The ASU Small Business & Technology Development Center, in partnership with the Osceola/South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting workshops to benefit both existing and potential small businesses and entrepreneurs. Chamber Members receive $5 off of the regular registration price.
**NOTE: Preregistration is required for the seminars. If you with to attend multiple workshops, you must register for each separately.**
February 3: Business Marketing Seminar Series
Find out the major steps to starting a business, and the no-cost marketing research tools and assistance to help you become a successful entrepreneur.
Workshops available:
- Starting a Business in Arkansas
- Market Research: High Quality & In-Depth Analysis for Small Business
March 3: Planning and Finance Seminar Series
Learn how to define your business from concept to cost with the illustration of the business plan format, and learn about the financial options you have for your prospective or existing business.
Workshops available:
- Writing a Business Plan
- Show Me the Money: Finding Financing for Your Small Business
Though the events will be held in the Chamber facilities, event registration is through the ASBTDC. Online registration links are below the description for each respective course.
For questions about either of these workshops, contact:
Lois Travis or Kelli Listenbee
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
870-972-3517
lois@astate.edu | klee@astate.edu
STARTING A BUSINESS IN ARKANSAS
Tuesday, February 3
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Osceola/SMC Chamber of Commerce
116 N Maple
Osceola, AR 72370
Find out the major steps crucial to starting a business, identify key issues that affect your business success, and discuss start-up requirements as well as common pitfalls you may face as an entrepreneur. Learn what to do before you open the doors in order to be successful!
Event fee $30
Chamber members $25
ASU Faculty, Staff, Students $15
Veterans FREE
MARKET RESEARCH: HIGH QUALITY & IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Tuesday, February 3
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Osceola/SMC Chamber of Commerce
116 N Maple
Osceola, AR 72370
The right information is crucial to small business success. Learn about the no-cost marketing research tools and assistance to help any entrepreneur start or any business owner grow a business.
Recommended for both start-up and existing businesses.
Event Fee $30
Chamber Members $25
ASU Faculty, Staff, Students $15
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN
Tuesday, March 3
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Osceola/SMC Chamber of Commerce
116 N Maple
Osceola, AR 72370
No matter how large or small, all businesses must have a business plan! A business plan will help you define your concept, evaluate your competition, determine risks, and estimate your costs. This seminar will explain and illustrate the business plan format. Recommended for both start-up and existing businesses.
Event fee $30
Chamber members $25
ASU Faculty, Staff, Students $15
SHOW ME THE MONEY: FINDING FINANCING FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
Tuesday, March 3
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Osceola/SMC Chamber of Commerce
116 N Maple
Osceola, AR 72370
This seminar will explain how and where to get financing for prospective and existing businesses. Credit requirements, places to go for funding, and the Small Business Administration's loan guaranty
program will be presented.
Event fee $30
Chamber members $25
ASU Faculty, Staff, Students $15
The mission of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is to achieve a significant positive economic impact by providing quality services to assist small businesses. As an accredited member of a national program, the ASBTDC is a statewide delivery network that pursues its mission in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, other institutions of higher education, and additional key strategic alliances. For more information, visit www.asbtdc.org.
