1-25-21
Your Chamber is partnering with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center to bring you this series of webinars in 2021, that are aimed to help you grow or start your business. Attendance is limited for these sessions so make sure to sign up ahead of time!

Upcoming trainings:

Tuesday, January 26th, 2PM-4PM
Payroll Protection Program Round 2: Critical Information and Advice You Can Use
Bryon Garrety, Founder and Managing Partner of Garrety & Associates LLC and Geaux Tax Resolution LLC, will provide an overview and explain new regulations and rules for the second round of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP).

Wednesday, January 27th, 9AM-11AM
Small Business 101: Start-up Assistance
Have you been considering starting your own small business but unsure of where to begin? Don’t miss out on this NO COST seminar that is designed to help entrepreneurs understand what it takes to start a business! You will be provided with information about Startup Fundamentals, Marketing and Business Planning, Licenses, Business Structures, Regulations and more. Once you have successfully completed this session, you will be better able to decide if your business idea is worth pursuing, and you will be armed with the information necessary to continue onward with your business endeavor!

Wednesday, January 27th, 3PM-5PM
PPP Loan Guidelines Q&A Session
Join SBA District Deputy Director, Jo Ann Lawrence for a question and answer webinar on the recent updates to PPP and the EIDL loan guidelines. Learn about the requirements, how to apply, and the expectations on the SBA loan programs. All are encouraged to attend and participate.

Thursday, January 28th, 11:15AM-12:15AM
Key Elements to Long-Term Success and Survivability
If the COVID-19 Lockdown has caused concerns about your business's success and survivability this presentation will address those issues.
This Webinar will introduce:
· Capital Planning and Capital Management
· Building a Team
· Market Analysis
· Products and Services Offerings
· Service and Delivery
The presentation will provide meaningful considerations for strategic planning and long-term goal setting. The COVID Lockdown provided ample evidence that planning and strategy are part realistic long-term success and survivability. Register for this Webinar to experience a thought provoking discussion on the topic.

There are many more workshop opportunities available than the ones listed here. To view a complete list of upcoming trainings, click here.
LSBDC Offers Free Marketing Series for Small Businesses

This is a series of three educational webinars that will be offered at no-cost hosted by Jaci Russo with Brand Russo. At the end of this series, each participant will have the tools and a basic understanding of marketing a business, a 1-year calendar of events for their business’ strategic marketing plan, and will receive a complimentary one-on- one 15-minute marketing consultation in reference to their marketing business goals. A certificate will be earned after the completion of all 3 workshops.

Individuals have to pre-register their businesses, but the process is free, easy and only takes a few minutes. Click on the link below, and scroll down to the blue button that reads "Apply Now".

Small Business Marketing Accelerated Workshop Series:

Business Branding Accelerator
January 25th, 8AM-11AM

Digital Presence Accelerator
January 27th, 8AM-11AM

Strategic Marketing Plan Accelerator
January 29th, 8AM-12PM

Advanced Marketing for Entrepreneurs:

Branding 101
February 2nd, 8AM-11AM

Developing Your Digital Marketing Strategy
February 4th, 8AM-11AM

Leveraging Your Customer Buying Process to Increase Sales
February 9th, 8AM-11AM

How to Increase Sales and Retain Customers by Improving Customer Service
February 11th, 8AM-11AM
Nominations for Outstanding Civic Service and Business Impact Awards are Due February 5th!

What is the Business Impact Award?
Every year the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce recognizes one or two companies for development (growth/expansion) and/or business diversification. The purpose of the 
Business Impact Award is to recognize and promote our community’s culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, resiliency, and to celebrate business success in our community.

What is the Outstanding Civic Service Award?
Every year the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce (GICC) presents an “Outstanding Civic Service” Award to a member of our community who has shown exemplary service by volunteering their time and energy to Iberia Parish. We know there are many local residents who generously contribute their time to local civic projects, to our schools, to various charities and churches. The “Civic Service Award” is our way to honor and thank these very special people for their commitment to our community and to inspire others to make volunteering a part of their lives. 
Applications for LED's CEO Roundtables are open from Feb. 1 - Mar. 31, 2021.

The CEO Roundtable Program is an award-winning program designed to share information that small business executives need to reach the next level. Small business executives will hear from speakers in areas they are interested in, such as accounting, marketing, human resources, government resource providers, succession planning, and leadership development.