Business & Nonprofit
Course Offerings
Business Plan Essentials
This seminar provides participants with a checklist for starting a small business and includes an entrepreneurial assessment; how to register a new business and choose a business entity; employer ID numbers; permits and licenses; business insurance and how to prepare a Business Plan! If you want to start a business but wonder how to go about doing it, this seminar is for you. Learn what makes a successful startup possible as well as what must be in place to keep the business running successfully.
Register DCB 2398 CRN 9011 W 11/6 6-8pm KSU $35
Cannabis Seed to Sale: Rights and Responsibilities of Employer and Employee
Seasoned Gives, in collaboration with the Cannabis Workforce Initiative (CWI), is excited to offer an informational session on the emerging Cannabis Industry. "Seed to Sale: Rights and Responsibilities of Employer and Employee" will empower the cannabis industry by educating and empowering individuals interested in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. The cannabis industry is poised to create over 50,000 jobs in New York State, offering significant opportunities for career advancement and entrepreneurship. Seasoned Gives and Cannabis Workforce Initiative are dedicated to promoting social equity and community engagement by providing workforce development and worker rights training.
Workshop Highlights:
- Comprehensive Overview: From the cannabis plant's anatomy to cultivation methods. participants will gain a thorough understanding of the seed-to-sale process.
- Job Opportunities: Exploration of various roles across the cannabis supply chain, including cultivation, manufacturing, retail, and distribution.
- Rights and Responsibilities: Detailed discussion on the legal rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees under the New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA).
- Environmental and Safety Standards: Insight into best practices for maintaining safe and compliant cultivation and manufacturing environments
About Seasoned Gives: Seasoned Gives is a nonprofit organization committed to advancing social equity and community development through education and empowerment initiatives. Our partnership with the Cannabis Workforce Initiative reflects our dedication to supporting the emerging cannabis industry and ensuring it benefits all members of our community.
About the Cannabis Workforce Initiative: The Cannabis Workforce Initiative is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and quality jobs in New York's adult-use cannabis market. Through comprehensive training programs and community collaboration, CWI aims to build a thriving and inclusive cannabis workforce.
Register DCB 2398 CRN 9011 W 11/6 6-8pm KSU $35
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is an important aspect of running a business; it is about knowing your finances, where the money comes from and how it is spent. A sustainable business relies on a strong foundation of financial stability. Financial literacy also helps entrepreneurs to understand the difference between one’s personal finances versus business finances; this helps in the better management of money for one’s personal needs and have sufficient amount for running the business. Topics include credit and credit scores, budgeting, cash flow management, understanding financial statements and building relationships with lenders. This SBDC course is offered FREE for any matriculated SUNY Ulster student and Veterans.
Register DCB 2319 - CRN 90012 T 10/22 6-8pm KSU $35
How to Start a Family Childcare Business
The Family Child Care Training Program (FCCTP) aims to grow a rural childcare network, alleviating the lack of child care options in the Ulster County. This training program is designed for those interested in opening in-home child care programs or becoming employable at a child care center. The FCCTP will deliver the basics of how to start a child care business, how to operate the business according to the NYS Day Care Regulations, review the developmentally appropriate practices of a successful program, and include all the required training needed to operate or be employed in a child care program.
NOTE: Students must complete the OCFS Orientation self-guided 1.5hrs by 9/25/2024
Students must complete NYS Sexual Harassment Prevention Training 55 min by 10/17/2024:
This course will require additional hours for CPR and First Aid trainings.
Register DCB 2440 CRN 90058 R/F 9/26-10/18 5:30-9pm Offsite $1000
Intro to HR & Payroll
Many start-ups and small businesses are rightly focused on launching and sustaining their businesses during the first phase of their firm's lifecycle. What we often don't consider until it is right upon us is establishing a Human Resources office that is compliant with government regulations and reflects current best practices. We also don't think very much about doing payroll until we have more than one employee. Even if we have a payroll company process our payroll it is crucial we understand how payroll is processed, what is entailed in setting up employees in a payroll system, what is necessary to ensure the company is compliant with regulations concerning minimum wage, overtime pay, and mandatory tax deductions. In this class we will review the basics of hiring employees, setting up their employee folders, putting them on payroll, and compiling an employee handbook that covers the core components of a good handbook. We will also discuss New York state regulations affecting HR functions of companies in our state. We will include a brief section on the special requirements for DOT-regulated drivers. Time will be allotted for a Q & A session, and relevant handouts will be given.
