Business Training in Chicago, IL

Now more than ever, digital marketing is at the forefront of communications for businesses and people alike. Digital Marketing is no longer optional - it is the industry standard. Now is the time to educate yourself on how to promote and sell by leveraging online marketing tactics. This course will ignite your curiosity surrounding the fundamentals...

Getting thanked for doing a 'good job' is nice, but thank you in a paycheck is much better! So why is that most women have such a hard time asking for a raise, or negotiating a higher salary with a new job offer? It’s crazy making, particularly when so much research shows that women are far more effective negotiators than men, with a much higher...

This is a course to learn what is required to start their business in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. The class begins with a look at the Challenges the new business owner will face, the marketing basics quick, and easy guide through the forest of regulations faced by new business start-ups in Los Angeles. Learn what you need to know about city...

This course focuses on professional written communication. Students learn to write clear, concise, and effective business letters, memos, reports, email, texts, and proposals. Additionally, students learn to target their message for stakeholders (superiors, colleagues, employees, and clients) using effective tone, language structure, and word choice....

Take your knowledge to the next level through careful study of the basics, including security pricing, valuation of annuities, measurement of risk and return, and capital budgeting. With this course, you will gain a thorough understanding which will carry you through subsequent courses in this intriguing field. Note: Classroom location listings are...

In this course, students will learn the critical tasks and responsibilities of Facilities Management.  With cost effectiveness in mind, learners will study how to manage and properly care for real estate, considering the many different aspects of the field. From maintenance and security, through janitorial services and outsourcing, topics will...

In this course dedicated to managing performance, learners will develop an understanding of the strategic, tactical, and legal components of performance management. Defining performance, measuring results and behaviors, conducting appraisals, and employee development will be covered, through practical exercises and case studies. Note: Classroom location...

In this class, you will learn to optimize budget dollars. Best practices in establishing and monitoring financial plans will be presented, empowering you to effectively set objectives, plan, control variances, identify and control costs, complete break-even analyses, and accurately complete status reports. Note: Classroom location listings are also...

This course provides insight into the business of styling, creative collaboration, market research, and tools of how to keep calm in a fast-paced industry. The course challenges students to work through real-life scenarios in which they learn to maintain budgets, inventory, and how to honor the needs of clients. Students are exposed to styling resources,...

This course is for those professionals who have mastered the fundamentals of business writing and want to become versed in more complex forms of written communications in the workplace. The focus is on producing documents such as executive summaries, recommendations, formal reports, formal proposals and requests for proposal. The key elements of effective...

Building upon previously learned concepts, you will expand your skills and abilities to the level of a full-charge bookkeeper.  Concepts covered will pertain to merchandising businesses, such as adjusting entries for supplies and the periodic inventory system. Other processes to be explored include classified financial statements, closing and...

This leadership class will open the door for new leaders in today's workforce. Investing in leadership training will help build your team's management fundamentals, and give participants the skills and confidence to motivate and boost performance. The course is interactive, fast-paced, fun, and full of tips and techniques you can use immediately. ...

With this course, you are on your way to becoming a certified bookkeeper.  Topics to be covered include the principles of the accounting cycle for service businesses, general journals and ledgers, adjusting entries and the worksheet, closing entries and post-closing trial balance.  You will also learn payroll concepts, including employee...

This course provides a strategic legal perspective to importing requirements and customs rules.  There will be a review of US Customs with an emphasis on current compliance issues. The course will also address transfer pricing, change of practice, trans-shipment, country origin rules, anti-dumping implications, customs reorganization, the penalty...

This is a 10-week part-time or 1-week accelerated course. The Big Picture Gain leadership and communication skills to succeed in this in-demand field. Learn to launch viable, market-ready products and features that solve real problems for your customers. Skills, Tools, & Strategies Practice user-centered design, lead a team with a metric-driven...