YWCA Child Care Solutions’ Business Academy Online Training Series!

You are invited to participate in the YWCA Child Care Solutions’ Business Academy online training series! This is
a self-paced, online business series. The purpose of this series is to introduce you to a business plan so you can
begin to build a plan for your own business. Topics will include:
 What is a business plan and why every business needs one
 Understanding how a business plan can increase your BAS score
 How to highlight your business strengths and build on your weaknesses
 The IRS and your business
 Using research to market your business
 Understanding your business’s profits and losses

Business Academy was created by Mary Cline. This online series is easily accessed from a computer and can
be completed on your own time, at your own pace within the allotted 6-week timeframe. Participants must
have a computer, internet access, and be comfortable navigating the internet, email, and computer programs
such as Word. This series will be held from April 6th-May 13th 2021 and is worth a total of 15 training hours.
Registration closes April 1st, 2021 or when the 15 available spots are filled. There is no cost for Gateway
Registry members, but there is a cost of $10.00 for the public. To register, click the link accompanied with the
training in the above grid or submit a registration form and payment to the YWCA at 4990 East State Street,
Rockford, IL 61108. If you have questions, please contact the Training Coordinator, Andrea Capriotti, at (815)
484-9448, ext. 211.

TO REGISTER: Contact Andrea Capriotti, CORE Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator at [email protected]

This is a multipart learning series; you will complete one chapter at a time, at your own pace. After you feel you
have mastered a chapter, you will contact the Training Coordinator and she will email you a short test to gauge
your learning. Once a score of 75% or greater is achieved on the test, the Training Coordinator will contact you to
relay your score. After a passing score is achieved, you may begin the next chapter. This process will continue
until the series is complete. Upon completion, the appropriate training certificate will be issued.