Creating monthly expense sheets and pivot tables, using spreadsheet software, such as MS Excel. Participants will work on a business scenario about tracking expenses, create their own monthly expense tracking sheet, create pivot tables to group and calculate expenses, and be able to take home an electronic copy of these for future use.

This is the second in our Financial Management Workshop Series. These workshops may be taken together as a group for $100 or individually for $25 per session.

Participants will work on a business scenario about financial graphics, create their own charts, and be able to take home an electronic copy of these for future use.

This is the third in our Financial Management Workshop Series. These workshops may be taken together as a group for $100 or individually for $25 per session.

Participants will learn how to use a simple and free web page editor: Mozilla Composer - to either create their own website or edit an HTML website created by someone else. This workshop is conducted in a mobile computer lab using PC laptops. Computer mouses will be supplied for those unfamiliar with working on a laptop, however, participants who are more comfortable on a Mac must supply their own Mac laptop. (Attendance at a previous Planning Your Website workshop required.) The fee for this workshop is $50

Find out how to use online competitive intelligence techniques to boost your web presence compared to your competition, as well as how to determine if pay- per-click is right for you and how to use it. This course is a sequel to Marketing and Promoting Your Website and is intended only for business owners who already have a website or who have taken Marketing & Promoting Your Website. The cost for this workshop is $30.00.

Presented by CEI Staffing Services, Inc. in conjunction with the Women's Business Center at CEI, this 2-part, 4-hour workshop will provide you with the information and tools to complete an up-to-date employee handbook that you will be able to distribute to employees at the end of the course. Your employee handbook is one of the most important written documents in your organization. It sets the company tone, culture and philosophy and creates an important relationship between Human Resources, Management, and your most valuable asset... your employees. Instructors Gerard Salvo, Managing Director of CEI Staffing Services with over 20 years of human resources experience; and Merritt Carey, an attorney specializing in Human Resource and Employee Relation issues, will assist you in addressing issues concerning numerous regulations and interpretive decisions in recent years which affect personnel policies.

Now you can participate in a web-based workshop in the convenience of your office and on your own computer. Enrolled participants can view workshop presentations, download workshop materials, ask the instructor questions, develop a company specific handbook and respond to others on an online bulletin board. Requires a computer with Internet access onto which you can download files. Payments must be made in advance of the workshop's opening date, as only paid participants receive the workshop URL and workshop key code to attend. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up early. Registration deadline for this course is January 30. The fee for this course is $95

If you are a woman who is at least a 50 percent owner of a Maine business, you can become part of the Maine Women Business Owners Online Directory. Join us at the free basic listing level or pay just $50 a year for a full paid listing to be included in the home page featured listings, get a 50 percent discount on your CEI workshops, and many more benefits.

Financial aid is available for those who qualify. Our price is $50 per year

WBC at CEI workshops are funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Sherrie Leverton at 882-7552 or sll@ceimaine.org . More information about the Women's Business Center at CEI can be found at www.cei maine.org/women or www.wbc maine.org. Maine SBDCs provide comprehensive business management assistance, training and information services to Maine's micro and small business community. The Maine SBDC Program is a partnership program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in association with the SBA/SBDC, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (Maine DECD), the University of Southern Maine (USM), and leading hosting economic and/or community development corporations. Administered on the Portland campus of USM, Maine SBDC currently operates a network of service centers and outreach offices located conveniently throughout the state. More information about the Maine SBDC program can be found at www.mainesbdc.org. CEI is a private, nonprofit community development that provides financing and technical assistance to Maine small businesses.