Southwestern SBDC offering Ready, Set, Start Your Business Workshops in September, Aug. 17

Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center (Southwestern SBDC) is offering people a chance to explore their dreams of starting a business. The Southwestern SBDC is offering a workshop titled “Ready Set Start Your Business” weekly in September 2017. The 2-hour workshop provides information on important steps that can contribute to a new venture’s success. Participants learn about licensing, business legal structure, financing, business planning, business resources and more.  Handouts in the class are informational and provide all the contact information needed to register a business and get started. The workshop is designed to answer general questions. If, after completing the workshop, you are interested in pursuing your new business idea, the Southwestern SBDC can set you up with a business advisor to discuss specific questions you may have that pertain directly to your venture.  SBDC advising services are free and confidential. The “Ready Set Start Your Business” workshop is scheduled on a variety of dates and times throughout the month. On the first Monday of the month, a Ready, Set, Start Your Business class will be offered in Spanish from 10:00 am – noon.  Participants can choose from any one of the following dates:  Monday, September 5th, 10:00 am – 12:00, pm, Class will be taught in Spanish; Thursday, September 7th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm; Wednesday,  September 13th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm; Tuesday, September 19th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm; Wednesday, September 27th, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.  A fee of $20 per person covers materials. Preregistration is required.  All workshops will be held in Coos Bay at the Newmark Center, Room 207 on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus, 1988 Newmark Ave. To register go to http://www.socc.edu/sbdc.  Contact the Southwestern SBDC at 541-888-7026 or email Mary Loiselle at mloiselle@socc.edu for more information.