirements, language proficiency test preparation, introduction to community interpreting, ethical principles and standards, and protocols and skills for community interpreting. Students must register for both CEX 812 9A and CEX 813 9A at the same time - these courses are linked with payment in CEX 812 only. Textbooks and testing are included. Financial assistance may be available through the Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship. Contact Lois Thomas at lthomas@chesapeake.edu for more information.
Course Fee: $750 (Includes Part I & Part II classes, textbook, and testing fees.)
Instructor: Dr. Lorelly Solano

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEX 812 9A	3	06/03/22 06/04/22 06/10/22	F Sa F	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	HPAC 133

THE COMMUNITY INTERPRETER® INTERNATIONAL II
The Community Interpreter International II will prepare students to facilitate meaningful communication between service providers and Limited English Proficient members of the community. Topics to be covered include: strategic meditation, cultural competence, professional identity, and the role of community interpreters. Students must register for both CEX 812 9A and CEX 813 9A at the same time - these courses are linked with payment in CEX 812 only. Textbooks and testing are included.
Instructor: Dr. Lorelly Solano

Section	Sessions	Dates	Days	Times	Room
CEX 813 9A	3	06/11/22 06/17/22 06/18/22	Sa F Sa	8:30 AM - 5:30 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	HPAC 133

ED2GO FUNDAMENTALS LEADERSHIP COURSES

Chesapeake College, in partnership with ed2go, offers a variety of online courses for students to learn new personal and professional skills. These classes are typically 6 weeks to 3 months in length. Information such as course overviews, syllabi, requirements, and instructor information can be found at www.ed2go.com/chesapeake. For more information, contact pace@chesapeake.edu.

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