
Whether you’re working from home or the office, are employed by a company or yourself, PACE’s Business Basics courses, certificates, and digital badges offer a wide variety of ways to brush up on these essential skillsets.
Current offerings include:
- Business Software Training for Microsoft Programs
- How to get the most from the Adobe Suite of Apps
- Career Exploration
- Website Development
- Photography
- Accounting & Invoicing
- Financial Investments
- And more!
Marketing and Web Design
Accounting with Quickbooks Online
Accounting with QuickBooks Online Suite - This comprehensive course will teach you the basics of accounting with QuickBooks Online, the most widely used accounting software for small business owners. You'll master the basics double-entry bookkeeping and get hands-on experience handling accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales taxes and other common financial activities. (Offered through ed2go.)
Advanced Narrative Writing & Implementation Strategies
Participants will refine their organizational and program descriptions, learn to align with funder priorities through workplans and logic models, improve their impact measurement reporting, and develop strategies for maintaining strong funder relationships.
Aligning with Funders & Cultivating Funder Relationships
This unique 4-hour workshop brings together organizations seeking funding and funders in an interactive, collaborative environment. The goal is to foster understanding, build relationships, and explore the key elements of successful funding partnerships.
Building & Maintaining a Mental Health Business
To empower mental health professionals and recent graduates with the essential knowledge and skills required to successfully establish and maintain a mental health business, focusing on both the entrepreneurial and operational aspects.
Computer Skills for the Workplace
Obtain an introduction to Windows 10/11 and Office 365 to provide the fundamental computer competencies you need to prosper in a modern workplace.
Creating Web Pages
Creating Web Pages - This comprehensive course will teach you the basics of accounting with QuickBooks Online, the most widely used accounting software for small business owners. You'll master the basics double-entry bookkeeping and get hands-on experience handling accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales taxes and other common financial activities. (Course offered through ed2go)
Creating Wordpress Websites
Creating Wordpress Websites - Learn how to create attractive, sophisticated blogs and websites—without any coding! WordPress is the world's most popular content management system, powering more than 40 percent of all sites on the Internet. WordPress is an easy-to-use solution that will help you put your site on the web in far less time than by coding, and at a much lower cost than hiring a professional. (Course offered through ed2go)
Digital Marketing Suite
Digital Marketing Suite - Find out how to market your business on the Internet, even if you have little or no money to spend! In this practical, hands-on course, you'll discover proven methods that will help you establish an Internet presence and build an online brand identity. You'll learn how search engine optimization (SEO) works and how to track your site's performance using web analytics. You'll understand how to use online advertising, email marketing, and social media (including blogs) to drive business to your website. Finally, you'll learn how to keep your visitors coming back again and again! (Course offered through ed2go)
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Excel: Basics
We offer two different courses of Microsoft Excel courses through Bob Bruce, an instructor who has trained people on Microsoft products for more than 20 years.
Excel: Special Features
We offer Microsoft Excel courses through Bob Bruce, an instructor who has trained people on Microsoft products for more than 20 years.
Grant Preparation & Proposal Development
Participants will assess their organization's readiness for grant seeking, learn what funders prioritize, practice crafting compelling narratives, develop appropriate budgets, and understand how to avoid common proposal mistakes.
Grant Writing Series - Grant Writing Essentials
Grant writing is about aligning your organization’s mission and project, with the mission and focus areas of a prospective funding agency. This workshop will guide participants through the process and will provide with the information and tools needed to understand the essentials of grant writing.
Grant Writing Series - Narrative Workshop
The goal of this 4-hour workshop is to introduce key elements of effective grant writing and management. Participants will learn to craft compelling narratives, receive feedback on their writing, and gain insights into time management for grant applications. The session will also briefly cover grant management basics, providing a foundation for further learning in this area.
Personal Finance and Investing
Personal Finance and Investing - Search Results (Courses offered through ed2go.)
Quickbooks Online
Quickbooks Online - Search Results (Courses offered through ed2go.)
Using Social Media in Business
Using Social Media in Business - Learn how to use the five most popular social media platforms-Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Instagram-to grow and promote your business. This course will help you harness the power of social media to connect with new customers, advertise products, and promote your brand. (Course offered through ed2go)
Web Design
Web Design - Search Results (Courses offered through ed2go.)
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