Tuesday, May 12, 2020:  12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. - CANCELLED

Getting the most out of your sales efforts is an undervalued aspect of running a business. In this class, learn how to develop an effective strategy for reaching your sales goals.

Class covers:

• Defining your value proposition
• Defining your competition (SWOT analysis – strength/weakness/opportunity/threat)
• Road(s) to market – developing a sales and distribution model
• Managing your pipeline – sales team, customer relationship management (CRM), and customer support

Presented by: Doug Korte
Doug Korte is an accomplished global technology executive and respected transformational leader, with experience in turning around and growing high-tech companies from start-up to Fortune 50. Senior executives routinely consult with him when they look to transform & grow their organizations and drive for operational excellence. In the past Douglas has served as Vice President & Global General Manager, Communications, Media & Entertainment with Hewlett-Packard and an executive at IBM. He is an active member associated with key industry organizations, which include: the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the USC Institute of Communication Technology Management and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Today, Doug serves as CEO for Cuneiform Technologies Inc. and is an investor and private equity consultant, providing timely business development, operations and financial strategy advice to corporations, private equity & venture capital firms, investment banking/management firms, hedge funds, professional services firms and large institutional investors regarding high technology and digital media companies.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020:  12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. - CANCELLED

Learn about government contracts, which can be a great source of steady revenue for small businesses. Officials from local and state agencies will present information on how to locate public solicitations, certification requirements, the bidding process, and how contracts are awarded.

Class covers:

• Finding and responding to public solicitations
• Understanding government contracts
• State and local contracts vs. federal contracts, and the different requirements for each
• Business development and government contracting opportunities and resources in L.A. City and County

Presented by: Officials from the L.A. City Department of General Services, L.A. County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs and the California Department of General Services

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020:  12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. - CANCELLED

Exporting can be a great untapped source of revenue for Los Angeles area businesses. Learn about the resources available to beginning exporters and the nuts and bolts of starting your own export business.

Class covers:

• Is exporting for me?
• The Trade Connect program for exporters
• Key tips for reducing risk
• Export Research Tools (with complimentary booklet)

Presented by: Elizabeth Glynn with the support of Port of Los Angeles Trade Connect:

Elizabeth Glynn facilitates ExporTech™ programs throughout Southern California for CMTC, an affiliate of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which supports small- and medium-sized manufacturers to enhance their operational and business capabilities. ExporTech™ is a corporate management system that provides manufacturing executives and business owners with strategic focus and a structured process through which they create and implement actionable export plans that result in increased sales growth in global markets. To date, 50+ Executive Teams have completed ExporTech™ programs. Most are implementing their export plans and expanding sales in global markets. Six manufacturers have received export awards recognizing their export expansion efforts.

A global operations and business development professional, Glynn has worked with companies in export operations, compliance, trade finance, and global logistics with the objective of accelerating companies' investment in exporting and maximizing their competitive advantage in global markets.

Initially having worked in global logistics and sales, Glynn transitioned from global transportation to managing the export operations for a company. Glynn streamlined the global logistics infrastructure; managed export, import, and foreign-based transactions; facilitated multi-country shipments, free trade zone projects; and negotiated letters of credit. She achieved seamless in-transit logistics movement of third country shipments; and, secured resolution of a six-figure transshipment cargo insurance claim. Glynn has interfaced with a diverse range of companies that includes working with program units at Raytheon Space & Communications to provide export training and facilitate global delivery of communication systems to establishing export operations for a medical device manufacturer.

Since 1998 Glynn has taught courses in global business management, leadership, and ethics at the University of La Verne (M.B.A. program), and a number of global trade courses at UCLA Extension including global logistics and fundamentals of international trade. She has developed and presented customized programs at UCLA Extension and UC Riverside. Glynn holds a Master of International Management (M.I.M.) degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Linguistics from UC Irvine.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.

Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
12:15 p.m. — 1:15 p.m.

This class will provide a comprehensive review of the most important new family law cases that every family law attorney, and any other professional who works in this area of law, needs to be aware of and understand. Learn important practice tips from these cases in several areas of family law, and gain an understanding of how the law has changed over the past year.

Class covers:

• Child custody
• Marital agreements
• Domestic violence
• Child & spousal support
• Division of property

Earn 1 hour general MCLE credit

Presented by Donald P. Schweitzer:
Donald P. Schweitzer is a Certified Family Law Specialist with over 20 years of trial experience. Prior to going into private practice, Mr. Schweitzer served as a Deputy District Attorney in Orange County for eight years. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Pasadena Bar Association, where he served as its president.

Registration fees: $35
Non-refundable, payment reserves spot.

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.