The Business Support Specialist Course will upgrade skills for all individuals currently in the workforce. This will result in having professionals with skills utilizing programs such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Adobe and CoPilot. This program covers the subject areas and practical experience required for an individual to be an Office Support Specialist. The program will be business centric.
Organization and compliance tools
The Record Keeping for a Small Business module provides an overview of record keeping and is designed to help participants to understand how record keeping can benefit their business.
Community Impact
How Small Businesses can lead economic empowerment in their communities.
Wellness Integration
Financial trauma recovery, money mindfulness, and financial therapy insights.
Succession Planning
Building generational wealth through succession and exit planning.
Cash Survival Skills
Creative cash flow solutions + mental resilience training.
Tax Strategy
Demystifying taxes with minority-owned business examples.
Personal Productivity
Using time wisely to avoid burnout; self-care strategies for entrepreneurs.
Legal Formation
Choosing the best legal structure for protection, credibility, and growth.
Access to Financial Tools
Culturally sensitive access to banks, CDFIs, and alternative funding options.
Credit Strategies
Understanding systemic barriers and how to overcome them to access credit.
Financial Health
Deeper dive into bookkeeping, cash flow, financial statements + stress management for money fears.
Planning for Success
Culturally relevant business planning techniques; creating bankable business plans.
Is Owning a Business Right for You?
Aligning business dreams with personal values and community impact.
A purported fiduciary offering assistance that ultimately negatively affect your eligibility for public benefit programs.
Dishonest contact by solicitors offering home improvement and repair services, normally after a weather emergency.
Preparation for unexpected health problems and natural disasters.
Request for your Social Security, Medicare or other personal information to use in order to run up unauthorized charges to your accounts.
False assertion from fake computer technicians or information technology companies claiming your computer has been compromised.
Deceptive request to donate towards a charity or non-profit that require or pressure a person to make a quick decision.
A fake call or electronic message from someone falsely claiming to represent the government, a company or a grandchild.
Misleading ads that promise guaranteed investment returns.
Guard against abuse by using trustworthy helpers to manage property and personal finances. Protect yourself from romance ploys.
Gain an overview on financial exploitation, while protecting your identify and preparing for financial loss. Find money management resources and learn how to report incidents of financial exploitation to people who can help.