Sierra Commons

Holiday Party and Silent Auction

Posted by robert | Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 | No Comments »

Our holiday party this year will be on Tuesday, December 6^th, at 7 0’clock in the evening. It’s going to be a lot of fun!

Along with live music and wine, we will also have a silent auction. Many of our members, instructors, and friends have generously donated over $1500 worth of their services and/or products. If you would like to contribute to our auction, please contact Robert at 265-8443.

Some examples of the services we will be offering at the silent auction are:

2-Hour Copy Assessment by Mike Mooers, Wicked Good Copy
(2) 1-Hour Grant & Fund Development Consultations by Shawn Garvey, The Grant Farm
1-Hour Nutritional Consultation by Victoria LaFont, Nourish Nutritional Therapy
2-Hour Editing/Writing by Vanessa Richardson, Richardson Writing
Ayurveda Health Assessment by Bonita Carol, Ayurveda Health and Education Therapies
Voice Dialogue Facilitation by Bonita Carol
Ad Space in the Nevada City Advocate, donated by Stacy Butler
4-Hour Work Intern by Paul Platner, Work is Worship

TEDxGrassValley this December

Posted by robert | Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 | No Comments »

Nevada City, CA – TEDxGrassValley, an independently produced event,operated under license from TED, will webcast the programming and talks from TEDxWomen on Thursday, December 1, 2011.

TEDxGrassValley
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Doors 4:30pm, Event 5-9:30pm
Unity in the Gold Country
180 Cambridge Court, Grass Valley, CA 95959

TEDxWomen is a one-day bi-coastal event taking place on December 1, 2011 at the Paley Center in New York and Los Angeles that focuses on women, and women’s issues. TEDxWomen type events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDxWomen, and also feature local speakers. (more…)

Two Part Seminar: Grow Your Business with Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing

Posted by robert | Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 | 1 Comment »

Hosted by: Nevada City and Grass Valley Chambers of Commerce and Constant Contact

When: Tuesday, November 29th
Time: Part I 2:00 – 3:15 (15 minute complimentary snack break) Part II 3:30 – 5:30
Where: Sierra Commons (Stonehouse building), 107 Sacramento Street Suite 300, Nevada City, CA 95959
Cost: Complimentary to Nevada City and Grass Valley Chamber members, all others $15 (check or cash at the door)
Registration Required: http://eventactions.com/ea.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=0eek46g9etvwhm7hd5hrnv71zbz5vguu7tbez3n5uk941sxdxk5u
Parking: Complimentary parking at the Stonehouse lot or in the public lot across the bridge

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An “Entrepreneur Fair with a Micro-Lending Party”

Posted by robert | Monday, 14 Nov 2011 | No Comments »

What is it? In theory, it is an event where 20-40 inventors, new businesses, ideas, products, services, etc. set up a table in a large hall for a one day kick-off event. Then the public is invited to see their presentations. The public could then lend, invest, partner-up, buyout, donate, etc. depending on what their interest was. It could be as little as $25 or as much as they wanted.

“At the core of capitalism is the so-called entrepreneurial spirit: Anyone who’s willing and able to cultivate an idea into a business has a chance to succeed. Under capitalism and the free market, everyone’s offered the same opportunity for success. That said, this shot at the big time is a largely theoretical one. Some entrepreneurs simply don’t meet the criteria that lending institutions rely on to avoid risk. Most bankers are, after all, capitalists as well, and the best way for a lender to ensure a profit is to lend to those likeliest to repay the loan. It’s a caveat (some would say, flaw) to the capitalist system: the door to wealth or self-sufficiency is open only to those who meet certain standards. (more…)

The Basics of Business Accounting @ Thursday’s Lunch & Learn

Posted by robert | Tuesday, 1 Nov 2011 | No Comments »

Accounting in general, and how to read and use financial statements, is usually the difference between business failure and success, yet it is a source of confusion, frustration, and embarrassment for most entrepreneurs.

Come to Sierra Commons this Thursday 11/3 from 12-2pm for this SPECIAL Lunch & Learn Session.

Bring your lunch and learn from expert CPA Judy Nichols.

Judy Nichols is a CPA with many years of experience in her own public accounting practices, as well as teaching at the college level. She has provided consulting and accounting services to hundreds of small business clients and well understands the importance of their financial statement education to their business success. Unable to find an adequate and efficient source of this education for her clients, she developed an effective and easy to learn method to teach entrepreneurs the general concepts of:

accounting
the accounts and what they represent
how they get to the financial statements
and the relationships between the financial statements.

This is an introductory level workshop and is a necessary foundation for more advanced learning.

$5-10 sliding scale donation requested

Free Google Earth Class Friday 11/4

Posted by robert | Wednesday, 26 Oct 2011 | No Comments »

Google Earth can take you around the work in 60 seconds. Over 1 billion people have downloaded this free tool for many uses. A free class to learn how to use this remarkable tool is being offered to you by SWALE Inc.

This class will explore basic tasks for using Google Earth in planning, watershed analysis and other areas of expertise. Topics will include finding places, moving around them, taking pictures of a site, saving a location and visualizing a site plan. You will learn about the following: (more…)

Last Call: Business Ignitor Course Registration Deadline 10/19

Posted by robert | Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 | No Comments »

Its time to make your final decision. Are you in or out?

The deadline for registering for the Business Ignitor Course is tomorrow, 10/19.

The instructors are all committed and ready to help you launch your business.

The curriculum and mentoring is being tailored specifically for students who have already registered.

The graduation package is stellar.

And there is a seat waiting for you if you are ready to launch your business.

Please fill out the application and prepare yourself to transform your business idea into a thriving Nevada County business.

If you have any questions, please contact Robert at 530-265-8443.

See you at Sierra Commons.

WordPress Class Series

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Where? Sierra Commons in Nevada City, CA.

When? October 21, 28 & November 4th and 11th, 2011 from 10am-11:45am

Cost? Sliding Scale $120-$180+ (larger donations gladly accepted)

Prerequisites: You must register and complete payment via PayPal.
Class size is limited. (more…)

Last Chance to Register for WordPress Class

Posted by robert | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 | No Comments »

Last chance to register for the
Introduction Class this Friday:

Registered attendees will receive a special promotional discount code for a new Green web hosting plan from Dreamhost that includes one FREE lifetime domain name registration.

Introduction to WordPress

Friday, October 14th

A Call for Start-Up and Early-Stage Companies

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The Nevada County business community in coordination with the Nevada County Economic Resource Council (NCERC) announced today a “Call for Companies” interested in presenting at the “2011 Innovative Showcase” scheduled for November 17 at Sierra College Nevada County Campus. The Showcase will attract start-up and emerging companies with high growth potential and connect them with experienced investors and business development leaders.

“It is important to continue to encourage entrepreneurs to start and grow companies in Nevada County to generate critical mass which benefits existing local companies and the community as a whole,” says Telestream CEO Dan Castles who will serve as the Showcase’s featured speaker. (more…)

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