McMillan Memorial Library is pleased to provide over 350 engaging, instructor-led online courses, over one hundred of which are designed for business use. They cover accounting & spreadsheets, personal finance & Investing, business communication, business software, general business skills, management & leadership, project management, sales & marketing and how to start you own business. These courses are free to our community because McMillan has purchased a community-wide subscription. Check out the complete course catalog or sign up for a class at http://education.gale.com/l-mcmillan/
- Accounting Fundamentals - Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more.
- Accounting Fundamentals II - Give yourself skills that are in high demand by exploring corporate accounting with a veteran instructor.
- Crystal Reports (Introduction) - Learn how to use Crystal Reports to create attractive business documents that are easy to read and understand.
- Microsoft Excel (Introduction) 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007 - Work with numbers? You need to know Excel. Learn the secrets of this powerful application.
- Microsoft Excel (Intermediate) 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010 - Master advanced features of Microsoft Excel, including charting and PivotTables, and discover how this powerful MS Office program can boost your productivity.
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced) 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007 - Discover the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Excel and find out everything this powerful program can do for you.
- Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables - Master all the features of Excel Pivot Tables, including little-known options and settings, layouts, calculated fields, multi-level subtotals, Pivot Charts, Timelines, and Slicers..
- QuickBooks (Introduction) 2016, QuickBooks 2015, QuickBooks 2014, QuickBooks 2013, QuickBooks Online - Learn how to quickly and efficiently gain control over the financial aspects of your business using this powerful software program.
- QuickBooks (Intermediate) 2016, QuickBooks 2015, QuickBooks 2014 - This course covers QuickBooks' more advanced features and applications, including how to enter price levels for inventory, track discounts and credits, and manage journal entries.
- Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2015, QuickBooks 2014, QuickBook 2013 - Learn how to use QuickBooks to create paychecks, pay taxes, produce job costing reports, and generate forms and reports quickly and easily.
- QuickBooks 2015 for Contractors, QuickBooks 2014, QuickBook 2013 - Learn how to use the Premier Contractor Edition of QuickBooks for your construction business to create contract estimates, perform time tracking and job costing, generate powerful reports, and much more.
- Introduction to Stock Options - Learn how stock options can protect your portfolio and help you profit in any type of market.
- Keys to Successful Money Management - Certified financial planner shows you how most wealthy people build their fortunes.
- Personal Finance - Protect your assets and discover how best to achieve all your financial goals.
- Real Estate Investing - Build and protect your wealth by investing in real estate.
- Stocks, Bonds, and Investing: Oh, My! - Learn how to make wise investment decisions so that you have enough money to live comfortably through your retirement.
- Where Does All My Money Go? - Learn how to get control of your money once and for all.
- The Analysis and Valuation of Stocks - Discover valuable techniques that show you step-by-step how to research and value stocks.
- Building Teams That Work - What are the secrets to managing successful teams in the workplace? Explore communication techniques and problem-solving skills that will help you get your team on track in no time.
- Effective Business Writing - Improve your career prospects by learning how to develop powerful written documents that draw readers in and keep them motivated to continue to the end.
- Fundamentals of Technical Writing - Learn the skills you need to succeed in the well-paying field of technical writing.
- Interpersonal Communication - Become aware of the conscious and unconscious codes of meaning we send when communicating with others.
- Jump-Start Your Career With LinkedIn - Learn how to use LinkedIn, a free and popular job search and career development tool, and gain the power of the Internet to expand your professional network.
- Keys to Effective Communication - Lost for words? Don't be! Learn to build rapport, trust, warmth, and respect through conversation.
- Writing Essentials - Master the essentials of writing so you can excel at business communications, express yourself clearly online, and take your creative literary talents to a new level.
- Microsoft Word (Introduction) 2016, Word 2013, Word 2011 (Mac), Word 2010, Word 2007 - Learn how to create and modify documents with the world's most popular word processor.
- Microsoft Word (Intermediate) 2007, Word 2010, Word 2013, Word 2016 - Learn more advanced features of Microsoft Word, which enable you to create an index, a list of figures, and a table of contents, do desktop publishing, perform a mail merge, and use timesaving macros.
- Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010 - Get up to speed with the latest developments in Outlook, including how to manage your email, calendar, and contacts and how to get the most out of program tools such as Search Folders and Quick Steps.
- Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint 2010 - Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create animated presentations formatted with color, text, pictures shapes, charts, and text and object hyperlinks.
- Introduction to Microsoft Project 2016, Project 2013, Project 2010 - Discover how to effectively plan, implement, manage, and control projects using the world's most popular project management software.
- Administrative Assistant Applications - Gain the skills and knowledge you'll need to prepare for the Certified Administrative Professional exam and begin a rewarding career as an administrative assistant.
- Administrative Assistant Fundamentals - Prepare to take advantage of the many new job opportunities in health care, legal services, and other industries.
- Business Finance for Non-Finance Personnel - This course will help you understand business environments, financial statements, and strategy so you can make more profitable business and personal financial decisions.
- Computer Skills for the Workplace - Gain a working knowledge of the computer skills you'll need to succeed in today's job market.
- Effective Selling - Learn the secret to converting a potential customer into a long-term asset. Find out how to lay the groundwork for repeat business and your future success.
- Fundamentals of Supervision and Management - Learn the people skills required to motivate and delegate, and learn tools for solving problems and resolving conflicts.
- Fundamentals of Supervision and Management II - Learn how to be an effective manager or supervisor. Master the basics of communicating effectively, and learn tools for developing your own interpersonal skills.
- Individual Excellence - Master twelve career-enhancing skills including goal setting, time management, personal organization, and creativity.
- Introduction to Business Analysis - Learn powerful techniques to improve your decision-making skills at work.
