Utilizing Workforce Center to Help Land a Job

If you’re unemployed, utilizing the services of the Colorado Workforce Centers are a great way to search for jobs, better your skills, and hone in on what your workplace skills are. Each county has a Workforce, and they are specifically there to serve you and help you get that next job….hopefully your dream job! If you are not quite sure where it is you belong in the workforce, or if you do but are having a difficult time finding the right fit, take advantage of your local Workforce and see your tax dollars at work.

One of the neatest things about Workforce is that they are able to give people money to go back to school or to seek out additional training, for those who qualify. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is there to assist people to get that leg up above their competition and help people become more marketable to land that job they want. Getting trained or re-trained in this way will give you recent education on your resume, which is attractive to employers. It shows that you are interested in always doing better at your job and improving your skills.

There are a variety of training programs at colleges and vocational schools that a person can pursue utilizing WIA resources. One of which is the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies (ABSR). We offer six Certificate programs in Professional Bookkeeping, Administrative Assistant, Office Manager, Call Center/Customer Service, Microsoft Power User, and Office Skills. Any one or more of these three or four month Certificate programs can give you that recent education and the skills you need to land the job you desire. Consider the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies today by contacting us at 303-755-6885 or http://www.ABSRschool.com to get a FREE consultation about your next educational adventure.

Getting Education to Get Ahead

For many people when they experience a lay-off this can be a tumultuous time in their lives. Worry about their financial future arises, as their self-confidence lowers with each passing day, week, rejection, pass-up, etc. A time when a person is laid off can either be seen negatively, or it can be seen positively. Perhaps you are the type of person who views this time as a time of rejuvenation from the wariness that you have experienced prior. Perhaps it is a time of regrowth and retraining for new skills, and to finally find that thing “I want to do when I grow up”.

While these sorts of transitions into new careers and adventures can be scary, they can also be exhilarating. But whatever it is, it is not easy. Take a look at this recent article. To be sure, being your own boss and fulfilling your “entrepreneurial spirit” certainly has its rewards. But those rewards don’t come without a lot of hard work, determination, perseverance, and above all (I think) the ability to stay positive and optimistic in the face of uncertainty and overwhelming pressure. Easier said than done, for sure. But it’s not impossible.

What makes being your own boss possible? Well, among other things a great thing entrepreneurs can do is to gain the training that is necessary to start your own business--- and more so to keep your business going! Among other ways, the most well-known and accessible way for entrepreneurs to be entrepreneurs is to acquire the education in your chosen field. Luck happens, but do you really want to be lucky in business? Or do you want to be GOOD?! That’s a trick question, everyone wants to be GOOD at what they do.

A growing industry in today’s economy (and any economy) is bookkeeping. The beauty of being a self-employed bookkeeper is that there is always a client out there for you. The more people out there who own their own businesses, the more people out there that NEED a bookkeeper. With approximately 80% of businesses in Colorado falling into the category of “small business”, these businesses cannot afford to, or simply do not want to hire a full-time bookkeeper. That’s where YOU come in. Having the education to be a bookkeeper allows you to set your own hours, work for who you want, and earn the kind of money that you want.

The Accounting and Business School of the Rockies can train you to become a bookkeeper. We train you to have the confidence that you desire to do your own, or someone else’s bookkeeping. At such an affordable price, you can go to school full-time or part-time, at school or at home; to get in, get out, and get on with your life in as little as three to five months. For more information about the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies and how you can fulfill your dream of being self-employed, contact us at http://www.ABSRschool.com or call in at 303-755-6885. We’ll see you soon!

July Classes Starting Up

Accounting Technician
7/1/2010
South

Accounting Technician
7/6/2010
South

Intro to Quickbooks
7/9/2010
South

Office
7/10/2010
South

QuickBooks
7/12/2010
South

Office
7/12/2010
North

Outlook 2007
7/12/2010
North

Office Skills - Customized
7/12/2010
North

Accounting/Bookkeeping
7/13/2010
North

Excel 2007
7/14/2010
North

Word 2007
7/16/2010
North

Excel Basic
7/17/2010
South

Excel Basic
7/19/2010
North

Resume
7/20/2010
North

Interview/Etiquette
7/21/2010
North

Accounting/Bookkeeping
7/22/2010
North

Excel Proficient
7/24/2010
South

Excel Proficient
7/26/2010
North

Excel Advanced
7/31/2010
South

QuickBooks
7/31/2010
South

June Classes Starting Up

Intro to Quickbooks
6/7/2010
North

Outlook 2007
6/7/2010
South

Office Skills - Customized
6/7/2010
South

Excel Basic
6/8/2010
South

Excel 2007
6/9/2010
South

Word 2007
6/11/2010
South

QuickBooks
6/12/2010
South

Excel Basic
6/12/2010
North

Excel Proficient
6/15/2010
South

Accounting Technician
6/15/2010
North

Resume
6/15/2010
South

Interview/Etiquette
6/16/2010
South

Accounting/Bookkeeping
6/17/2010
South

Excel Proficient
6/19/2010
North

Excel Advanced
6/22/2010
South

Excel Advanced
6/26/2010
North

FREE Seminar

How to Start Your Own Bookkeeping Business

Date: Friday June 11th, 2010

Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm

Presented By: Tim Oswald

Tim is the owner of the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies. He is a CPA and has experience in both accounting and bookkeeping

RSVP by Wednesday June 9th

Phone 303-755-6885 or email Daniel@ABSRschool.com
Location: 5420 S. Quebec St., suite 100 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Six Week Quickbooks Training

It is often wise to follow best practices in your industry. They are called best practices for a reason! In some industries, that might be certain marketing techniques, in others it might be certain ways to express customer service. In other ways, it might be using a certain type of software that is best for the job at hand. For small or large business accounting, the QuickBooks software is the premiere brand that is used within virtually every industry.

Is your knowledge of QuickBooks a bit rusty or are you new to QuickBooks and would like to gain a firm grasp of it? The Accounting and Business School of the Rockies offers a QuickBooks class that can be completed in one or two sessions a week, for six weeks. As of June 12th we will be teaching the latest version of QuickBooks, version 2010. This class is offered at both our south location (I-25 and Belleview) and north location (I-25 and 104th).

Call the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies today for more information!
303-755-6885 www.ABSRschool.com

Office Skills Certificate -- classes start June 7!

The Accounting and Business School of the Rockies will offer another upcoming session of Office Skills classes starting on June 7th at the South Campus in the Tech Center (I-25 and Belleview). This is a great opportunity to obtain the skills you will need in any office environment in only five week’s time. That’s right, all you have to commit to is coming to class for four hours a day, five days a week for five weeks.

At the end of the classes you will receive a Certificate in Office Skills. You can put this on your resume to show potential employers you have recent education (which they like to see) and that you are open to self-improvement and personal growth.
There are tuition assistance opportunities available for those who qualify. Please contact us at 303-755-6885 to learn more about these opportunities and possible paid work experiences at the end of the class time. Here are a list of the classes:

Accounting/Bookkeeping
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Accounting Technician
Introduction to QuickBooks
Interviewing Skills
Resume Writing

Call today to qualify for tuition assistance!