This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Starting a business is something that all of us have thought about at one time or another.  Everyone wants to be their boss.  Yet statistics show that most businesses fail within the first five years. This course provides insight into the characteristics, knowledge, and skills needed to become a successful entrepreneur. At the end of this course, you will be able to identify the abilities required of successful entrepreneurs and how to acquire them, develop goals to help establish your business, develop an outline for your plan, and take home techniques to successfully manage your new business. 

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

To succeed in today's marketplace, entrepreneurs must know how to effectively market their product or service. This course offers you a step-by-step approach to attracting and keeping customers, all within a realistic budget. With an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions, you will learn how to build a strong brand, analyze which tactics to use, and implement your marketing plan. Whether you are starting a business or growing an existing one, you will take away practical marketing tips and tools that you can use to improve your marketing efforts.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

Class runs:  June 2, 2025 through August 29, 2025

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Take the mystery out of money matters.  Throughout this course, financial information that drives your organization, as seen on the business's reports, will be assessed and analyzed.  Understanding this information will help you make smart decisions for budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your area of influence.

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.  This class can be taken up to one week past the class start date.

Being engaged with your online learners throughout the course is one of the three biggest weaknesses of online teachers. It is also one of the three biggest ways to take your online course to the next level, making it a superior learning experience for your learners.   Come experience how to do it from the creator of the concept and practice of "continual engagement" in teaching.  Discover how to build student success through your interaction, how to give online learners feedback, communicate with them about everything from subject matter to delicate issues to grading.   You will come away with advanced, practical, how-to tips from one of the foremost authorities on fostering online discussion. And you will see how your instructor models great interaction and engagement in the online environment. 

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/Index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. In this course, you will learn Adobe Illustrator fundamentals to set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Learn how to efficiently manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents. Access to Adobe Illustrator software required.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $225.00

Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. This course is a comprehensive exploration of InDesign tools and capabilities to create professional documents. You will learn how to manage the InDesign environment, create, setup, design, enhance and finalize multi-page documents. Access to Adobe InDesign software required.

CEUs/ILUs: 1.6Length (in hours): 16Price in USD $225.00

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

You’ve segmented your markets, identified your threats, and set your goals. Now comes the hard part: turning the strategic plan into action. Learn how to break down your goals into actionable steps. Make decisions collaboratively to engage your team and ensure better use of their abilities. Keep them on track by effectively using modern communications tools and holding better meetings. Engage your institution positively to gain its support. Finally, ensure success by managing change effectively when obstacles arise and by developing your staff into a high-performance team that delivers on its goals. 

For full details, see: https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Improve email promotions, including when and what to email and testing copy. Analyze email response rates (open rates and click-throughs).   Improve promotion and responses with tracking and testing. 

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org