SCORE Lincoln to Host “What’s Involved in Starting a Small Business” Workshop February 10

SCORE Lincoln (www.lincoln.score.org) is hosting a “What’s Involved in Starting a Small Business” workshop Saturday, February 10. The event will take place at Turbine Flats from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. SCORE Lincoln’s workshop helps startups and small business owners get answers to essential questions necessary to starting or running a business. You will learn about: business plans, financing, accounting, marketing, legal and insurance.

The full day costs $49, including lunch. The registration fee will be reimbursed by Community Development Resources upon attendance at the workshop. To register, please visit www.lincoln.score.org. Attendees may also sign up with SCORE for FREE one-on-one mentoring. What other clients have found is that taking this class helped them gain valuable information.

Tentative Agenda:

8:15-8:25 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

8:25-8:30 a.m.

Farshad Maltes, Executive Director, Community Development Resources

8:35-9:50 a.m.

Practical Accounting / Sales & Use Tax for Small Business (Rand Hansen, CPA)

10-10:50 a.m.

Business Plan (Steve Bors)

11-11:50 a.m.

Insurance Needs of Small Business (Colten Zamrzla, Cornhusker Insurance Agency)

noon-12:30 p.m.

LUNCH

12:30-1:20 p.m.

Traditional Marketing (Kathy Reiter, The Career Academy/SECC)

1:30-2:20 p.m.

Legal Structures for Small Business (Trev Peterson, Knudsen Law Firm)

2:30-3:20 p.m.

Online Marketing (TBA)

3:30-4:20 p.m.

Financing Your Business (Jim Reiff, Nebraska Enterprise Fund)

4:20-4:30 p.m.

Evaluations & Closing

SCORE Lincoln, the local chapter of the nation’s largest network of expert business mentors, is a nonprofit organization and a partner of the SBA. Dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground and achieve their business goals, SCORE has provided FREE mentorship and education to more than 11 million entrepreneurs since 1964. Services offered by SCORE include mentoring, webinars/courses on demand, a library of online resources and various local events. For more information about SCORE, or upcoming workshops and events, visit www.lincoln.score.org or call (402) 870-1821.