SFCC to Offer Training to Start, Manage Small Business
State Fair Community College’s Small Business Development Center will hold two workshops designed to help start small businesses and ensure success.
Starting and Managing a Small Business and Basics of Business Planning are scheduled for Jan. 22 on the Sedalia campus.
Starting and Managing a Small Business will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Fielding Technical Center, Room 253. This session will provide an overview of the steps to start a business. Attendees will assess strengths and weaknesses, learn the importance of planning and discuss legal and regulatory requirements. Additionally, participants will learn if they are ready to be a business owner and about resources to assist in startups. Cost is $49 per person, but current SFCC students are free.
Basics of Business Planning will be held from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 22 in Fielding 253. Participants will learn the components of a business plan, which includes business description, market analysis, financial projections, legal structure, service or product line and required funding. Cost is $49 per person, but current SFCC students are free.
For more information, contact Kelly Asbury, SBDC director, at kasbury1@sfccmo.edu or (660) 596-7350. To register, go to www.sfccmo.edu/thelearningforce
and select Schedule of Courses link. People also may call (660) 530-5822 or email thelearningforce@sfccmo.edu. Seating is limited so early registration is recommended.
The SBDC is made possible by a funding partnership through the federal Small Business Administration, the University of Missouri Extension and State Fair Community College’s The LearningForce.