[Durham INC] SCORE & Durham Sponsor Workshop for Entrepreneurs Jan. 24

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

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Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

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For Immediate Release: January 18, 2013

 

 

SCORE and Durham Sponsor Workshop for Entrepreneurs January 24

 

What:              How to Start and Stay in Business Workshop

 

Who:               Dave Vogelpohl and Bill Spreitzer of Excellerate
Solutions with SCORE and the City of Durham Office of Economic and
Workforce Development

 

When:             Thursday, January 24, 2013, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

 

Where:            City Hall Council Chambers

101 City Hall Plaza, First Floor

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts

*         This workshop is designed to assist small business owners by
providing an overview of what one really needs to know to start and
maintain a successful business. 

 

*         Topics to be addressed include developing a business plan,
insurance requirements, legal considerations, financing, and marketing.

 

*         The cost to attend the panel discussion is free. However,
seating is limited, so interested attendees should reserve their seat
now by visiting http://raleigh.score.org/localworkshops.  

 

About SCORE

SCORE, America's premier source of free and confidential small business
advice for entrepreneurs and small businesses, is a nonprofit
association with 354 SCORE offices across the country offering free
business mentoring and low-cost workshops. For 47 years, SCORE's more
than 13,000 working and retired business professionals have volunteered
to support the success of small business nationwide. SCORE business
mentoring is free and confidential. SCORE is a resource partner with the
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). For more information, visit 
http://www.score.org, email contact.durham at scorevolunteer.org, or call
(919) 856-4739.

 

About the Office of Economic & Workforce Development

Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the Office of Economic & Workforce
Development helps ensure that Durham has a strong and diverse economy by
increasing the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives, including new development efforts in the central city area.
The department also plans and promotes cultural awareness and events,
identifies and recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains
Durham residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org, "like" on Facebook at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamOEWD, or "follow" on Twitter at 
http://Twitter.com/DurhamOEWD.

 

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