If you're an animal lover, find out how you can start your own pet sitting business to translate your passion into a profitable career! In this course, you will master the essentials of running a cat and dog sitting business. You'll begin with pet care, including nutrition, exercise, first aid, and the identification of common diseases. You will learn the basics of first aid and find out how to administer pills, liquid medications, and injections to an uncooperative cat or dog. You will discover how to handle home visits and impress your potential clients. You'll also explore sticky situations that can arise, such as lost pets, pets that die unexpectedly, and pets that need immediate veterinary care.

In addition, you will delve into finances and explore start-up costs, accounting, fee setting, business plans, and low-cost marketing. You will discover how to obtain required insurance, hire employees as your business expands, and entice financial institutions to loan you money. Then, you will look at opportunities for expanding your pet sitting services. Is a dog-walking service right for you? Can you train puppies? Do you want to look after other animals, including horses? By the end of this course, you will have all the knowledge you need to become a professional pet sitter. In addition, you will discover how your pet sitting business can grow to continually challenge and satisfy you.

Session Start Dates: Aug 16 | Sep 13 | Oct 18 | Nov 15

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If you have an art or a craft and you dream about starting your own home-based or small business, this is the course for you! You will learn to start your own arts and crafts business from a professional artist. You will learn to create your own unique business identity, and discover what makes marketing in the arts and crafts business different from marketing in most other enterprises and find a sales approach the fits your personality. You will learn how to find and get into the best craft shows, as well as design booths that really draw customers in. You will discover how to price your work effectively so you can set yourself up for success whether you are selling through craft shows, in galleries, online, or even in your own retail store.

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Aug 16 | Sep 13 | Oct 18 | Nov 15

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This course shows you how to take beautiful photos of flowers, plants, and wildlife.  Four easy-to-follow videos demonstrate and give examples of each of the topics which include:  Using focus, exposure, and HDR features to capture the beauty of your surroundings; ways to avoid blurry images; tips for composing your images; and editing options that turn so-so images into stunning images.  In addition to the instructional videos, we have several articles with useful information to build your repertoire of photographic strategies.  This course is made for the info you want to learn to use your camera or significantly upgrade your skills and abilities.

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This is a step-by-step guide to taking beautiful photos, appropriate for novice photographers and anyone who wants to significantly upgrade their photography skills.  Students will learn to take photos, portraits, slow-motion, panos, and more.  Also, students will learn about camera settings for proper focus and exposure, High Dynamic Range, and picture composition.

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Your iPad is the gateway to the world when you open the Safari app.  Safari, Apple's browser, is superb because it provides a variety of cool features.  The iPad app has some differences from the iPhone version.  Learn what the icons on the top menu do, explore all of the choices on Safari's opening page, review efficient search strategies, look at the hidden possibilities within the share feature, learn the advantages of Reader View, and more.  After completing the five lessons you will be a confident user of Safari on your iPad.

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Doing basic internet searches on Safari is fairly straightforward. However, within Safari there are many options most of us never explore. Join us for five lessons that will unlock the secrets of Safari: options contained in the top menu, choices provided on the opening screen, tips for more efficient searching, possibilities hidden within the share feature, and a demo of why you want to click on the AA button. After completing the five lessons you will truly know the ins and out of Safari.

Whether transitioning from a long career within the military, a veteran making a career change or building skills, it is important to understand how to translate a lifetime of development within a specific skill set to civilian employment. This course prompts military veterans to examine their experience, understand the unique challenges related to job seeking for veterans, military, and their families. This course will focus on career planning and skills development, such as resume writing and improving interviewing skills, for those seeking employment. You'll hear from other veterans about their own experiences along the way. CLICK HERE to register 

Remote work settings create new opportunities and unique challenges for team members. While virtual environments allow for greater flexibility, team-oriented activities can get lost. The collaboration, creativity, and teamwork that seems to flow naturally in an in-person setting can often feel stilted in a virtual environment. This course examines the pros and cons of remote teamwork and provides strategies for overcoming challenges and promoting team success. Other topics include communication best practices, handling conflict, and goal setting. Included with your course is a one (1) year complimentary subscription to Fast Company ($19.99 value). Your subscription will start with the current issue. Fast Company publishes 8 issues a year. CLICK HERE to register