Business Workshops

Create. Market. Share. Organize.

In your business, you wear a lot of hats — and so can your Mac. At our hands-on business workshops, you’ll learn how to put your Mac to work doing everything from marketing to video conferencing. Each of our 90-minute workshops provide a great way for you to network with others. We’ll also provide a Mac for you to use. And, best of all, it’s free. Bring your ideas and we’ll help you bring them to life. Sign up is required.

Presentations

Getting your point across is the objective of a good presentation. And the Mac lets you make compelling presentations that will get and hold your audience’s attention. On a Mac, it’s easy to incorporate photos from iPhoto or Aperture, add animated text, include smooth transitions, and more.

Videos

Need to make a sales, marketing, or training video? You don’t necessarily need a professional producer, editor, or scriptwriter. Enter stage right: you and your Mac. We’ll show you ways to use video in your business. Then you’ll create a video of your own.

Websites

With a Mac, you don’t have to be a professional designer to create a website. From a simple explanation of your business to more advanced features — like client testimonials, video, podcasts, or a blog — you can create an informative and inviting website with the tools you already have on your Mac. We’ll walk you through setting up your site. Just bring some ideas and images to use.

Brochures

You have a story to tell and a business to promote. It’s time to unleash your creativity in your business brochures and newsletters. Bring images stored on CD, DVD, or your digital camera — along with your ideas and imagination — and we’ll help you tell a convincing story.

Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets don’t need to be hard to create or difficult to read. Get to know Numbers. Apple’s application is designed to make your job a breeze and your spreadsheets easy on the eyes. And don’t worry about sharing; Numbers works effortlessly with Microsoft Excel.

Podcasting

Podcasting is a great way to reach new customers. Thousands of businesses now use this medium as an affordable and effective marketing tool. Now you can share your ideas with clients and new customers from your own podcast studio — your Mac.

Organizing

Names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, fax numbers, appointments — no question, you have keep track of a long list of contact info. Not to worry, we’ll show you how to easily organize that business information on your Mac. Bring all the pieces of data with you. We’ll help you put them all together, so you’ll never go hunting for it again.

Sharing

The brochure you just created in Pages impressed everyone, but now you need to share it with colleagues who use a PC. With one click, your Mac can do it. We’ll cover the basics of sharing your important files with colleagues.

Conferencing

You have teams in New York and San Francisco, but you’re in Los Angeles. Need a video conferencing solution without a costly contract or complicated software? Learn how to set up a simple video conference in minutes and say good-bye to unnecessary expenses.