| Mayland Community College’s Small Business Center: How to Start & Grow a Small Business in the NC Mountains Learn how to properly start a small business in the western NC Mountain region. Seminar will cover how to properly register your business, small business best management practices, and tips for growth. Classes will be taught by Mayland Small Business Center director, Allen Cook. 1/22, TUESDAY, 5:30-7:30 p.m.Fee Waived Mitchell Mayland Campus, Spruce Pine REGISTER MITCHELL How to Start & Finance a Small Business Entrepreneurship Series Class #1 Monday, January 28th Yancey Learning Center Gain knowledge of the basics of starting a business in this seminar that takes you from idea to opportunity. Learn key strategies for start-up, financing and marketing as well as important information about legal issues, licensing, zoning, and operations. Learn the importance of a self-assessment and how to evaluate the feasibility of your business idea. Discover resources available to help start and successfully operate your business. Speaker: Allen Cook Monday 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Fee: No Cost REGISTER How to Write a Business Plan Entrepreneurship Series Class #2 Wednesday, January 30th Yancey Learning Center Topic: Start-up Assistance A business plan is vital to starting and operating a business. Learn how to turn ideas into a solid plan for financing and long-term success. This seminar teaches the important components of a business plan and helps lay the foundation for a functional plan. Discover how a business plan is used by potential lenders, the dos and don’ts of writing a plan, and steps for making the process easy. Participants will be given a free subscription to LivePlan (online business plan software) and templates for building an effective business plan. Speaker(s): Rudisill Wednesday 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM Fee: No Cost REGISTER Upcoming February Seminars: 2/4/2019 Finding Your Customers - Entrepreneurship Series Class #3 Monday 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Yancey Learning Center 2/6/2019 Marketing Your Business - Entrepreneurship Series Class #4 Wednesday 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Yancey Learning Center 2/11/2019 Basics of Bookkeeping - Entrepreneurship Series Class #5 Monday 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Yancey Learning Center 2/13/2019 Your Small Business Taxes - Entrepreneurship Series Class #6 Wednesday 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Yancey Learning Center 2/27/2019 Photography Basics for Artists Wednesday 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Toe River Arts Council Gallery TRAC Art Resource Center Classroom 2/28/2019 Sales & Use Tax 101 Thursday 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Mayland Community College Spruce Pine Campus Visit www.mayland.edu or call 828-766-1295 to preregister or for more information. | 
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