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| Event announcement |
BATON ROUGE, LA— The Center for Rural and Small
Business Development at the Southern
University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold a free business
development seminar on “How to Start a Sustainable Business,” on Thursday,
December 6, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Powerhouse Praise and Worship Center, 12323
Highway 1048 in Roseland, La.
The seminar is free and open to the public. Participants
will learn how to start or expand an existing business and receive the forms
and applications needed to legally operate a business in the state of
Louisiana, as well as, information to ensure that an existing business
continues to operate efficiently.
The Center for Rural and Small Business Development
was established to provide technical assistance for business creation in
economically challenged rural communities and conduct educational programs that
develop, improve upon the professional skills of rural entrepreneurs and
provide outreach.
The Center also has an E-Learning Center that is
equipped with computer workstations and can travel to any location in more than
30 parishes to perform onsite business development and computer training.
Other training topics conducted by the E-Learning
Center include: how to develop a business plan, how to start a non-profit
organization, how to market a business, the basic use of a computer, QuickBooks,
the legal aspects of starting a business and other topics applicable to
entrepreneurship.
To register or
for additional information about the Center for Rural and Small Business
Development or its E-Learning Center, contact
LaKeeshia Giddens at lakeeshia_giddens@suagcenter.com or via phone at
225.771.2160, Eual Hall at eual_hall@suagcenter.com or via phone at
225.771.4105.
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Contact:
Bridget
Udoh
(225)
771-5714
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