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Negotiation Get What You Want

$195

with Sally Klauss, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024

Negotiation is a key skill for success in business and everyday life. Knowing strategies to clarify what you want and how to prioritize needs will ensure you get more of what’s essential. Having the skills to help others get what they want will improve relationships and increase your odds of success in the future. Work with a pro to learn how to plan, implement and win in the bargaining process. Save time, grow your business network and gain confidence when dealing with even the shrewdest of deal-makers. Invest in these skills now and reap a lifetime of rewards.

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Photoshop Essentials

$225

with Andi Helmi, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024
1 additional session on Jul 1, 2024

This fundamental course covers Adobe PhotoshopCC most commonly used tools, menus and panels.You’ll learn all the basics of Photoshop to effectivelywork with selection and editing tools, layers, andmasks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images orcreate your own composite digital art work. Impressyour business organization, friends and family byenhancing their photos and create magazine coverquality enhanced images. Access to Adobe Photoshopsoftware required.

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QuickBooks Level 2

$195

with Marcus Lander, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024
1 additional session on Jul 1, 2024

Now know how to work with more advanced QuickBooks Online topics. Become capable with such skills as how to customize settings, banking, credit cards, foreign currencies, statements for debts collection, using tags and projects.

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Quickbooks Online Level 2

$195

with Marcus Lander, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks

Now know how to work with more advanced QuickBooks Online topics. Become capable with such skills as how to customize settings, banking, credit cards, foreign currencies, statements for debts collection, using tags and projects. And come away with your Certificate in Quickbooks Online.

The Basics of Bookkeeping

$195

with Sharon deFonteny, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024

How do you keep track of the day-to-day financial transactions of a business?  Whether you are looking to advance in your career, or you’re an entrepreneur, (or maybe you are a part of a family business), this course will help you if you are looking to understand the numbers.  The Basics of Bookkeeping course will help you understand, and know how to record, every penny that comes into your business and every penny that goes out of your business.  This course shows you how to create a chart of accounts that meet your needs.   All of the money you spend, and all of the money you earn, have a place to go.  How do your record them?  What are debits and credits?  What do the numbers mean?  How do I label accounts?  Even if you outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still have a basic understand of what happens with the money earned and the money spent.  No one should be blind to his or her finances!  In this course you will learn where the numbers go, and why!  You will learn the bookkeeping terminology as well as what it means to keep track of the numbers.  At the end of the cycle, what do the numbers mean?  The Basics of Bookkeeping will show you how to keep track of the numbers and why!

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The Business Plan

$195

with Mary Beth Izard, Merrymeeting Community & Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks

Whether starting a business or growing the one you have, a business plan serves as a roadmap and can help secure needed funding. In this course, you evaluate the many aspects and potential hurdles of the business and build the Business Plan, one step at a time. This practical, hands-on approach encourages you to immerse yourself in the vision and planning aspects of your business. Focusing on the most critical components of the Business Plan enables you to uncover hidden risks and assess the business from a marketing, management, and financial vantage point.

Writing Marketing Copy

$195

with William A. Draves, Biddeford Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024
1 additional session on Jul 1, 2024

Power-up your copy. Acquire practical, how-to tips in writing marketing copy. Move ordinary words to savvy copy and greater results. Whether writing for email promotions, website, or print marketing, discover the keys to tapping into the reader's emotions. Discover the secrets of two of the masters in writing marketing copy. Secure specific practical techniques to start using on Monday morning. Score with new-found steps and no-nonsense tips to delight your audience.

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How to Get Hired: Focus on Performance!

Free

with Cassie Robichaux, RSU #3 Adult & Community Education

Calendar May 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

This class is all about interviewing, specifically how to use the S.T.A.R. method and how to give performance-based answers that highlight your ability to do the work required, even if you don't have the skills and experience … yet. If you want to set yourself apart from the crowd and increase your chances at employment, you have to learn how to focus on performance. If you're nervous about interviewing and want to learn some tips that will give you control as an interviewee, this is the class for you! 1:1 support is available as a follow up for anyone who needs interviewing practice. Students must have an audio- and video-enabled laptop, desktop, or tablet with reliable internet to participate in class. We do not recommend using a smartphone.





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