The First Step: Starting a Small Businesss

This workshop is intended to provide aspiring small business owners with an overview of many of the issues involved in planning and launching a new business venture. Topics include personal and lifestyle issues of the entrepreneur/business owner, the legal, financial and tax considerations of starting a small business, and the “how-to’s” of business registration, government regulations and compliance issues.
 
Attendees will also be introduced to the beginning steps of developing a sound business plan.
 
Upon completion of the workshop, attendees will be invited to schedule a free, one-on-one consulting session with an SBDC Business Consultant.
 
A financing professional from F&M Trust will present the financial portion of the workshop.