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| Beginning QuickBooks | |
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QuickBooks is a software program designed to improve productivity for small business owners. It helps you manage your accounting and financial tasks easily. In this lecture and hands-on computer class, Jennifer will lead you through the basic functions of QuickBooks 2007, including how to navigate easily and add, edit and delete customers, vendors accounts and items. Learn how to issue invoices, prepare cash receipts and purchase orders, and write checks. *$15 material fee (cash only, exact change) payable to instructor. Jennifer McIntosh, B.A. in accounting, does bookkeeping for private clients and has done customized computer training. She has worked for Fortune 500 companies, private industry, the government and non-profits and has done customized computer training. Course # 7-10 pm $79* 656.1 2 Wed June 18 & 25 656.2 2 Tue July 15 & 22
Number Cruncher Deal Register for all 3 Bookkeeping classes, Payroll Taxes, Beginning & Intermediate QuickBooks, QuickBooks Reports and QuickBooks Payroll at the same time for just $299, a savings of $53 over the regular price. Sign up for Course #656 (above) and Courses #657 , #658 and #659 (below) and #650 in Bookkeeping.
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| Intermediate QuickBooks | |
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For students who have taken the beginning Quickbooks class or know how to navigate thru QB 2007, write checks, and add, edit and delete customers, vendors, employees, accounts and items. Learn how to prepare estimates, use credit cards for purchases, reconcile cash accounts, set up petty cash accounts and fixed assets, use classes, enter general ledger transaction, customize forms, apply credits and interest to invoices, export data to Excel, and prepare reports and graphs for presentations. *$15 material fee (cash only, exact change please) payable to instructor. Jennifer McIntosh, B.A. in accounting, does bookkeeping for private clients and has done customized computer training. She has worked for Fortune 500 companies, private industry, the government and non-profits and has done customized computer training. 2 Tuesdays 7-10 pm $79* 658.1 2 Wed July 9 & 16 658.2 2 Tue July 29 & Aug. 5
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| Intermediate QuickBooks Reports & Bank Reconciliations | |
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You asked for it, you got it! Learn how to generate reports in QuickBooks and reconcile your accounts with bank statements. Pre-requisite: Completion of the Beginning and Intermediate Quickbooks classes. *$10 material fee (cash only, exact change please) payable to instructor. Jennifer McIntosh, B.A. in accounting, does bookkeeping for private clients and has done customized computer training. She has worked for Fortune 500 companies, private industry, the government and non-profits and has done customized computer training.
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Tuesday 7-10 pm $39*
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Learn fundamentals on how to use QuickBooks to process your payroll. Using mock data for a simple company of 3-5 employees (both hourly and salary), students will process payroll in this hands-on computer class. Learn how to:
• Set up employees and withholding data Also learn the difference between employees and 1099 contractors. *$10 material fee (cash only, exact change please) payable to instructor. Jennifer McIntosh, B.A. in accounting, does bookkeeping for private clients and has done customized computer training. She has worked for Fortune 500 companies, private industry, the government and non-profits and has done customized computer training.
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Tuesday 7-10 pm $39*
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Given today’s dynamic and global workforce, it takes a disciplined approach to get projects completed successfully. That’s where project management comes in. Gain an understanding of the fundamental aspects of project management from start to finish and use fun and practical approaches to bring the theory into context. The course will concentrate on the Project Management Institute (PMI) nine knowledge areas: project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk and procurement. With aerospace, IT, education, manufacturing, construction and other industries requiring project management skills, this is an indispensible course. Learn to take control of your work and advance in your career. *Required text: buy the paperback “Fundamentals of Project Management” by James P. Lewis (about $10) and bring to first class. Calvin Madlock, PMP, earned his certificate in Project Management from the PMI and teaches computer and information systems for LASC.
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Saturdays 10 am-1 pm $129*
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Are you an entrepreneur, author, or expert in your field and want to get your word or product out there? Learn from Darice Fisher as she brings her expert advice on how to land a television spot so you can promote yourself, your ideas or your cause. She’ll help you navigate the ins and outs of the television business and tell you how to get booked on the proper shows. Find out how to prepare tapes and materials and speak the language of TV producers. Come learn in this valuable seminar what others struggle for years trying to figure out. *Optional $13 material fee for book, payable to instructor in class. Darice Fisher is a media development expert and television producer. She has worked with Jacquie Jordan for TVGuestpert, where reality-based television finds its next guest, since 2005.
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Tuesday 7:30-9:30 pm $29*
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Is it who or whom? “She and I” or “her and me?” Bad grammar makes a bad impression. If you want to succeed, you must speak properly. Find out about the most common mistakes people make and learn to avoid them in this intensive grammar workshop. Discuss the principle of making subjects agree with verbs, discover the difference between tricky verbs such as “lay” and “lie” or “affect” and “effect” and more. It’s grammar school like you’ve never seen it before! *$5 material fee (cash only) payable to instructor. Antonio Cervantes has been teaching grammar at various schools for over 20 years.
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Monday 7-10 pm $29*
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Yes, we know better. What we mean is, here is more of our " better grammar" class for those who couldn't get enough. Get further into the complexities of sentence structure, tenses, the nine rules of word order, and the difference between phrases such as " I hate to go, " versus, " I hate going".*$5 material fee (cash only) payable to instructor. Antonio Cervantes has been teaching grammar at various schools for over 20 years.
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Monday 7-10 pm $29*
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If you have difficulty writing, this course is for you. Whether you’re writing an important business document, a short memo or email, or an entire nonfiction book, you will learn simple, effective ways to make your writing better. Learn about organizing your ideas, sentence variety, use of active voice, lists and bullets, and self-editing. Also get an intensive grammar refresher, including the difference between “its” and it’s” and correct use of the much-abused apostrophe. Even if you start using just one or two of the tips in this class, you will become a noticeably better writer. Note: this is not a creative writing class. Antonio Cervantes has been teaching grammar at various schools for over 20 years.
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Mondays 7-9:30 pm $44*
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| Anger Management | |
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How you handle anger is a major factor in how well things go for you in life. Suppress anger and it damages your health and disturbs your peace of mind. Let your anger explode and you hurt others and undermine relationships. Learn the nuts and bolts of this key emotion so you can make it work for you instead of being a problem. Discover how to deal with other people’s anger and your own. Personal relationships and work situations will be covered. A variety of techniques for managing anger will be demonstrated. Dr. Arlen Ring has been participating in the human condition as a psychologist for 32 years, specializing in the skills that go into handling yourself, other people and everybody’s emotions.
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| Criticism–How to Give and Take it Effectively | |
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Most of us don’t do well when we are the target of criticism. Likewise, when we give criticism, most of us don’t know how to maximize the chance of getting through without making the other person defensive. Whatever your skill level with people, this class can help you raise it. You can be more comfortable on both sides of criticism. The content of this seminar is both deep and practical, and the presentation surprisingly entertaining for something so useful. Dr. Arlen Ring has been participating in the human condition as a psychologist for 32 years. Dr. Ring specializes in the skills that go into handling yourself, other people and everybody’s emotions.
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