Free in April: Grow With Google Bootcamp

Free in April: Grow With Google Bootcamp

Mar 1, 2023 | Education & Training, News & Updates

Four FREE 1-hour webinars to be facilitated by our own Skills After Service Advisory Council Member, Maria Elena Duron!
Join us for this Grow With Google Bootcamp co-hosted by our nonprofit partner Transition Skills Training. All of the boot camp classes will be held at 10am on each date listed below.

 

When you sign up, please mark Transition Skills Training as the org that invited you – they are our nonprofit partner hosting these classes!

 

Join our #CarryTheLoad team

Join our #CarryTheLoad team

Mar 1, 2023 | News - LBC, News & Updates, Special Front Page Update

Skills After Service will be supporting Carry The Load’s Memorial May Campaign this year. Carry The Load is a non-profit organization that provides active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices made daily by our military, veterans, first responders, and their families. What started in 2011 as a grassroots effort by two veteran U.S. Navy SEALs to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day has now grown into honoring our nation’s heroes 365 days a year.

Each May, Carry The Load hosts its Memorial May awareness campaign to make Memorial Day matter again. People can participate by volunteering to walk alongside our team on our National Relay, attending a Rally, and fundraising for our nation’s heroes. This year, SAS will have a team walking in Austin and we are planning to walk other events with Carry The Load as well – there are 5 trails running across the country, covering more than 22,000 miles with meaningful walks, rallies and other activities across the US during the month of May. Skills After Service will be working to support this effort.

If you would like to join our team to walk, volunteer or to help with our fundraising effort for Carry The Load, let us know.

Virtual Small Business Classes

Virtual Small Business Classes

Mar 1, 2023 | Certifications, Education & Training, For Employers, For Spouses, News - LBC, News & Updates

Take note, veteran small business owners: virtual classes featuring our instructors are coming up on the calendar, with a great set of topics for marketing, funding, hiring, bookkeeping, and general operations. These were created by our parent company, Distance Learning media and hosted by the City of Austin Small Business Division. They are virtual classes, facilitated using Zoom. Cost ranges from free to $25 for a three-hour class. All of the topics below are included in a Small Business Skills Certificate program offered by Austin. Please visit SmallBizAustin.com to learn more about that program.

Upcoming Virtual Classes:

Every class includes a follow-along workbook and a free toolkit filled with guides, templates, low-cost resources and access to extra help for starting, growing and scaling a small business.
There are topics offered for nonprofit organizations as well, so if you are a nonprofit professional, take a look at the courses offered.
We’ll post more class offerings shortly! We average at least 6 per month that are virtual and can be attended from anywhere.

Webinar: Freelance Success in 2022

Webinar: Freelance Success in 2022

Jan 5, 2022 | Education & Training, News & Updates, Resources, Small Business Tools

Skills After Service and Lili are pleased to offer this free webinar titled: How To Set Yourself Up for Freelance Success in 2022 on Friday, Jan 21 from noon to 1pm CST. Learn simple strategies for small business invoicing and money management using Lili, the banking app that helps freelancers get paid faster.

Date and Time:
Fri, January 21, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
Click Here to Register

2021 has been described as the “Great Resignation” as more and more people quit their job to start freelancing and consider it for a long-term career. 60% of new freelancers say no amount of money would make them go back to a traditional job. And 86% of freelancers think the best days of freelancing are ahead. So, let’s start the year on this hopeful note and set you up for success in 2022.

 

Learn More About Lili

This presentation will tackle the top financial concerns that every freelancer has, from taxes to budgeting, from savings to pricing strategies. Plus, we’ll share valuable strategies for getting paid faster with actionable tactics to enable you to smoothly launch or build your freelance business or side-hustle.

Wherever you fit into the freelancing landscape, we hope this webinar will give you answers to the questions we know you’re asking yourself and help you find your space and financial freedom today and, in the year, ahead.

This 60-minute webinar will include time for Q&A.

All registrants will receive a free copy of the Skills After Service /Lili Freelance Playbook following the event.

Who Should Attend?

All are welcome. Small business owners, veteran-owned businesses, veteran-spouses looking to start or grow a small business, freelancers, gig-economy workers, creatives, makers, consultants, designers, writers – anyone with a small business who is managing invoices, accepting payments for goods and services, etc.

About Lili

Lili’s mission is to educate, inform and empower freelancers of trades and walks of life to control their finances. Launched in July 2019 in the US, they now service over 400K Freelancers with the ability to invoice, track expenses, prep for taxes, and save!

Click here to try Lili

Free in April: Grow With Google Bootcamp

Two New Webinars in December

Nov 24, 2021 | Education & Training, News & Updates

Skills After Service is partnering with Transition Skills Training and Lili to host two new Google webinars in early December. Details below. There is no charge to attend, must register to participate. Hope you can join us!

Skills After Service Advisor, Maria Duron, will facilitate these Google webinars for veteran entrepreneurs.

Make Your Website Work for You
Tuesday, Dec 7th. |. 2-3pm CST
Participants will discover how to create a search-friendly website that drives user action and supports their goals whether launching a new website or sprucing up an old one, this workshop will help.
– Learn more and RSVP

Make Better Decisions with Analytics
Thursday Dec 9th. |. 2-3pm CST
Learn best practices and analyze trends about how customers engage with your business online, then turn these insights into well-informed, actionable decisions. 
– Learn more and RSVP

 

Lili is a great money management tool for entrepreneurs, freelancers, gig economy workers, musicians, artists, makers – anyone who is their own boss. Side gigs count. We work hard to provide low-cost, truly helpful resources that make the balancing act of work and life easier to manage and enjoy. Lili is a great new addition to our mission to improve the quality of life for anyone that is self-employed.

Skills After Service Partners with Lili

Skills After Service Partners with Lili

Oct 23, 2021 | News & Updates, Resources, Small Business Tools

We are excited to announce a new partnership with Lili, the all-in-one banking app designed for small businesses, freelancers & side-hustlers.

Lili combines helpful business tools with a checking account that has no minimum balance and free overdraft coverage. 

Lili is such a good fit for our work with small business owners and especially for veterans and their families who decide to start or grow a business. The app includes invoicing software, tax planning tools and an expense management feature to optimize tax refunds.

We appreciate Lili’s support in our effort to help simplify the challenges associated with work-life balance for all small businesses and especially for veterans and their families. Just takes 3 minutes to get started.
Click here to try Lili

 

Learn More About Lili

Lili is a great money management tool for entrepreneurs, freelancers, gig economy workers, musicians, artists, makers – anyone who is their own boss. Side gigs count. We work hard to provide low-cost, truly helpful resources that make the balancing act of work and life easier to manage and enjoy. Lili is a great new addition to our mission to improve the quality of life for anyone that is self-employed.