Tax Basics For Small Business

A two-hour workshop entitled “Tax Basics for Small Business” is being sponsored by a coalition of organizations which provide assistance to small business. It will cover the basics of business tax accounting, including an overview of how legal structures affect tax liability, the difference between cash and accrual accounting methods, current vs. capital expenses, commonly overlooked tax deductions and preparing for a business tax audit.

In addition to time for questions and answers, each workshop participant will receive a notebook with useful forms and documents.

Ripon/Green Lake session: A session will be held on February 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the demonstration room of the Green Lake County Courthouse, 492 Hill Street in Green Lake. The cost is $25 per person including materials. To register, call 1-800-232-8939. Local workshop sponsors include ADVOCAP, CAP Services, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation, Ripon Chamber of Commerce, Ripon Community Development Corp., SCORE-Fox Cities Chapter, Tri-County Regional Economic Development Corp., the Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara county offices of UW-Extension and the Small Business Development Center at the UW Oshkosh.

Fond du Lac session: A session will be held on February 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St. in Fond du Lac. The cost is $25 per person including materials. To register, call 1-800-232-8939. Local workshop sponsors include ADVOCAP, Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp., SCORE – Fox Cities Chapter/Fond du Lac Branch, the Fond du Lac County office of UW-Extension, Waupun Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Small Business Development Center at UW Oshkosh.

For more information about this program in .pdf form, please click here.

The Changing Face of Success: Taking Action in the Workplace and Community

Fond du Lac County stakeholders convened last November to uncover strategies for being proactive and generating local success in a diverse and global marketplace. 150 people participated. Following that 80 people came together in nine small groups to forge a specific path forward for our County.

Decision-makers spoke, and many have already taken action. Join other top leaders from across the County in forging success within the global village as you discover what targeted priorities and strategies emerged from the small groups; learn how some local stakeholders have already translated strategy into action; sharpen tools for implementing diversity in the workplace and community; participate in a county-wide process that gets results by doing. In direct response to outcomes of the November event and small group work, the morning features Rhonda Taylor-Parris, Director of Workforce Planning at Aurora Health Care, who will provide participants with practical strategies for successfully incorporating diversity as a key building block in a productive workplace. 

Who should attend? CEO’s, executive directors, human resource directors, community leaders, church leaders, education and student leaders.

The program will take place on February 27, 2008 from 7:15 to 9:30 a.m. at Marian College Stayer Center. There is no fee for this program. A light breakfast will be provided. Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required by Feb 20th at www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce  Call (920) 929-3622 for more information.

For more information about this event in .pdf form, please click here.

Save the date! FCEDC Annual Evening

The FCEDC 19th Annual Evening will be held on Thursday, April 3rd at 5:30 p.m. at UW-Fond du Lac University Commons and Prairie Theater.

Ed Morrison, Economic Policy Advisor for the Purdue Center for Regional Development, will present "Shift Happens: A How-To Guide on Building a Premier Community" -- a hands-on plan to building premier communities through his proven strategies of “strategic doing.” Ed stresses, however, that change and improvement are only possible when shifts in conventional wisdom occur and doors to collaboration and networks are permanently unlocked.

This year's "How to" guide is aimed at building on last year's dynamic presentation “Creating Tingle: Working Together to Build Premier Communities."

Mark your calendars now for the evening of Thursday, April 3rd for this must-attend event for all Fond du Lac County business and community leaders.

DFP to offer marketing workshop

The Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership will be hosting a seminar conducted by Margie Johnson titled “Low Budget  > High Impact Marketing and Visual Merchandising”.  This seminar has been specifically designed for service and retail businesses to capture a new customer base with low cost strategies.

Margie Johnson, President of Shop Talk, located in Virginia Beach, VA, is one of the top retail consultants in the country.  She will use a lively blend of lecture and interactive techniques to teach you and your staff how to revitalize your business.

The workshop will be March 19, 2008 in the McClane Room at the Fond du Lac Public Library from 7:30 am– 10 am.  The workshop costs $10 for downtown business owners/employees, $20 for AC members, and $30 for non-members.  Register on-line at www.downtownfonddulac.com or call (920) 921-9500.  

The mission of Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC), a county-wide private/public partnership, is to improve the economic well being of the businesses, communities, and residents of the county.