The Big Day

The Big Day

Getting to Know Your Business in Just One Click, 8-9:30 a.m., covers such subjects as making informed financial decisions using Excel 2000 and Office 2000 Small Business Tools; using MapPoint 2001 to track competition; using Access 2000 to share information; and using Publisher 2000 to create marketing materials.

Acquiring and Managing Your Capital, 9:45-10:30 a.m., covers using Visio 2000 to organize employees and project capital budgets; creating business plans with Office 2000 Small Business Tools; and creating presentations and organizing materials using PowerPoint 2000 and Word 2000.

Planning Your Technology Infrastructure, 10:45-11:30 a.m., covers how to build a client-server network with server tools; how to run Microsoft applications over the Internet; a preview of Small Business Server 2000; and reducing costs with Windows 2000 Professional.

Managing and Keeping a Great Team, 12:30-1:30 p.m., covers connecting with co-workers using Outlook 2000 and Exchange 2000; collaborating using the Internet; using FrontPage 2000; graphics for the Web with PhotoDraw 2000; using Microsoft Pocket PC.

Building Your E-Commerce Site, 1:45-2:45 p.m., covers how to build your business with Web hosting and management tools using bCentral SiteManager; how to get your URL on major Web sites using bCentral; and integrating existing Web sites created in FrontPage with bCentral.

Preview of the Windows ME Operating System, 2:45-3 p.m., is the final program.