Enhance your business with free, low-cost business workshops offered in December

Business workshops are available in Mission Viejo through a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE, Employment Development Department (EDD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), OC Small Business Development Center (OC SBDC) and California Board of Equalization (BOE). Upcoming free or low-cost business workshops include:

• ”How to Manage Payroll So You Withhold the Correct Amount from Employees/Making Tax Deposits/Filing a Return to Report Payroll Taxes & E-File/E-Pay Mandates/AB 1245″ (SCORE/IRS/EDD) Wednesday, December 7 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Saddleback Room at Mission Viejo City Hall, 200 Civic Center. Register for this free workshop at https://www.score.org/orangecounty or call 714-550-7369. Reservations are recommended.
• “Small Business Jump Start” (OC SBDC) Tuesday, December 7 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way. Register at http://www.ocsbdc.org/training or call 714-564-5200. Cost is $10 and reservations are recommended.
• “Keeping Your Business Data Secure:  Don’t End Up in the News or as a Statistic!” (SCORE) Wednesday, December 14 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Saddleback Room at Mission Viejo City Hall, 200 Civic Center. Register at https://www.score.org/orangecounty or call 714-550-7369. The fee for this workshop is $35 with an online reservation (in advance) or $45 at the door. Reservations are recommended.
• “California Competes Tax Credit Workshop” (Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development) Thursday, December 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Saddleback Room at Mission Viejo City Hall, 200 Civic Center. Register for this free workshop online or call 877-345-4633. Reservations are recommended.