BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Monetizing Your Blog
Total Cost: $129 (Tuition: $70 Fees: $59)
This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of blogging monetizing techniques. Topics to be covered include: goggle adsense, ad networks, CPC verses CPM campaigns, text link ads, and affiliate programs. Students should know what a blog is. Preferably (although not required) students would have had or have a blog on a free service such as blogger (blogspot), wordpress, moveable type, etc.

Create a Small Business Website
Total Cost: $169 (Tuition: $100 Fees: $69)
As the popularity of the Internet has risen over the past decade, virtually all businesses have established an online presence. If you want your small business to have an online presence but fear you lack the background or expertise for such an endeavor, this course is for you. Whether you want to build your own, unique website or use a pre-existing web application, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get your business online today. Prerequisite: Internet Basics or equivalent knowledge.

Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction
Total Cost: $189 (Tuition: $104 Fees: $85)
Learn how to use Microsoft Project to assist in managing your projects. Students will create a project plan containing tasks, organize these tasks in a work breakdown structure containing task relationships, create and assign resources, and finalize the project to implement the project plan. Prerequisites: Windows Intro or equivalent knowledge and an understanding of project management concepts.

QuickBooks 2007 Introduction
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $81 Fees: $78)
Learn the basic features of QuickBooks including navigating through QuickBooks, setting up a company, working with lists, setting up inventory, selling your product, invoicing for services, processing payment, working with bank accounts, and entering and paying bills. Prerequisite: Windows Getting Started or equivalent knowledge.

QuickBooks 2007 Advanced
Total Cost: $159 (Tuition: $81 Fees: $78)
Go beyond the basics and learn how to customize and use more advanced tools in QuickBooks such as customizing forms, using QuickBooks accounts, creating reports, creating graphs, tracking and paying sales tax, doing payroll with QuickBooks, keeping track of the job, writing letters, and synchronizing with contact management software. Prerequisite: QuickBooks 2007 Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Analyze Product & Sales Data using Access
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to use various features of Access to create effective and efficient summaries of large amounts of product and sales data. Prerequisites: Access Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Close Sales using PowerPoint & Word
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to leverage the features of both PowerPoint and Word to prepare effective sales presentations. Prerequisites: PowerPoint Intro and Word Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Create & Manage an Excel Database
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to use the database features of Excel. Students will learn how to prepare and maintain a list, sort and filter data, and find data in a list. Prerequisites: Excel Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Create Brochures, Flyers & More using Word
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Use a variety of desktop publishing techniques to create some simple publications with Word. Prerequisite: Word Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Customize Your Reports using Access
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Use features of Access and compatible applications to create customized reports that meet your information needs. Also see techniques for making reports more attractive and for sharing the reports with people who do not have Access installed. Prerequisites: Access Intermediate or equivalent knowledge.

Enhance Your Document Design & Layout using Word
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Students will learn general design and layout concepts, and then use Word to apply those concepts. Prerequisites: Word Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Integrate Data & Graphs into Your Word Document
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn a variety of techniques to create graphs and charts and integrate them into Word documents. Prerequisites: Word Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Make Sense of Your Sales & Product Data with Excel Pivot Tables
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Students will learn how to use PivotTables to summarize large amounts of data and analyze large amounts of data. Prerequisites: Excel Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Manage, Plan, & Analyze Your Inventory using Access
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to use a variety of techniques in Access to analyze and manage inventory data. Prerequisites: Access Intermediate or equivalent knowledge.

Produce Letters, Lists, & Catalogs using Access & Word
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to use data stored in Access in Word documents. This will enable you to use the data storage capabilities of a database and the formatting power of a word processing program. Prerequisites: Word Intro and Access Intermediate or equivalent knowledge.

Save Time with Excel Functions
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to use a variety of functions and time-saving techniques with sample files consisting of a business’ personnel files, timesheets, exam scores, and project scheduling reports. Prerequisite: Excel Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Showcase Your Data with Excel Charts
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Create a variety of charts, with emphasis on selecting appropriate chart types and personalize them by using various chart options. Prerequisite: Excel Intro or equivalent knowledge.

Track & Analyze Your Business Data Using Excel
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $37 Fees: $62)
Learn how to use a variety of functions and formulas to analyze and track data for a business. Prerequisite: Excel Intro or equivalent knowledge.