Your Business is Wyoming
                                                                           February, 2011-Vol 5, Issue 2

Economic Enrichment Network

Wyoming Workforce Services invites you to participate in the Economic Enrichment NetWorks'  (EENW) Discovery 9 Opportunity Teams system Facilitator Workshop hosted by Wyoming Workforce Services February 10 at the Little America Hotel in Cheyenne. Seating is limited, so register early to guarantee your space. EENW is the new and innovative low cost interactive system that serves to promote workforce and economic development utilizing grassroots resources - straight from the unemployment lines and Veteran Affairs lobbies. 

To read more about this workshop visit: EconomicEnrichmentNetWorks.org

UnCommon Sense Leadership Program

Green your operations and increase your bottom line with UnCommon Sense, a leadership program offered by the Yellowstone Business Partnership (YBP).   UnCommon Sense is a sustainability leadership program in its sixth year, with a proven track record for helping businesses save money while contributing to their community's social and environmental well-being. A combination of workshops in conjunction with back-home implementation truly helps businesses achieve sustainability goals.  UnCommon Sense is designed to tackle the often overwhelming topic of sustainability, and offers group and one-on-one support tailored to individual business needs. Applications are accepted through March 15. Contact Heather Higinbotham 406-600-6617 or visit www.yellowstonebusiness.org.

 Start Your Own Business Classes in Second Life

Mark Atkinson, Wyoming Entrepreneur SBDC director and eCommerce Specialist, is teaching two small business classes (seminars) in the 3-D virtual world, Second Life, at our facility called Wyoming Entrepreneur Island.
February 10th at 12 noon. This is a business startup class for starting a Wyoming small business in Real Life, although the basic principles apply to a business in any environment. Free registration link.

March 3rd at 12 noon. This is an eCommerce class that teaches entrepreneurs how to sell online with a website. Free registration link. Questions? Call Mark Atkinson 307-352-6894.

Monthly Social Networking Discussions

Interested in learning more about how to use the different social networking sites? Are you an expert and want to share your knowledge about social networking?

We are introducing a monthly virtual discussion session. The next discussion will be held February 28 (fourth Monday of every month) from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM. Join us for 10 minutes or the whole hour. We will be using GoToMeeting, so you will need a headset with a microphone. We will concentrate on Facebook questions for February.

To join in the discussions, register for free through our website list of classes and look for Social Networking Discussions. We will supplement these sessions with discussions in our Ning Network groups: Facebook for Businesses and Twitter for Businesses. Join our free Ning Network today!

1-2-3 Webinar-- 3 Tax Webinars scheduled for February

Join us online Thursdays from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM for all three webinars. Secure your space and Register today.

February 03            Top 5 Tax Questions for the Self Employed
This tax webinar covers key questions. For example: What entity form should my business be? What should I do first? We will also cover the popular auto deductions, as well as meals and travel. Speaker: Keith Hall, Consultant for the National Association for the Self Employed (NASE).

February 10             Preparing an Audit Proof Tax Return
Keith Hall, CPA of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), will be presenting Preparing an Audit Proof Tax Return. In case you are audited by the IRS, you need to understand how to best safeguard you business for survival. Key topics to be discussed include getting organized, searching for deductions, and building your paper fort.

February 24              Tips for Saving on Your Taxes
Keith Hall  will  discuss how to maximize deductions, with possibilities such as hiring your child, utilizing a home office, retirement contributions, and more.

Business Bootcamp

Attend the Business Boot Camp, where entrepreneurs and business owners will experience an interactive program that will provide the participants practical instruction, tools and strategies as they develop their business plans. The Boot Camp is designed to help participants understand the dynamics that support business growth and greater profitability. This is a series of seven classes held once a week on Wednesday evenings starting February 23. To register call (307) 587-3506 or  Northwest College website. 

Upcoming Classes

For complete details and to register for any of our classes visit our website: www.wyomingentrepreneur.biz 

February 3        Increase Your Profits             Worland
February 7        Free $: Fact or Fiction           Casper
February 10      Start Your Own Business       Virtual class in Second Life
                        This class will be taught on our Wyoming Entrepreneur Island on Second Life! 
February 22      Start Your Own Business       Douglas
March 1            Start Your Own Business       Cheyenne

Words of Business

What is a hashtag? Hashtags are used within a tweet using a hash sign (pound symbol #). For example: #grobizidea. This system organizes all tweets using the same keyword or topic to be grouped together.

Wyoming Entrepreneur Network

email: wsbdc@uwyo.edu
web: http://www.wyomingentrepreneur.biz/

Wyoming Small Business Development Center is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Wyoming Business Council and the University of Wyoming.