Small business workshops offered
September 29, 2014
907-474-5406
9/29/2014
Six small business workshops will be offered weekly in Fairbanks and by videoconference in Delta Junction, Juneau, Soldotna and Kodiak, beginning Oct. 9.
The series is hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the UAF Community and Technical College.
Kathryn Dodge, Extension economic development specialist, said the workshops will offer guidance to small business owners interested in starting or expanding their businesses. Participants may attend one or all of the workshops. The topics include:
- Starting a small business, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 9
- E-commerce and web-based tools for businesses, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 17
- Writing a business plan, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23
- Legal forms of business, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 30
- Record keeping and taxes for mining, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 6
- How to get a small business loan, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13
Each class costs $25. Register online at http://bit.ly/ces-workshops. See more information about the classes and videoconference locations at www.uaf.edu/ces. All workshops except for the Nov. 13 session will meet in Room 421 of the UAF Community and Technical College at 604 Barnette St. The final class will meet at the Extension district office at 724 27th Ave., Suite 1.
Instructors will include Fairbanks attorney John Burns; accountant Paul Robinson; Scott Swingle of the Small Business Administration; Russ Talvi of the Alaska Small Business Development Center; Paul Bauer of the Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union; and Adam Krynicki of the UAF Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization.
Sponsors for the series include the Alaska Small Business Development Center, the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp., the Small Business Administration and Robinson and Associates. For more information, contact Dodge at 474-6497 or kdodge@alaska.edu.
ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/ces
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