SBDC at Zane State College

Willett-Pratt Training Center

Cambridge

For further information please contact Robin at 1-614-469-6860 ext. 282 or register online at www.sba.gov/oh/columbus Look under "Spotlight" on the left side, in the white area)

Interested in a New Career? Thinking of starting your own small business and not sure where to start? Or have you always had the dream of owning your own business? Then this workshop is for you. Our Business Start-Up workshop will give you an overview of issues related to starting and operating a business such as: Starting a Business, Banking Expectations, Name Registration, Licensing, Taxes, Zoning, Business Entities, Employees, and Insurance. Included will be information on all the resources that are available for their business needs. Seating is limited so you must register for the sessions. Anyone thinking about starting their own business or expanding an existing business would benefit from this informational session. This session is also good for any Veterans looking to start their own business and looking for resources to do so. There is a $20.00 registration fee. During this workshop you will be given a free packet of information just for attending. This packet is provided free in thanks of The Citizens Bank, who sponsored the materials. It is yours to keep. If you would like to register or have questions please given us a call and we would be happy to assist you in whatever way possible.

Speaker: Cindy Voorhies

Interested in a New Career? Thinking of starting your own small business and not sure where to start? Or have you always had the dream of owning your own business? Then this workshop is for you. Our Business Start-Up workshop will give you an overview of issues related to starting and operating a business such as: Starting a Business, Banking Expectations, Name Registration, Licensing, Taxes, Zoning, Business Entities, Employees, and Insurance. Included will be information on all the resources that are available for their business needs. Seating is limited so you must register for the sessions. Anyone thinking about starting their own business or expanding an existing business would benefit from this informational session. This session is also good for any Veterans looking to start their own business and looking for resources to do so. There is a $20.00 registration fee. During this workshop you will be given a free packet of information just for attending. This packet is provided free in thanks of The Citizens Bank, who sponsored the materials. It is yours to keep. If you would like to register or have questions please given us a call and we would be happy to assist you in whatever way possible.

Speaker: Cindy Voorhies

Farm succession planning is an increasingly important issue to American Agriculture. About 53% of U.S. framers are over 55 and 33% are over 65 years old. Within the next decade we will see a massive shift in farm ownership. But efforts are underway to make this as smooth a process as possible. Since 1987, the Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State university has helped companies trasition into employee-owned business or ESOPs (Employer Stock Ownership Plans). In 1997 this effort was expanded to include assisting businesses with all types of succession plans. In 2008 plans were made to add farm succession planning to the array of services and this has resulted in a series of introductory workshops being conducted throughout the state. Roy Messing was raised on a dairy farm in Michigan, graduated from Michigan State, and went on to spend over twenty years in commercial banking, with over ten years of that experience in agricultural lending. He holds an MBA from University of Dayton and was the CFO of a Northeast Ohio plastic extrusion company. We hope you will join us as Roy describes the efforts that are being made to deal with this important issue that will shape the future of agriculture in the U.S.

Speaker: Roy Messing

Interested in a New Career? Thinking of starting your own small business and not sure where to start? Or have you always had the dream of owning your own business? Then this workshop is for you. Our Business Start-Up workshop will give you an overview of issues related to starting and operating a business such as: Starting a Business, Banking Expectations, Name Registration, Licensing, Taxes, Zoning, Business Entities, Employees, and Insurance. Included will be information on all the resources that are available for their business needs. Seating is limited so you must register for the sessions. Anyone thinking about starting their own business or expanding an existing business would benefit from this informational session. This session is also good for any Veterans looking to start their own business and looking for resources to do so. There is a $20.00 registration fee. During this workshop you will be given a free packet of information just for attending. This packet is provided free in thanks of The Citizens Bank, who sponsored the materials. It is yours to keep. If you would like to register or have questions please given us a call and we would be happy to assist you in whatever way possible.

Speaker: Cindy Voorhies

For further information please contact Robin at 1-614-469-6860 ext. 282 or register online at www.sba.gov/oh/columbus Look under "Spotlight" on the left side, in the white area)

PTAC: Ohio Women Entrepreneurs Discussion Sharon Hopkins from the Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs will be the speaker for this 2-hour seminar where she will discuss various resources and the PTAC program for women entrepreneurs. Highlights Procurement Technical Assistant Centers Set Aside Groups Certifications Much More! This event will be held at the Willett-Pratt Training Center, 9900 Brick Church Road, Cambridge, Ohio 43725. To Register: Call us at 1-740-588-1331 or cback@zanestate.edu

Speaker: Sharon Hopkins