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12/21/2024 -12/22/2024 | Celebrate SNOW-CEMBER at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center more info... |
12/28/2024 | Traditional Fiesta Nights - Feather Falls Casino
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12/28/2024 -12/29/2024 | Celebrate SNOW-CEMBER at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center more info... |
12/31/2024 | New York New Year's Eve Fundraising Party The public is invited to the Oroville Optimists’ 7th annual “New York New Year’s Eve Fundraising dinner party: New York Steak; New York Cheese cake; New York Time (We celebrate at nine. 9:00—New York Time!) Dine, dance, raffles! Celebrate the New Year, have a great time, and Get Home Early! Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. The catered buffet includes a New York steak carving station and shrimp scampi, plus side dishes. . No host bar. Free champagne toast! The Early-bird cost is $70/person; Table for 8 is $480, if purchased by December 15. $75/person; Table for 8 is $520, after December 15. Tickets available through the Oroville Chamber of Commerce, online at eventbrite.com, or by calling 530-354-4817. All proceeds support the Optimists’ “Friend to Youth” Programs in Butte County. more info... |
1/8/2025 | Conflict Resolution - 4 Part Series FREE: for any ETP member, for more information contact - etp@butte.edu 4-part series, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Conflict Resolution 1: Gain clarity about the 5 main sources of conflict. Identify patterns that emerge in your role based on these root causes of conflict. Learn specific communication techniques for minimizing conflict in these areas. Focus on productively resolving conflict while minimizing negative outcomes and maximizing positive outcomes. Conflict Resolution 2: Understand the strengths and limitations of each conflict resolution strategy. Identify your natural conflict style and think about the natural styles of your coworkers. Improve your conflict resolution skill set by applying the best strategy for the situation and people involved. Conflict Resolution 3: Understand and utilize the conflict dialog guidelines. Face conflicts with a focus on mutual understanding through discussion and action plan development for long-term resolution. Become educated on how to consistently demonstrate behaviors that minimize conflict in the workplace and identify how to facilitate productive difficult conversations. The three primary components of facilitating difficult conversations, eight defusing skills and six resolving skills will be shared and discussed. Conflict Resolution 4: Minimize conflict in the workplace by identifying challenging behaviors on your team and learning techniques on how to appropriately respond to those behaviors. How to use fact-based communication to minimize emotional exchanges. Identify how various personality styles may be adding to increased conflict. Learn about your specific work style, various work style’s strengths and weaknesses and how to increase productivity when working with all styles. more info... |
1/8/2025 | Using AI for Your Business Marketing Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly beneficial to businesses and our communities as a whole. However, very few people understand how to use AI to help them in their marketing and other business strategies. We will take a deep dive into using AI to develop marketing strategies, content, and will take a step-by-step approach to developing an AI generated marketing strategy. more info... |
1/9/2025 | Introduction to Digital/Online Marketing This workshop will focus on discussing introductory methods of digital and online marketing. You will learn the basics about Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Social Media Marketing (SMM), as well as mobile, affiliate, and online ad marketing. In this class, you will be provided real-world examples of which type of marketing may best fit your marketing goals, as well as ideas for your future marketing needs. This class is perfect for individuals who are either first getting started in digital/online marketing, or those who would like a little more information on how to develop their current digital/online marketing. more info... |
1/16/2025 | How to Use Facebook & Instagram Ads to Grow Your Business In this 2-hour presentation, we will dig into what makes advertising profitable OR a money pit and how to best avoid the pitfalls that many businesses make. This training will include: The Do’s and Don’ts about your Pricing Model, and how to use it for effective Ads The ONE THING that does not show up on Facebook or Instagram but is the secret to Profitable Ads The FOUR numbers you must track to make or break your profitability when advertising on Facebook and Instagram How to KNOW exactly how much money you are making from your Ads and avoid the guessing game. Understanding profit strategies for brick and mortar and service businesses Learning the types of business that SHOULD NOT be advertising online Sharing information on Ads and online copy that are leads and sales generators How to identify the correct target market for your Ads A step-by-step planner for orderly planning to ensure your online campaign has the biggest chance for success more info... |
1/17/2025 | Lean Principles FREE: to ETP members, for more information contact- etp@butte.edu Lean applies to every employee role in every business and every process. It is not a tactic or a cost reduction program, but a way of thinking and acting for an entire organization. Lean thinking changes the focus of management from optimizing separate technologies, assets, and vertical departments to optimizing the flow of products and services through entire value streams that flow horizontally across technologies, assets, and departments to customers. Lean Principles is the foundation course for all other Continuous Improvement topics. more info... |