Train with SBDC

The Small Business Development Center at Wichita State University offers many opportunities to meet your training needs and interests, including workshops, webinars, annual conferences, customized training, and connections to area business events. 

March 2026

February Calendar
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March Training Flyer 

 

Sales Tax for Retailers
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State Sales Tax for Retailers

Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Sales Tax for Construction Contractors
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State Sales Tax for Construction Contractors

Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Get Your Local Business on Google Search and Maps
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Get Your Local Business on Google Search and Maps

Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 11:00 Am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Why we click
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Why we click: psychology secrets for social media growth

Date: Thursday, March 5
Time:12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

IRS
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Federal Taxes and Your New Business ( IRS 1&2)

Date: Thursday, March 12
Time:10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Atendees
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Engage Your Audience: Grow your business

Date: Thursday, March 12
Time:12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

GenAI Pitch Contest Attendees

GenAI Pitch Contest – General Admision

Date: Wednesday, March 18
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Hughes Metroplex Center

GenAI Pitch Contest - Sponsor

GenAI Pitch Contest – Sponsorship

Date: Wednesday, March 18
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost: $100.00-$2,500.00 
Location: Hughes Metroplex Center

Want to sell your business
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So you want to sell your business

Date: Wednesday, March 18
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cost: $5.00
Location: online

Small Business
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How Small Business Owners Can Lead Change

Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cost: $5.00
Location: online

The Legal Structure Options for Small Businesses
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Legal Structure Options for Small Businesses

Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 12:00 PM
Cost: None
Location: online

Startup
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Startup Start Right

Date: Tuesday, March 24
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $5.00
Location: online

Sales Strategy
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Creating Sales Strategies for your Business

Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Cost: $5.00
Location: online

Marketing
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Marketing: Where to begin with Limited Resources, a conversation

Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cost: $5.00
Location: online

Business PLan
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Business Plan 101

Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $5.00
Location: online

April 2026

February Calendar

April Training Flyer

 

Worldcup ready
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Is Your Business World Cup Ready - Digital Visibility

Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Accounting for non-accountants
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Accounting for Non-Accountants

Date: April 7,2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Start up start right
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Start Up Start Right

Date: April 8, 2026
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Sales strategy
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Creating Sales Strategies & Leveraging Networking for your Business

Date: April 9, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Score customer
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Score Customers During the World Cup

Date: April 9, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Google map
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Get your Business on Google Maps and Search

Date: April 14, 2026
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Business plan 101
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Business Plan 101

Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Cyber security Basics
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Cybersecurity Essentials for Small Businesses

Date: April 16, 2026
Time: 12 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Quickbook Begineer
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QuickBooks Online for Beginners

Date: April 21, 2026
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $199.00
Location: Online

Business Idea Works
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Does your Business Idea Work?

Date: April 22, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Quickbook Intermediate
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QuickBooks Online for Intermediate Users

Date: April 23, 2026
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $199.00
Location: Online

IRS Home Deduction
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IRS Home Office Rules for Business Owners

Date: April 23 , 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

social media manager
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How to Be Your Own Social Media Manager

Date: April 30, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

May 2026

February Calendar

May Training Flyer 

 

Hiring first employee
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Hiring your first employee

Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Food business
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Food-Based Businesses: Opportunities & Challenges

Date: May 6, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Connect, Certify and celebrate
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Connect, Certify and Celebrate - Small Business Week

Date: May 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 am-1:30 pm
Cost: None
Location: Hughes Metroplex 

Ai for marketing
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Using AI to Create Marketing Content That Still Sounds Like You

Date: May 12, 2026
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
Cost: $10.00
Location: Online

Startup strat right
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Start Up Start Right

Date: May 13, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Sales Tax for retailers
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State sales tax for retailers

Date: May 13, 2026
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: None
Location: In-person

Sales tax for construction
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State sales tax for construction contractors

Date: May 13, 2026
Time: 1:30pm-4:00pm
Cost: None
Location: In-person

Ai for business
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AI for Small Business: Where to Start

Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: None
Location: Online

credit score
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Establishing GOOD Credit to Apply for your Upcoming Business Loan

Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Guide to instagram
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Beginner's Guide to Instagram

Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Business Plan
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Business Plan 101

Date: May 19, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Business with city of wichita
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Doing Business with the City of Wichita

Date: May 19, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Trademark Basics
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Trademark Basics

Date: May 19, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

market research
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Understanding Your Opportunity - market and industry research

Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Tax changes
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IRS Tax changes Regarding "OB3" and your Business

Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 10:00am-11:00am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Likes into Leads
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Beyond the Feed: Turning "Likes" into Leads

Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Cost: $10.00
Location: Online

June 2026

February Calendar

June Training Flyer 

 

Startup start right
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Start Up Start Right

Date: June 3, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Cost: None
Location: Online

Leveraging LinkedIn
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Leveraging Linked In

Date: June 4, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Employer tax obligations
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Guide to Employer Tax Obligations

Date: June 9, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Sales Strategies
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Creating Sales Strategies & Leveraging Networking for your Business

Date: June 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Excel with AI
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Excel Superpowers with AI Copilot

Date: June 11, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Business Plan
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Business Plan 101

Date: June 16, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Cost: $5.00
Location: Online

Quickbook beginners
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QuickBooks for Beginners

Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $199.00
Location: In-person

Quickbook Intermediate
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QuickBooks for Intermediate

Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Cost: $199.00
Location: In-person

Wwebsite for small business
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Build a Simple Website for Your Small Business

Date: June 23, 2026
Time: 10:30 am-11:30 am
Cost: $10.00
Location: Online

Commercial Insurance Basics
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Commercial Insurance Basics

Date: June 23, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Cost: None
Location: Online

Short form video
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A Beginner's Guide to Short Form Video

Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Cost: $10.00
Location: Online

IRS Federal tax
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IRS Lesson 1 & 2 Federal Taxes and Schedule C

Date: June 25, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-11:00 am
Cost: None
Location: Online

 

Notices


Registration closes at 12:00 p.m. the Monday PRIOR to the event.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact us at 316-978-3193, ksbdc@wichita.edu or 5015 E. 29th St. N., Wichita, KS 67220.

Participants in Kansas SBDC trainings and events agree to allow the Kansas SBDC staff and official photographers to photograph and record them in the context of the event. Images captured may be used on Kansas SBDC websites, posted on social media, shared with media outlets, and/or used in future print and electronic promotional materials.

 

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The Kansas Small Business Development Center at Wichita State University is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Kansas Department of Commerce.

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