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POPULAR CLASS HELD - VOTE THEN LEARN
"HOW TO REALLY START YOUR OWN BUSINESS"
- Are you starting a new business?? Know someone who is?
- Want to turn your dream in to a profitable small company??
- Are you running a small business and want help??????
 ON NOV 4, ANSWERS for you.
The Cedar Rapids Chapter of SCORE, in cooperation with Kirkwood Community College, will again be offering a seminar on "How to Really Start Your Own Business." The seminars are 3 consecutive Tuesdays, 3 hours in length and cover such topics as Planning, Marketing, Structuring, Hardware and Software considerations, Business Permits, Financing and Insurance. It all starts on 4 November.
What does this course include?
The course is designed to provide insight into considerations one must think about as they prepare to design and structure their own business. It is not designed to be all inclusive. If you, or someone you know, is considering establishing their own business it would be worth their time to enroll in this class.
Sessions are held Tuesday evenings. 3 Nights, 3 Hours each.
The next sessions will be held at the Kirkwood Training & Outreach Service Center, 3375 Armar Drive, Marion, Iowa beginning November 4, 2008. The cost is $59.00 per person. Individuals may register through Kirkwood Community College by phone (319-398-1022) or on line at www.foryourlifetime.com
Additional information can be obtained by calling Gayle Kennedy at KCC, 319-377-8256 or the Cedar Rapids Chapter of SCORE, 319-362-6405 Ext. 2005. CLASS SIGN-UP
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