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Accounting Fundamentals for Small Businesses
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Following basic accounting principles is an essential and necessary part of any business, regardless of size. As a small business owner, it is crucial to recognize the importance of maintaining proper financial records. Accounting records help identify sources of revenue, monitor the progress of business operations, assist in identifying areas that need improvement, and aid in preparing accurate financial statements. This course will introduce you to fundamental accounting concepts and develop your ability to record and analyze business transactions, and prepare the four major financial statements.
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AEM®/CEM® Prep Course (U.S. version)
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
The AEM®/CEM® Prep Course was designed in partnership with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). This course is meant for emergency management professionals seeking the AEM or CEM credential. The course walks learners through the application process for both credentials. Primarily, the course reviews key terms and concepts that may appear on the AEM/CEM exam. Learners can check their understanding throughout the course with interactive games, review checkpoints, and exams. Certified Emergency Managers provide expert commentary, using their knowledge and experience to guide learners through the course. Plus, learners can gauge their exam readiness with two full-length practice exams, which mirror the real AEM/CEM exam. This edition of the AEM®/CEM® Prep Course is up to date and accurate for anyone taking IAEM's certification exam on or after January 1, 2024.
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Introduction to Small Business Management
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Introduction to Small Business Management is designed for prospective and current small business owners, entrepreneurs, and managers who want to understand the basics of running a successful small business. Managing a small business can be quite challenging, and this course provides an overview of small business operations, including business planning, legal issues, financial management, human resources, managing people, marketing, and customer care. Small business owners and managers should be better prepared to effectively deal with common problems and capitalize on market opportunities based on what they've learned.
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Law for Small Businesses
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Small business owners and entrepreneurs must have a working knowledge of many different fields, including the law. This course covers the basics of business law as it pertains to small businesses, franchises, and entrepreneurial endeavors. The topics include legal structures for new ventures, contracts, intellectual property rights, real property, employee rights, tax responsibilities, and product warranties and liabilities. While small business owners should be familiar with these issues, there is no substitute for having qualified legal counsel. Therefore, the course also explores the relationship between a small business and its legal representatives, how to find a small business lawyer, and at what stage legal counsel should be sought.
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Optimizing Remote Work Bundle
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Working remotely brings unique challenges to day-to-day work schedules. Technology issues can hinder your productivity and, when you're spending your whole day in the same place, it can be hard to transition from work hours to personal time. This online course bundle equips learners with the skills and strategies to thrive in a remote work environment. The courses offer advice on navigating a virtual career, providing tips on maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and guidance on managing different devices and technologies when working from home. In addition, these courses will give you the tools you need to balance work and life and maintain your emotional health.
Courses included in this bundle:
Work from Home: Technology at HOme
Work from Home: Work-Life Balance
Work from Home: Health and Wellness at Home
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Use of Analytics
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Understanding people analytics and how it can benefit an organization is becoming increasingly important in today's workplace. In this course, you will learn how human resources professionals use analytics to attract, retain, and support employees. You will explore case studies that demonstrate how analytics are used to attain goals, such as improving retention. You will explore ethical practices of using data, different applications of metrics, and various sources of data collection. This course also teaches you how to use analytics to support collaboration and present data. People analytics is a top investment goal for companies. Learn how analytics can help you to evaluate an organization's needs, gather data, make ethical and informed decisions, reduce bias, and achieve strategic goals.
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Visual PowerPoint
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
In today's professional landscape, PowerPoint presentations can be effective platforms for sharing information and garnering audience interest and support. At the same time, a poorly designed PowerPoint slideshow can quickly turn an audience away. By focusing on how to apply basic design principles to slideshow creation, this course will help learners use Microsoft's PowerPoint 365 software to build visually engaging slideshow presentations. Learners will consider how to select images and photographs for use in slides, the importance of arrangement and placement of images, the use of tools like Shapes and SmartArt, methods for presenting data, and the selection of colors and fonts that increase the readability of content.
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Work From Home: Health and Wellness at Home
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Working from home presents a unique set of challenges when it comes to maintaining mental and physical health. From increased feelings of social isolation, anxiety, and stress, to a decrease in physical activity, sleep quality, and motivation, many people find that working from home is not necessarily a dream-like experience. This course provides learners with the knowledge and practices to gain and sustain optimum health and wellness at home. In addition, it provides guidance for improving sleep hygiene, practicing mindfulness, developing healthy eating habits, exercising, and tracking health with technology.
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