Business Success Seminars - LSC-CyFair

Attend free, information-packed seminars designed to help you build your successful business.
Sessions held at 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. in the LSC-CyFair Library – Room 131 unless otherwise noted.
No pre-registration is required. There will be a drawing for prizes.

Information on previous sessions is available at http://businesssuccess.pbworks.com/.

Sponsored by the Small Business Development Center and the Lone Star College-CyFair Library.

Schedule of Spring 2012 Free Seminars

The Hidden Power of the Elevator Pitch

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Terri Craig, eWomen Network
Do you ever get frustrated because you’re networking like crazy, but not generating the interest in your products or services that you would like? Breakthrough! Practice and master a short description of yourself and your business to captivate potential clients and customers.

Speaker Profile:
Terri Craig has over 31 years experience in the technology industry and as a partner with two “Big Six” Firms before launching her first company MYMResults in 2002.  MYMResults (aka Maximize Your Marketing Results) develops real-world, practical marketing, advertising and business developing strategies for women-owned businesses.  She also offers a Blog Talk Radio Show, "The Terri Craig Show:  Real Women-Real Results TM", which showcases women in business.

Get Yourself on the Map

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Siva Yenneti, ITVibes
Help your customers find you quickly and easily. Learn about services such as Foursquare, Google Maps, local search engine optimization, geotagging and local directories.

Speaker Profile:
Siva Yenneti, Director of Business Web Solutions at ITVibes, has extensive experience in designing, developing and optimizing website and marketing solutions for small businesses. During his years as a software engineer and project manager at various companies, Siva has developed an expertise in the changing roles of technology in business.

Intergenerational Marketing

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Darlene Hajduk, Proline Supply Company
Gen X, Millennials, Baby Boomers, and the Greatest Generation. How can you reach everyone with your message? Darlene reveals the secrets to understanding the different generations in order to sell to them.

Speaker Profile:
Darlene M. Hajduk is a fifteen year veteran of the promotional products profession and is the founder and President of ProLine Supply Company, Inc.  She has been nominated three times for “Small Business of the Year” for the Cyfair Houston Chamber of Commerce. Hajduk is also the former Director of the Greensheet Education Foundation.  She has a B.S. degree in Media Communications from Medaille College, in Buffalo, NY. She has been on the Houston Promotional Products Association Board for the past three years and Cy-Fair chapter of the American Business Woman’s Association.  Additionally, she has held several leadership positions in local networking and business organizations. Darlene continues to be involved with the community through volunteer work with the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation, the Vaughn Gage Center, as well as other organizations. Hajduk has been married for 32 years and has 2 children. She may be reached at dhajduk@prolinesupply.cc

Spring Break - Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - No Session

Facebook Essentials for Business

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Melissa Rotholz, Director, Instructional and Organizational Development, LSC-CyFair
Are you wondering how to market using Facebook? Join us in the library computer lab to set up your Facebook business page and get practical tips on how to promote using Facebook. You may want to bring your laptop. Note: This session meets in library computer lab 203.

Speaker Profile:
Melissa Rotholz has been with the Lone Star College System since 2007. She is currently LSC-CyFair’s Director of Instructional and Organizational Development, but has also worked as a Business Solutions Consultant for the Corporate Training department.  Melissa graduated from TSU with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Marketing.  She worked 3 years as a Galleria Sales Manager, and then 4 years as a Quality Assurance Analyst at Van Kampen Funds.  She earned her master’s degree in Organizational and Human Resource Development from Abilene Christian University in 2009 and enjoys facilitating online courses for them.  Melissa has been a member of the American Business Women’s Association since 2007 and has held several officer positions for the Cy-Fair Express Network, recognized nationally as a Best Practices network. She also served two years as chair of the Business in Growth (BIG) Training Academy for the Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce.

Breakthrough Goal-Setting Strategies

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Melissa Lombard, Red Bird Business Results
Everyone dreams. Those with a plan succeed. Discover how to make your business plans a reality using well-defined goals that are clear and measurable, and that lead you in the right direction.

Speaker Profile:
Melissa Lombard, owner of RedBird Business Results, has worked with non-profits, franchises, family-owned businesses, chambers of commerce, and corporations to help them improve their bottom lines.  Whether it is through talent management-getting the right people on the team and in the right roles, improving sales performance, evaluating pricing structures, uncovering opportunities for cross selling or up-selling, removing bottlenecks or choke points or increasing efficiencies, she works with business owners make their business profitable.

QuickBooks for Small Business

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Deborah Hroch, University of Houston Small Business Development Center, Deborah Hroch & Associates, L.L.C.
Are your books cooked or just well done? Take a crash course in QuickBooks, an inexpensive and versatile software program. Find out if being your own bookkeeper is for you.

Speaker Profile:
Deborah Hroch is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has consulted with small businesses using QuickBooks since 1998, regardless of their experience with the software.  From new users requesting training and data file setup to long-time QuickBook users wanting to maximize their program use by integrating QuickBooks with other applications like point of sale systems, Deborah has done it all.  She consults with businesses at all levels to make sure they are using the program efficiently and to the fullest capacity possible.