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Application Process:
Apply to RCBC by clicking on the “Apply Now” button, filling out the appropriate information, and clicking Submit Application. Application is FREE.
Once your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email to the email address you used for the application.
In 48 hours, you will then receive your BaronOne Portal Credentials and instructions on how to access BaronOne from elevatealerts@rcbc.edu. Please check your spam folder after 48 hours.
BaronOne will be the portal through which you register for classes and make your payment if applicable.
After accessing the BaronOne account successfully:
* Click "All Applications: Everything"
* Elevate Course Catalog tile.
Search for the class you want:
* Click register
* Follow prompts to complete payment.
For any questions, reach out to businessengagement@rcbc.edu.
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For any questions, reach out to businessengagement@rcbc.edu.
Starting a Business A-Z
A comprehensive overview, this course is designed for entrepreneurs who intend to start or have recently started a small business. It examines legal forms of doing business in New Jersey, how to register a business, setting up bookkeeping records, Federal and State taxation, payroll, insurance, and licensing.
Financing a Small Business
This course introduces entrepreneurs and small business owners to a variety of funding options, with a special focus on grants and non-dilutive capital. Participants will learn where to find legitimate grant opportunities, how to determine eligibility, and how grants fit into an overall funding strategy alongside loans and other financing options. The course also covers common misconceptions about grants and practical steps to become grant-ready.
Writing a Business Plan - An Interactive Workshop
Developing a business plan is one of the most important challenges you will face as an entrepreneur. This class will guide you through the process and give you a hands-on, systematic way to develop an outline, investigate, and create a draft of your own business plan.
Business Ownership, Contracts, & Agreements
This course provides a business understanding of business contract law with an overview of the different types of contracts. Topics include situations requiring attorney consultation, legal structures, partnerships and partnership agreements, and corporations, shareholder agreements, and employee contracts.
Cybersecurity for Entrepreneurs
Max protection is a hands-on cybersecurity course built specifically for small businesses that want real-world protection – not jargon or theory. This course demystifies cyber threats and shows owners, managers, and staff exactly how bad actors target small organizations, why small businesses are prime targets, and what practical steps actually reduce risk.
Introduction to AI for Small Business: A Practical Guide to Implementing AI in Your Small Business
This interactive workshop introduces small business owners to practical, responsible uses of artificial intelligence that can improve efficiency, decision-making, and competitiveness—without requiring technical expertise or large budgets.
Understanding Financial Statements
This is a practical application class designed to teach the business owner how to record specific transactions in a manual record-keeping system. Disbursement and sales journals will be prepared as well as accounts receivable and accounts payable ledgers. Sample transactions will be used to generate business activity through the end of an accounting period and formulate financial statements.
Gain an understanding of basic business financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow). The class will demonstrate how the review and analysis of the financial statements can provide you with the information needed to improve profitability and/or grow your business.
There will be a detailed discussion of revenues and expense items, forecasting and trend analysis.
Marketing Your Small Business
Marketing can feel overwhelming for small business owners. There are countless platforms, tools, and tactics competing for your attention. This interactive 90-minute workshop cuts through the noise and focuses on the fundamentals that actually help small businesses grow.
In this session, we’ll explore the core building blocks of effective marketing, from clarifying who your customer really is to choosing the right channels to reach them. Rather than diving into complex theory, this class focuses on practical, real-world strategies that owners can apply immediately.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how to think about marketing, what activities are worth their time, and how to begin building a simple, sustainable marketing approach for their business.
This will be a highly conversational session with plenty of opportunities for questions, discussion, and real examples from participants’ businesses.
Topics we’ll cover include:
- Understanding your ideal customer and what they actually care about
- The difference between branding and marketing, and why both matter
- Choosing the right marketing channels for a small business
- Simple content and social media strategies that build visibility
- Practical ways to stay consistent without burning out
This session is designed for early-stage entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to demystify marketing and walk away with clear, actionable ideas.