The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was launched by the federal government on April 3, 2020, to assist small businesses in sustaining the paychecks of their employees in the face of the COVID19 pandemic. This webinar will dig into the specifics of the PPP and how you can access this important resource: How to apply, what the funds can be used for, and what will determine whether or not the loan is partially or fully forgiven. There will also be time for Q&A.

Open discussion with participants about the challenges and issues they face in the retail industry.

Facilitated by: Jie Zhang

Utilizing Data Analytics to Build A Winning Retail Business

Retail industry trends and implications for small and Mid-sized Retailers (SMR)

This session will focus on 1) the "big picture" and major trends of the industry, more or less organized by different retail sectors; 2) the implications for SMR's; 3) discuss strategies to address these challenges from the perspective of SMR's.

Facilitated by: Jie Zhang

The New Year often brings with it new resolutions. On January 19, learn how to ensure that these resolutions do not fall on the wayside. Create your entrepreneurial journey towards success by attending this free webinar. After all, you are the CEO of a very important enterprise. You! You are the CEO of Me, Inc. Smith professor Rajshree Agarwal will lead us through a session revisiting our purpose in life and the steps we can take to ensure we are heading in the right direction to achieve it.

Join us for a free online information session about our new AI Leadership for Healthcare course on December 10 at 6:30 p.m.

This info session is a great way to learn more about this unique program and get your questions answered.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss selecting the social media outlets that resonate with your target audience. As the number of social media platforms expands, it becomes more confusing for the business owner to decide where to invest their time and resources in the social arena. We will look at established and emerging social media platforms to better understand who is using them and how businesses can make the most of their social media efforts on each SM platform.

As the general population has gravitated towards e-commerce, industrial buyers have come to expect more from B2B sites. We’ll look at how you can make your B2B site more engaging and informative for procurement officers. With millennials entering the supply chain field, we’ll also explore what content and platforms they are seeking to guarantee a smart B2B purchase.

Once you’ve decided on your site’s target audience(s), it’s time to design the site with their needs in mind. We’ll explore infusing your company’s site with your unique company brand personality through content and design to guarantee positive user experience. We’ll also look at the nuances of a mobile site/app design to assure a frictionless interaction.

We will broaden our studies to include concepts of managerial accounting. This type of accounting involves the application of business management tools, including budgeting, cost accounting, performance management, breakeven computations and incremental analysis.