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Ignite Webinar: Financially Strong During COVID-19

Posted on July 02, 2020 at 04:34 PM. Written by Women's Business Alliance - North & Central

Webinar Overview

Four Key Considerations for Maintaining Business Cash Flow: Product Offerings, Marketing, Employees, and Financial Scenarios. 

Changes brought about by the recent COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically impacted the ability of businesses to plan for the future. In this webinar, Amanda Blondeau, Director of Northern Initiatives Business Advancement Center, discusses how to make strategic decisions that minimize risks and puts you in the best possible cash position for successfully moving through this uncertainty. 

Learn to make strategic decisions that minimize risks and put you in the best possible cash position for successfully moving through this uncertainty.

Ignite Webinar: COVID-19 Accounting Practices: Make sure your PPP Loan is Forgivable

Posted on June 25, 2020 at 06:40 AM. Written by Women's Business Alliance - North & Central

Webinar Overview

Disclaimer - The information shared during this session was current as of June 19th. Given the ongoing changes, information could change. For the latest information on PPP Forgiveness please visit SBA PPP.  For up to date tax law visit www.IRS.gov.


The Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act was signed into law June 5th to address some of the complicated restrictions in the original law. But do you know what needs to be documented to have your loan forgiven?

This session will advise you on the reports, records and documentation to have ready in order to complete your PPP Forgiveness Application. Hear from featured speaker, Pam Thomsen C.P.A. of Thomsen Training and Consulting, Inc., as she discusses what you need to know when it comes to the new rules and actions you can take regarding your SBA Paycheck Protection Program loan. Retired after 30 years of service from an executive role at Central Lakes College, Pam’s formal training was as a controller and staff accountant. Pam now spends her time training and consulting with small business owners, prospective start-up entrepreneurs and those looking to sell or retire from their businesses. She specializes in loan packing/financing, business planning and cash flow management, all which are vitally important to small business now in light of COVID-19.

Ignite Webinar: Recession Proof Your Business

Posted on June 25, 2020 at 06:25 AM. Written by Women's Business Alliance - North & Central

Webinar Overview

During this session Patrick will provide tactics for business owners to navigate a recession with confidence. If you lose confidence in what you are doing, you are destined to fail.

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Being a small business owner is a big deal.  The lifeblood of all economies starts with the entrepreneur. It is the small businesses that employ the most people. This talk is for you, the hero who sometimes needs a shot of confidence and a boost from someone who’s “been there” to help you keep achieving your entrepreneurial mission to provide the best for your customers and your family.

Whether you are feeling the pain of desperation, or simply a gnawing pit in your stomach that you could see yourself “there” someday and want to avoid it at all costs, this talk is for you. 

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