[Durham INC] Durham Offers Small Business Start Up Seminar Aug. 23

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: August 13, 2012

 

 

Durham Offers Small Business Start Up Seminar August 23

Free Series Designed to Support Small Business Growth

 

What:              "How to Start a Business" - Seminar #1 in a Workshop
Series for Small Businesses 

 

Who:               City of Durham Equal Opportunity and Equity Assurance
Department 

 

When:             Thursday, August 23, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  

 

Where:            City Hall Council Chambers 

101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         Conducted by Farad Ali, vice president of the N.C. Institute
of Minority Business Enterprise Development and former City Councilman,
this free training is designed for people who are considering starting a
business or who have recently started a business. Information on small
business basics will be provided, including how to develop the business
idea, an outline of the legal process, gathering market information,
start-up capital, state requirements, City of Durham requirements,
licensing and permits, and sources for technical assistance and other
relevant information.

 

*         This workshop, which kicks off the new seminar series for
fiscal year 2012-2013, was developed by the City's Equal Opportunity and
Equity Assurance Department to provide technical assistance services to
local, small businesses for this fiscal year. These free workshops are
open to all interested small business owners and entrepreneurs. 

 

*         Participants are asked to pre-register by visiting 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/eoea/Pages/training_request.aspx or by
contacting Senior Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Specialist Vincent
Wingate by email at Vincent.Wingate at DurhamNC.gov or by calling (919)
560-4180, extension 17241. 

 

*         For more information on the Workshop Series for Small
Businesses, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/eoea/Pages/Home.aspx.  

 

About the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department

The City of Durham's Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department is
responsible for the implementation of the City's Equal Business
Opportunity Program. Responsibilities include implementation of race and
gender neutral measures to facilitate the participation of Small
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SDBE) in City contracting activity,
recruitment, certification, and maintenance of SDBE data bank, business
development, City project compliance, monitoring, and reporting. Guided
by the City's Strategic Plan, the department ensures that its services
support making Durham a great place to live, work, and play by focusing
on a strong and diverse economy, assuring that City efforts are well
managed, and supporting the stewardship of the City's physical assets.
To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/eoea/Pages/Home.aspx.  

 

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