| ADVANCED BUSINESS: KEEPING THE DOORS
OPEN provides entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs with
some of the various aspects of business, with the intent of providing
information to participants that will limit errors and mistakes in pursuit of
their business venture. Participants will develop skills in: maintaining books,
customer relations, taxes, contractual agreements, hiring and firing, research
and interpreting financial statements.
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AUTO & LIFE INSURANCE is designed to reduce the confusion about auto and property insurance.
Participants will learn how to decipher the small print in their insurance
policies, while protecting their rights. They will learn what is actually
needed, how to interview an insurance agent, and how to get a refund for
overpayment.
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BASIC LOCKSMITHING provides
the hands-on enthusiast an opportunity to troubleshoot, disassemble, repair,
and install a variety of locks. The participant will develop the fundamental
skills and knowledge which will be the basis for understanding locksmithing as
a trade and or craft.
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| CONSUMER AWARENESS & YOUR RIGHTS provides the participants with information about protecting their rights as
a consumer, including a review of credit reports, credit bureaus, lenders,
credit cards and their ramifications. Additionally, information on collection
agencies, loan applications, credit protection laws, rights to privacy,
financial disclosures laws, and consumer fraud awareness, will be reviewed. |
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FORECLOSURE & YOUR RIGHTS provides participants with specific information concerning their rights in the
area of mortgages and foreclosures, state by state. Particular attention will
focus on mortgage reduction strategies and practical solutions.
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HOW TO BUY DISTRESSED & FORECLOSED
PROPERTIES explores additional income opportunities in the
world of Distress Property Acquisition and the checklist smart investors use.
Additionally, participants will acquire skills to assist troubled homeowners
facing Foreclosure, while enhancing their own negotiating skills and income.
Additional income opportunities are provided through better negotiating and
shopping techniques for small or large purchases.
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INTERACTING WITH OTHERS develops effective communication skills. Participants will increase their
listening and empathy skills during lively group dynamics, crisis exercises,
and team building activities. All activities are designed to increase
interpersonal, business, and organizational skills.
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MORTGAGE BROKER/ FINANCE PRINCIPLES is one of
the best kept secrets in business! Successful participants can enter this field
and earn a doctors' wages without an advanced degree. This course is designed
to help someone who has little or no knowledge about the mortgage industry.
Conventional training focuses on loans which meet FNMA or Freddie Mac
guidelines. Broker training emphasizes the guidelines; documents; forms the
loan officer should review and prepare; how to calculate ratios, LTV, prepaid
interest, closing costs, down payment, etc.; locking loans; funding loans;
calculating the time required to get a loan approved. The goal of the training
is to provide the participants with the skills necessary to become mortgage
brokers.
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NETWORK MARKETING provides
the participant with the necessary skills to assess MLM companies and their
viability. Participants will learn what it takes to successfully profit in the
Network Marketing Industry. How to evaluate compensation plans and more.
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PATENTS, TRADEMARKS & COPYRIGHTS
provides answers to anyone that has an invention, wrote a book, or developed a
useful widget and desires assistance. This course was developed by a patent
holder to provide the participant with useful resources required in pursuing
their dream. Emphasis will be placed on identifying tasks they can do for
themselves to save time and money. Additionally, participants will learn how to
interview and hire professionals.
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT will provide the
participant with an overview of the field of property management in addition to
describing the major functions of a property manager including legal and
interpersonal concerns and everyday issues regarding maintenance, accounting,
administrative and other activities.
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PROPERTY TAX RELIEF STRATEGIES
offers both money making and money saving opportunities for residential
property owners losing money in over paid property tax assessments. Learn what
clerical errors can multiply property taxes and how to stop them. Make your
appeal irrefutable using sample forms and letters. Learn how to slash property
taxes to a minimum. Learn the assessor's terms and what questions to ask before
an appeal.
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REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL & VALUATION
TECHNIQUES provides information on how home valuations are
concluded. Participants will learn the hows and whys of neighborhood
assessment, which home improvements give the best payoff and understanding
comparables. Additional resources will be provided to further the study of
income property appraisal and associations.
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SIGN LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNERS
provides beginners with training that focuses on everyday communication skills.
Each participant will learn relevant signs, expressions, finger spelling, and
grammatical sign principles. Additionally, cultural background and linguistic
information related to deaf people and sign language will be explored.
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SMART HOME BASICS this course allows
participants to control their entire home with the touch of a button, using X10
controls. Most people know what it's like to control a TV with a remote
control. Now the participant will learn how to control practically everything
in the home via remote control, including lights, appliance, thermostats,
motorized drapes, and the front door lock, or anything else electrical using
smart controls. Many homeowners are starting to want the lifestyle and
practical benefits of integrated home control systems. Designing and installing
these systems could provide future business opportunities for the participants.
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SMART HOME CERTIFICATION allows participants
to expand the automation of their smart home with advance module integration,
using X10 controls, IR, VAC and other protocols. networking and their computer.
Additional focus will be placed on home integration design, codes, safety and
wiring. Product identification and marketing exploration will be covered,
including additional cer tification resources and trade organizations.
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STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS: TIPS FOR
SUCCESS assists the participants' in exploring opportunities
of self-employment. This training delivers facts, practical tips, money saving
advice and solutions to some of the most pressing business decisions.
Participants will discover business ventures they can start for less than $200.
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TAX PLANNING alerts
the participants to their rights as taxpayers, using the IRS own Taxpayer Bill
of Rights. Unlike most tax classes, this course does not focus on how to do
taxes, but rather a review of common overlooked deductions that are costing
hundreds annually, Exploration of why a sizeable tax refund is not fiscally
prudent and what to do about it. The intent of this course is to enhance the
participants' planning for the distribution of their taxable income.
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