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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Program
Entrepreneurship Education for Everyone...Make A Job!
Here you will find multi-faceted program modules are designed to adapt to the needs or your organization. Program time commitments run from one hour to thirty hours depending on your needs and resource availability.
Topics include:
Why Entrepreneurship... Why Now?
Start Up Education
Talk it Out to Start it Up!
From Head to Paper to Plan it Out
Let's Roll...Opening the Doors!
Business Development Education
Business Development Issues
Step Up! Business Roundtable
Business Succession Education
Time to Leave-Business Succession Planning
For more information on these offerings, please contact Zira J. Smith, Small Business Educator at 733-933-6774.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Series
Here you will find details on several series of workshops designed to serve the needs of potential and existing business owners
Introduction to Small Business. Four introductory workshops designed to familiarize participants with the basics of starting a business. It includes Starting My Own Business, The Right Business For Me , My Business Plan, and Marketing My Business.
Small Business Resources.A four-part series of workshops designed to help business owners determine and use resources. . It includes: The SBA & Me, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Doing Business with the State of Illinois, Show Me The Money.
Small Business Management Skills.Four workshops designed to help business owners develop better management skills in areas such as managing your business, more on using technology, networking for success, and business communication.
Small Business Tax Basics. A series of four workshops designed to give business owners a better understanding of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements. Presented in partnership with the IRS.
Other Offerings
Kidpreneurs. A workshop designed to expose kids to the basics of starting and running a business.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. A three-day workshop based on the Stephen R. Covey best seller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
For more information on these offerings, please contact Vicki Brooks, Small Business Educator at 708-720-7500.
Customized Programs
Didn't see what you were looking for? Give us a call. We are willing to customize offerings and programs to suit your needs.
