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Workshops And Seminars
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The Minority Business Enterprise and Consultant Center (MBECC) offers various training and workshop opportunities tailored to fit your organizational needs.  The following are some of our most popular and highly requested training opportunities:


Building a Professional Image


Program Overview


Unfair as it may be, we judge others--and in turn are judged--by appearance. The good news is that this is one area of our lives where we can take the wheel and make significant changes that will positively impact our careers. This fast-paced, lively course offers participants sound advice and simple steps they can take to immediately transform their professional image without a fairy godmother or magic potion. If there’s a Sloppy, Sleazy, Frumpy, or Dopey in your workplace who needs a style makeover, this program will serve them well.



Program Objectives


At the program’s conclusion, participants should be able to:  

  • Explain how having a professional appearance can boost the chance for workplace success and how not having it can lead to disaster.
  • Understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate business attire.
  • Know the components of traditional business dress for men and women.
  • Define “business casual” dress as the term applies to their workplace.
  • Know their individual body shapes for the purpose of selecting clothes and accessories that are complementary as well as professional.
  • Distinguish crucial grooming considerations that are part of a professional presence.
  • Recognize the role of accessories in maintaining a professional appearance.
  • Appreciate behaviors beyond clothing choices that contribute to a positive business image including body language, vocal tones, and personal habits.
  • Locate resources for shopping and services.
  • Develop a personal action plan to improve their professional image

Stepping Stones To Diversity in the Workplace


Workshop consists of a series of incremental activities that helps participants to:     

  • Celebrate their similarities and differences,
  • Recognize the misinformation they have learned about various groups, including their own,
  • Learn about and reevaluate personal attitudes and behaviors that are based on the impact of prejudice and discrimination,
  • Claim pride in their group identities,
  • Understand the personal impact of discrimination through the telling of stories, and
  • Learn hands-on tools for dealing effectively with offensive remarks and behaviors.

Got Retirement?


This workshop is for everyone considering retirement within the next 5-6 years.  Spouses and partners are welcome.  Everything you wanted to know and were afraid to ask about retirement.  No questions will be refused!  We will work with your Human Resource Department on the specifics in an attempt to address the needs of your retiring employees.  The goal of our workshop is to inform and discuss how to prepare for retirement and put all of the pieces together for a full and secure retirement.  Though this workshop we will be discussing not only the financial, but also the psychological meaning of retirement.  We will attempt to paint a picture in the minds of each participant, what the rest of their lives are going to look like.


Team Building


Program Overview


In order to become a successful business, Team Building is a critical factor to making your business more than just productive.  There are crucial and effective goals required to making a team not just work together but become as effective as possible.  This course will highlight the benefits in taking affirmative steps to draw, build and maintain employees who are diverse.



Program Objectives

  • Your team must not just work together, but utilize its greatest potential possible by accessing all talents within the organization.  You will learn how to draw the untapped resources within the team.
  • Know the types of people you are working with and what they can bring to the table by understanding their strengths and weaknesses. 
  • Understand the issues and set goals.  Working together as a team and not working haphazardly will help the group to grow and not sabotage a project. 
  • Constantly review so that you can improve upon the process. 
  • Having a flexible strategy is important.  The market is always changing. Competitors are always introducing new products. Don’t forget to recommend and try new things along the way.