Our instructor, SBDC Business Advisor Ben Caldwell, was earlier in his career responsible for the payroll of two companies, including a midcap firm with 150 employees. He also was heavily involved in the Human Resources department of both firms, including the drafting and distribution of employee handbooks, the recruiting, screening, hiring, promotion, and termination of employees, the development of employee benefit packages, and the processing of payroll that was compliant with local, state, and federal regulations. He was also a company representative at several unemployment compensation hearings as well as a manager of workers' compensation claims. Ben has over twenty years of experience in managing HR departments including the payroll function.
Register DCB 2419 - CRN 90010 R 10/3 3-6pm KSU $35
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Agile Project Management
Get your certification in various aspects of Agile Project Management.
Agile Project Management Certificate - 32 hours
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Online Self-paced $695
Integrating Agile Into a Waterfall Environment - 4 hours
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Online Self-paced $89
Introduction to Agile - 10 hours
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Online Self-paced $249
Principles of Scrum - 10 hours
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Online Self-paced $299
Certificate in Human Resource Management Suite
An effective human resource management strategy is a valuable asset to any company, but those running small businesses often cannot justify designating a full-time HR professional to manage employee relations, compensation, policy-making, performance management, and employee appraisals. This suite of courses will teach you the basics of managing the benefits and policies that support an effective staff. Each 3 to 5 hour, self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies, and self-assessments that will engage you and structure your learning about human resource management. Upon successful completion, you can download a printable certificate of completion for this online course suite. This certificate has no textbooks or prerequisites.
Register Online $399
Certificate in Nonprofit Management
This online certificate program introduces learners to key current management issues for nonprofit organizations. Fundraising, board and volunteer development, budgeting, reading financial statements, leadership, marketing, and setting strategic direction are all addressed, and video commentary on these crucial topics will give you insight into how nonprofit professionals apply key concepts in their own organizations. Each 3 to 5 hour, self-paced course offers an assortment of interactive exercises, videos, selected readings, case studies, and self-assessments that will engage you and help you practice effective decision making in a nonprofit setting. After completing all the courses, learners will engage in a simulation meant to test the concepts covered in the courseware. Some courses in this certificate award CFRE credits.
Register Online $699
Project Management
Learn the latest in project management skills and become a CAPM, a PMP, an RMP, and lock-in a confident career path. A broad range of online course offerings are available including various certifications, Ethics for Project Managers, Managing Real World Projects, and more.
For registration and the full range or courses, visit the Project Management Catalog
Nonprofit Management & Budgeting
A broad series of online courses are available. A sampling of our offerings include: Nonprofit Management, Budgeting a Nonprofit Organization, Fundraising for Nonprofits, and more.
For registration and the full range or courses, visit the Nonprofit catalog
Career Development
There are six online networking and career development courses to prepare new graduates, people re-entering the workforce and career changers for the professional work environment. From resume writing and interviewing to networking and managing personal finances, these courses teach professionals the life skills that a traditional education may have left behind.
EMSI, a labor market analytics company, looked at all job postings in Ulster County earlier this year and gathered the top (hot/resilient) skills across 20 occupations with the most job posting growth. The top five on this list were customer service, communications, management, problem solving, and written and verbal communications. According to EMSI “the future of work is skills-based. - On June 26, President Trump signed an executive order implementing ‘merit-based reforms that will replace degree-based hiring with skills and competency-based hiring.’ While the direct impact of the order is limited to the federal government’s own hiring policies, … prominent business leaders ... seems to indicate support from the private sector.” NOW is the time to update your resume!
View the range of courses offered in Career Development. Online $49-$79
Small Business Management
Managing a small business is no small task. Learn the critical skills for managing your small business's finances, human resource challenges, and marketing efforts. These online courses include a certificate in Small Business Management, Accounting for Small Business, Law for Small Business and more.
View the range of courses offered in the Business Catalog.