- Introduction to Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 - Get up to speed quickly on Microsoft Windows with this fun and easy hands-on course for beginners.
- Manufacturing Applications - Increase efficiencies and productivity by learning to apply the principles and concepts of manufacturing.
- Manufacturing Fundamentals - Learn the basic skills required to work in the manufacturing field.
- Mastery of Business Fundamentals - Acquire practical experience in strategic planning, management, and finance without enrolling in an MBA program.
- Purchasing Fundamentals - Improve your company’s bottom line by mastering the fundamentals of purchasing.
- Six Sigma: Total Quality Applications - Learn to apply the elements and methods of Six Sigma to achieve the highest possible quality.
- Total Quality Fundamentals - Learn the basics of total quality management.
- Achieving Success with Difficult People - Learn how to have more successful relationships with difficult bosses, co-workers, students, neighbors, or relatives.
- Building Teams that Work -
- Creating a Successful Business Plan - Turn your business ideas into a solid plan for financing and long-term success.
- Distribution and Logistics Management - Learn how to improve your company's distribution and logistics management activities, increase customer satisfaction, and improve operational throughput.
- Employment Law Fundamentals - Learn the basics of employment law so you can legally hire, evaluate, and manage employees.
- Leadership - Gain the respect and admiration of others, exert more control over your destiny, and enjoy success in your professional and personal life.
- Managing Customer Service - Become indispensable to any organization by understanding how to identify and meet customer needs.
- Mastering Public Speaking - Learn the secrets of effective public speaking and small group communication.
- Supply Chain Management Fundamentals - Master the fundamentals of supply chain management and prepare for internationally recognized certification examinations.
- Understanding the Human Resources Function - Learn to handle basic human resource functions to ensure the best possible results.
- High Speed Project Management - Learn to deal with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds despite truncated timelines, inadequate staffing, and skimpy budgets.
- PMP Certification Prep 1 - Begin a well-paying career as a project manager by preparing to take--and pass--the PMP certification exam.
- PMP Certification Prep 2 - Prepare to take--and pass--the Project Management Institute's PMP certification exam.
- Project Management Applications - Experienced project manager teaches you tricks of the project management trade.
- Project Management Fundamentals - Gain the skills you'll need to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management.
- Achieving Top Search Engine Positions - Learn proven, step-by-step strategies to achieve higher positions with major search engines.
- Business and Marketing Writing - Write great marketing copy to improve your company's image and your chances of getting hired or promoted.
- Designing Effective Websites - Learn powerful graphic design techniques and build websites that are both attractive and wickedly effective.
- Microsoft Access (Introduction) 2007, Access 2010, Access 2013 - Learn how Microsoft's powerful database can help you store and manage information you've collected about your business, home, or community.
- Microsoft Access (Intermediate) 2007, Access 2010, Access 2013 - Expand your Microsoft Access skills to build better, more user-friendly Access databases.
- Introduction to Google Analytics - Learn how to track and generate traffic to your website, create reports, and analyze data with Google's free, state-of-the-art Web analytics tools.
- Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2010, Publisher 2013 - Learn how to design professional publications, including newsletters, fliers, and brochures, with Microsoft Publisher.
- Marketing Your Business on the Internet - Develop an Internet marketing plan for your business that incorporates SEO, advertising, email, social media, and more.
- Professional Sales Skills - Discover how to begin a successful and rewarding career in sales.
- Small Business Marketing on a Shoestring - Discover small business marketing strategies that can help you attract attention, woo your target audience, grow your customer base, and expand your profits - all for little or no money.
- Using Social Media in Business - Learn how to use the five most popular social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google) to grow and promote your business.
- Certificate in Starting Your Own Business in Health and Healing - Learn virtually everything you need to know to start a health and wellness business, including marketing, financing, and creating a business plan.
- Growing Plants for Fun and Profit - An industry professional teaches you everything you need to prosper in the backyard nursery business.
- How to Make Money From Your Writing - You really can make money with your writing. Whether you want to create your own business, add to your income, supplement your retirement, or boost what you're earning as a writer, you'll find the how-to's here.
- Introduction to Interior Design - Explore a career in interior design as you learn how to transform any room into a beautiful and functional space.
- Introduction to Internet Writing Markets - A professional writer shows you how to make money writing on the Internet.
- Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay - Auction pros teach you how to work from home or earn extra income by buying and selling goods online.
- Secrets of the Caterer - Learn cooking and business secrets from a professional caterer.
- Start a Pet Sitting Business - Discover how to translate your love of animals into a fun and profitable career.
- Start and Operate Your Own Home-Based Business - An experienced entrepreneur teaches you how to develop the motivation, discipline, and creativity to quit your job and be your own boss.
- Start Your Own Arts and Crafts Business - Learn how to start your own arts and crafts business from a professional artist.
- Start Your Own Gift Basket Business - Express your creativity in a fun and profitable way, by starting a home-based business as a gift basket designer.
- Start Your Own Small Business - Stop dreaming and learn how to start your own successful small business.
- Starting a Consulting Practice - Find out how you can earn income by sharing your training or knowledge with others.
- Introduction to Nonprofit Management - Develop the skills and strategies you need to become an integral part of one of America's fastest growing service sectors.
- Marketing Your Nonprofit - Further the ideals and goals of your nonprofit by learning to compete more effectively for members, media attention, donors, clients, and volunteers.
- Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials - Learn the basics of fundraising for nonprofit organizations, from annual and special fund drives to more advanced projects involving corporate and foundation relations, major gifts, and planned giving.
- Starting a Nonprofit - Industry veteran shows you how to take a nonprofit business from vision to reality.
- Wow, What a Great Event! - Looking for a fun new career coordinating special events? Learn proven techniques from a master event planner.