TURNER IS COMBINING THE OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO PROGRAMS INTO ONE IN 2014

NEWS FLASH:  TURNER IS COMBINING THE OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO PROGRAMS INTO ONE IN 2014 and not offering this program in San Francisco in 2014.  Classes will be held in downtown Oakland, easily accessible to BART and ample free street parking after 6 PM.   

A special thanks to our sponsors:  Union Bank, EBMUD and Bay Area Builders Exchange.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND   Local, minority-owned, women-owned, disabled veteran owned, disadvantaged and small emerging businesses that are general contractors, specialty contractors, construction managers, construction consultants, and other companies that work closely with construction firms. There is NO COST to program participants however, participation in the 2014 Oakland/ San Francisco Turner School of Construction Management training program is a commitment to attend a minimum of 11 classes in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.

CLASS SCHEDULE   Classes will be held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM beginning March 18th ending May 8th. Classes consist of two-hour courses in: Accounting Basics for Contractors, Estimating, Bidding & Procurement, Field Operations, Insurance & Bonding, LEAN practices, Management, Marketing & Sales, Project Delivery Systems & Contract Risk Management, Safety, and Scheduling.

HOW TO REGISTER   To register, click on this link to the Eventbrite website:  http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-oakland-san-francisco-turner-school-of-construction-management-registration-10177684729.  Registration deadline is March 7, 2014.

SELECTION PROCESS  

• There are only 50 spots available. Space is limited, so only one participant per company will be accepted.
• To be considered, your firm must have actively performed work in the construction industry for at least one year.
• This program is only for local, minority-owned, women-owned, disabled veterans and small emerging businesses.
• If your company is selected, you will be notified no later than Thursday, March 13.

 QUESTIONS???  Please contact Elena Anaya at eanaya@tcco.com.

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Oakland-based MIGHTYminnow Web Studio & School started out as a company that specialized in hand-crafted, custom-designed websites for nonprofits and small businesses. (They still do this, and you can see a lot of examples of their custom graphic design work on their website at http://www.mightyminnow.com/work/.) 

Over the years, MIGHTYminnow has increasingly focused on ways to empower their clients - not just to maintain their own websites, but to actuallybuild websites from scratch - which is a great way for individuals and small businesses to manager their costs and gain valuable technical expertise. The culmination of these efforts is the hugely popular Website Weekend course (www.mightyminnow.com/classes/) in which participants construct a complete website in just 48 hours.

The next Website Weekend class is Nov. 2nd & 3rd. For more information or to register, call 510-629-1440 or visit www.mightyminnow.com/classes/.

 

As a small, local, woman-owned business, MIGHTYminnow is commited to helping fledgling organizations with the ultimate goal of strengthening Oakland's local community and economy. Founded by Oakland's very own Kristin Long, MIGHTYminnow opened a brick and mortar space at 14th & Broadway in April, 2012. With a large classroom for training nonprofits and small businesses, the space is a perfect setting for Kristin and her colleagues to run Website Weekend. During the 2-day course, students go from a blank white screen to a fully-functional, beautiful, easy-to-maintain website. With a 3:1 student-teacher ratio, and talented staff guiding students every step of the way, participants create high-quality WordPress websites for their organizations in just one weekend. Topics covered in class include crafting a compelling home page, adding and organizing sub-pages, SEO best practices, integrating social media, adding newsletter and contact forms, and much more.