Austin Business Club (Texas)
Business in the USA: Discussion Club (2017 – present time)
Discussion Club “Business in the USA” meets every Saturday at 14:40 at 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin TX. This project has been developed by the Russian Cultural Center and is hosted every Saturday at the school Sputnik at 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin TX (website)
The fundamental focus of the club is bringing an expert speaker almost every Saturday (our experts are established company owners and professionals in marketing, investments, taxes, insurance issues, business registration, intellectual property, HR, IT, SEO, SMM). Austin is incredibly prolific in professionals and talented people who agree to give a presentation and conduct a Q&A with the attendees.
The club was organized by Dmitry Ovcharenko in 2017 and is offered as a “Business in the USA” class (September – May) at the Russian School Sputnik. Registration is open in August. The Club’s annual composition is 15 members (from our experience, 10-15 participants are the optimal number for a productive discussion and brainstorming of business ideas and projects in the format of a 1.5 hour weekly class). Participation is free. It is not necessary to be a parent of the children attending the school – the club is accessible to everyone (our experience shows that the club brings most value when its participants already have some business experience).
The Business Club provides an opportunity not only to get new knowledge from experts, but also a unique opportunity for business networking, as well as a social platform for making new connections.
An example of topics discussed during the semester:
Business registration (DBA, LLC, S / C-Corp) and the Business Plan
Tax of various forms of business (by a CPA)
Trademarks, Patents, Copyright (intellectual property issues)
Marketing: SEO, SMM, Google Analytics & ROI analysis
HR and personnel management
Obtaining loans for business financing from banks
Receiving grants, non-profit registration and operation
IT (Website, Hosting, AI applications for business)
Investments and startups (Angel investors & Venture Capital funding)
Marketing: Market research, PR, Content development
Small business resources: COA, SBA, SCORE
Discussion: Business Ideas and Projects
Examples of ongoing classes and seminars:
October 24. Seminar: Registration of various forms of business: DBA, LLC (single / multi-member), professional LLC (pLLC)
November 7. Seminar: Registration and Tax Responsibility for S-Corp, C-Corp, Non-profit
November 14th. Seminar: Taxation of various forms of business (Victoria Bogdanovich, CPA). On Saturday, November 14th, Victoria Bogdanovich led a seminar on business taxes, including taxation of various forms of business (DBA, LLC, S / C-Corp , non-profit), an overview of accounting software (tax and accounting software) for business and automating tax accounting. This was Victoria’s third seminar at the Austin Business Club (the first was held in October 2017).
Do not hesitate to send your questions about the Business Club in Austin to Dmitriy Ovcharenko via FB: Dmitriy Ovcharenko or by e-mail to the School Sputnik: news@russianaustin.com