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SUMMARY:How to Start a Business Workshop
DESCRIPTION:TRAVERSE CITY\, MI  Individuals in the beginning stages of starting a business\, in need of accessing capital\, or simply considering self-employment\, will have the opportunity to attend a Starting a Business workshop July 12 in Traverse City. The workshop is being offered by the Northwest Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in partnership with Northwestern Michigan College Extended Educational Services\, and is being held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at NMC's Parsons-Stulen Building\, 2600 Aero Park Drive.\n\n\n\nThe workshop will be facilitated by SBDC Small Business Consultant\, Debi Piette. She will help aspiring entrepreneurs assess their abilities to lead and manage a company and evaluate market and sales potential for their products or services.\n\n\n\nThis comprehensive 2.5 hour workshop also incorporates the SBDC's fundamental Writing a Business Plan workshop and fully covers topics such as determining concept feasibility\, startup costs\, financing options\, the basics of business planning\, along with other necessary resources to launch. This workshop is a requirement prior to meeting with an SBDC consultant one-on-one.\n\n\n\nThere is no charge to attend the workshop\, but pre-registration is required by contacting the SBDC at 231-922-3780. Online registration is also available at sbdcnorthwest.org.\n\n\n\n The Michigan Small Business Development Center (MI-SBDC) enhances Michigan's economic well-being by providing counseling\, training\, research\, and advocacy for new ventures\, existing small businesses\, and innovative technology companies. The Northwest Michigan Regional office is hosted by Networks Northwest and serves the ten county region including: Antrim\, Benzie\, Charlevoix\, Emmet\, Grand Traverse\, Kalkaska\, Leelanau\, Manistee\, Missaukee\, and Wexford counties. The Northwest Michigan SBDC's contributing partners are Baker College and North Central Michigan College. For more information\, go to: sbdcnorthwest.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">TRAVERSE CITY\, MI &ndash\;Individuals in the beginning stages of starting a business\, in need of accessing capital\, or simply considering self-employment\, will have the opportunity to attend a Starting a Business workshop July 12 in Traverse City. The workshop is being offered by the Northwest Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in partnership with Northwestern Michigan College Extended Educational Services\, and is being held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at NMC&#39\;s Parsons-Stulen Building\, 2600 Aero Park Drive.</span><br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">The workshop will be facilitated by SBDC Small Business Consultant\, Debi Piette. She will help aspiring entrepreneurs assess their abilities to lead and manage a company and evaluate market and sales potential for their products or services.</span><br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">This comprehensive 2.5 hour workshop also incorporates the SBDC&#39\;s fundamental Writing a Business Plan workshop and fully covers topics such as determining concept feasibility\, startup costs\, financing options\, the basics of business planning\, along with other necessary resources to launch. This workshop is a requirement prior to meeting with an SBDC consultant one-on-one.</span><br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">There is no charge to attend the workshop\, but pre-registration is required by contacting the SBDC at&nbsp\;231-922-3780. Online registration is also available at </span><a href="http://sbdcnorthwest.org/" rel="noreferrer" style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 204)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" target="_blank">sbdcnorthwest.org</a><span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">.</span><br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">&nbsp\;The Michigan Small Business Development Center (MI-SBDC) enhances Michigan&#39\;s economic well-being by providing counseling\, training\, research\, and advocacy for new ventures\, existing small businesses\, and innovative technology companies. The Northwest Michigan Regional office is hosted by Networks Northwest and serves the ten county region including: Antrim\, Benzie\, Charlevoix\, Emmet\, Grand Traverse\, Kalkaska\, Leelanau\, Manistee\, Missaukee\, and Wexford counties. The Northwest Michigan SBDC&#39\;s contributing partners are Baker College and North Central Michigan College. For more information\, go to: </span><a href="http://sbdcnorthwest.org/" rel="noreferrer" style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 204)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" target="_blank">sbdcnorthwest.org</a><span style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; float: none\; display: inline !important\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;">.</span><br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n<br style="font: 12px/normal arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-transform: none\; text-indent: 0px\; letter-spacing: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; white-space: normal\; widows: 1\; font-size-adjust: none\; font-stretch: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\;" />\n&nbsp\;
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