Nielsen studies show 2/3 of consumers world wide are willing to pay more for products and services when they know a company has good values. How do your customers and clients know your values? We discuss the importance of sharing values, mission and impacts and how this can bring in those people who are looking to engage. This will be and engaging discussion about how to express values without certifying, and take a look at the a variety of verifications and certifications to determine what might work for you. Benefit Corporations for Good, B Corp, People Planet First and more – newsflash – New Standards will be discussed

Here is what you’ll learn:
Your Values Matter – people are looking for you.
The importance of tracking impacts, and benefit reports
Acknowleding the work and helping with organizational skills to make it less daunting
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Replays are available with full captions and transcripts. You’ll get the chance to unlock the full workshop replay after signing up for the live session.

You’ve decided to use Wave to manage your business finances, but are unsure of the next steps?

You might be interested in our Wave Bookkeeping Basics!

ℹ️ This two-hour workshop is for entrepreneurs who have decided to use Wave as their small business bookkeeping system and are new to using it.

What we’ll cover:
→ Creating a Wave account
→ Customizing your chart of accounts
→ Linking to a business bank account or manually adding or importing transactions
→ Categorizing income and expenses
→ The basics of invoicing
→ Reconciling to a bank statement
→ Running reports

🌊 Wave is a free/low-cost bookkeeping system, an alternative to QuickBooks

✅ Already have a Wave account that you’ve been using for a while? We recommend starting with an Open Accounting Advising meeting for more customized support and assessment.

✅ Not sure whether Wave is the right solution for your business? We recommend taking our Intro to Bookkeeping workshop first.

💻 VIRTUAL CLASS
🗓 Monday, July 14th
⏰ 4 -6PM

🎟 $25 general public
🎟 $5 Oregon Women’s Business Center members. Log in and register at livelihoodnw.org/owbc

* The Oregon Women’s Business Center at Livelihood NW is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

* All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance of this event. Contact Tracy Puhl, owbc@livelihoodnw.org

Cindy Curtis-Rivera leads this interactive discussion:
This webinar from the facilitator’s “Lens Shift Lab” series focuses on the power of alignment in business decision-making. The facilitator guides participants through understanding what alignment means, why it’s crucial for business success, and introduces a practical Multi-Lens Decision Matrix tool to help evaluate ideas and solutions while staying true to organizational mission, vision, and values.

Here is what you’ll learn:
When your actions, words, values, and strategies work together toward a common purpose, it brings clarity to decision-making processes. This reduces choice overload and helps teams move from brainstorming to implementation more effectively.
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Internal alignment among team members creates trust, and when your external actions match your stated values, it builds credibility with customers, suppliers, and partners. People can see that you practice what you preach.
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This practical tool helps evaluate potential solutions by considering alignment with mission, vision, and values alongside factors like cost, risk, and ripple effects across different areas of the business. It’s designed to identify opportunities where efforts will have the biggest impact.
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Replays are available with full captions and transcripts. You’ll get the chance to unlock the full workshop replay after signing up for the live session.