Business, Finance, Career Programs

February Business, Finance and Career Programs

African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
Mondays & Wednesdays - Free Income Tax Help, 6 p.m.
1 - So You Want to Start a Business, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call to pre-register, 954-714-6607.
10 - Budget Yourself and Save the Economic Stress: Learn simple ways to cut daily expenses, buy cheap and still save something for rainy days, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
18 - Doing Business with Broward County, 3 p.m. Call 954-625-2821. Sponsored by AARLCC Small Business Resource Center. Call 954-625-2821 for more information.
23 - First-Time Homebuyer Workshop: Experience the pride of homeownership, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 954-378-2130 for information.
24 - Free Credit Repair Workshop: Can’t get credit due to bad debt? Learn how to change that and improve your credit report by examining, challenging and having negative items deleted from your credit file, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adults; 16 and up.

Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library
3 - Credit Repair (Pt. 1), 6 to 7:30 p.m. Preregister.
10 - Florida Career College Communication Skills and Interviewing Techniques, 6 to 7 p.m. Preregister.
10, 24 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Mobile Unit, providing free tax preparation, sponsored by Hispanic Unity, 3 to 7 p.m.
22 - Credit Repair (Pt. 2), 6 to 7:30 p.m. Preregister.

Deerfield Beach Percy White Branch
How to Start Your Own Business: One-on-One Counseling by SCORE Chapter 17, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Preregister: 954-763-2829. Call for date.

Hollywood Branch
5 - Know Your Social Security Benefits, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the Peruvian-American Chamber of Commerce.
6 - Mortgage Modification: What You Need to Know, presented by local attorney Joseph Brien, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
8, 24 - SCORE Small Business Counseling, 6 to 8 p.m. Call 954-966-8415 for information or appointment; walk-ins welcome. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
9 - Tax Tips for Your Small Business, 6 to 8 p.m. Call 954-921-3388 to register by February 8, 2010. Sponsored by the City of Hollywood’s Office of Business & International Trade.
9, 10, 23, & 24 - One-on-One Business Assistance: Have a professional business counselor assist you in organizing and running your business, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 954-703-7976 to schedule an appointment. Sponsored by the City of Hollywood’s Department of Business & Economic Development.
10 - Lunch & Learn: Time Management. A facilitator from the Jim Moran Institute of Business will show you the factors limiting your effectiveness and how to overcome them, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring your bag lunch! Sponsored by the City of Hollywood’s Office of Business & International Trade and the Jim Moran Institute.
10, 24 - Veterans’ Aid & Attendance Benefit: Are You Eligible? Learn about this little-known benefit that you might qualify for from a counselor from the American Association of Wartime Veterans, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
27 - Consumer Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know, presented by local attorney Joseph Brien, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Lauderhill Towne Centre
22 - Free Monthly Financial Education Seminars: Building a Strong Credit History, 6 to 7:45 p.m., Hosted by City County Credit Union Lauderhill’s Branch Manager-Wayne Martin. Food and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by Thursday February 18, 2010 at (954) 745-2400 ext 2930 or (954) 497-1630.

Main Library
Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Free Income Tax Assistance sponsored by AARP, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cybrary, 7th floor.
1 - Give Yourself Credit, presented by Consumer Advocates Credit Counselors (http://caccdebt.org). Learn how to understand your credit report and boost your credit score, 2 to 3 p.m. Call 954-357-7439 to register. 5th floor.
3 - 1,2,3s of Starting a Business, presented by the Florida Women’s Business Center (www.flwbc.org). Do you have what it takes to start your own business? Explore your personal potential as a future business owner and receive valuable information and resources for starting and sustaining a small business. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call 561-265-3790 x 113 to register. 6th floor.
6 - Inventors Society of South Florida Annual Inventors Expo, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1st floor. Call 954-357-7443.
6 - Fact or Fiction? Grants for the Inventor: CFDA and Other Sources of Grant Information from the Federal Government, presented by Government Documents Librarian, Tom Fischlschweiger. Learn about three primary sources of grant information from the federal government as well as myths about grants for inventors and businesses, 4 to 6 p.m. Call 954-357-7439 to register. 6th floor.
17 - How to Market Your Business on the Internet, presented by the Florida Women’s Business Center (www.flwbc.org). Learn successful techniques for marketing your business on the Internet including how to zero in on your selected target market and develop an action plan to keep your cash register ringing. Also learn what mistakes to avoid in creating your website and ways to improve your existing website. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call 561-265-3790 x113 to register. 6th floor.
18 - “Ready, Aim, You’re Hired!” for young adults ages 15-21, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 5th floor conference room. Pre-register by calling Youth Services: 954-357-7504. Program sponsored by the Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Libraries.
20 - Closing Forum for “Doing Business As…Artist Entrepreneurs” (D.B.A. 2010), 3 to 4:30 p.m., 6th floor. A reunion of AEI artists and instructors will provide discussion of the successes of all the exhibiting artists and other visiting AEI alumni. Special guest, Jackie Battenfield, author of The Artist’s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love, will provide commentary about her book and information on how to succeed in the creative industry, 4 p.m.

North Regional/Broward College Library
9 - Investor’s Discussion Group with Bruce Frenkel. Discuss market trends and portfolio strategies, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Northwest Branch
20 - Tips on How to Sell Your Condo with Author Murry Luftglass, 2 to 4 p.m. 

Northwest Regional Library
10 - Broward County Property Appraiser (BCPA): Property Tax Questions & Enrollments: BCPA staff will assist residents with exemptions and property tax questions, 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 214. For information, contact Kelly Brown at (954) 357-6035.
13 - First Time Homebuyer Workshop: This homebuyer education and certification program is offered by Housing Foundation of America, Inc., a non-profit organization, 10:30 to 5 p.m. in Multipurpose Room. For more information, contact Lillian at (954) 341-3900 ext. 249.

Pembroke Pines Branch/Walter C. Young Resource Center
1 - Interviewing Skills, 6:30 p.m.

Pompano Beach Branch
17 - PTC: Government Contracting Basics, 6 to 7:45 p.m.

South Regional/Broward College Library
20 - SCORE - Free Business Seminar presented by Eric Yankwitt Esq. for more information 954-763-2829 ext 201, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
27 - Free Homebuyers Workshop: HUD Certification Homebuyers Workshop, presented by the Housing Foundation, 10 a.m.

Southwest Regional
13 - Starting a Small Business with SCORE: Business help and advice for small businesses just starting out or for existing businesses hoping to grow, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 954-966-8415.

West Regional
13 - Small Business Workshop by SCORE, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call SCORE at 954-356-7563.