Start Your Own Business!
Posted on June 30, 2014 by bob in DiscoverYou
“The highest rate of self-employment are those 65 and older.” – U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics 
“Entrepreneurs between 55 and 64 years old saw the largest growth of any age group over the last 18 years.”
– The Kauffman Foundation, April, 2014
Are you ready to start your own business? Do you have a great business idea or a business you want to expand? The Entrepreneurial University is the place to start.
Offered through the Small Business Resource Center of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, this 13-week, nationally recognized curriculum provides a solid foundation to help you start your own business or grow an existing one.
The course fee of $200 includes textbook, workbook, resource guide and class materials.
Classes start Tuesday, August 5, and meet each Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Small Business Resource Center, 600 S. Court St., Montgomery.
Deadline to register is July 23. You can register on-line by visiting www.montgomerychamber.com/EU, or call 334-832-4790.
Courses include:
— planning & research
–legal structure and management
–market research
— marketing plans
— financial planning & budgets
— using financial statements
— managing cash flow
— financing your business
— negotiating & deal-making
Whether you have a great idea for a new business, or want to move your existing business to the next level, EU is a great way to improve the odds that your business will be successful.
For more information or to enroll, contact Heidi Powers (334) 832-4790, or hpowers@montgomerychamber.com.
