Tax Service: AARP Tax-Aide Program offers free personal tax
counseling and preparation assistance to all taxpayers with middle
and low income, with special attention to those age 60 and older
Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the Community Center,
300 West St.
Tax Service: AARP Tax-Aide Program offers free personal tax counseling and preparation assistance to all taxpayers with middle and low income, with special attention to those age 60 and older Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 300 West St. By appointment only, those who need held preparing their tax returns should bring the tax package they received in the mail, last years return and all relevant information on income and expense. Volunteer counselors are not trained to assist in preparing tax returns that report business, rental or partnership income. For more information or appointment, call Dolly at 637-1980.
Retail Stores: This free eight-hour training course will help you learn the basics of working in retail. It will be held April 16 and 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gavilan College SBDC offices at the Dry Creek Village Center, 8351 Church Street, Building E in Gilroy. This workshop will be repeated every Friday through June. For more information, call Debi Simmons at 408-847-0373.
Small business workshops: Gavilan Small Business Development Center is hosting small business workshops on marketing and customer service. The workshops will be offered at the CSDC Office at 1131 San Felipe Road, Hollister on Wednesdays, April 14, May 12 and June 9. The marketing class will be an overview of basic marketing strategies and will be from 10 a.m. to noon. Customer service will explain why customer service is so important and share the keys to quality customer service. These sessions will be from 1 to 3 p.m. The fee for each workshop is $20. Chamber members receive a special rate of $10 for each. For more information or to register, call (408) 847-0373.