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Published or Revised November 18, 2011
The Small Business Development Center at Paris Junior College will offer a free workshop, as well as free counseling for current and prospective small business owners in the Paris area during December.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. This free workshop will include information needed to start a small business. Topics will include legal requirements, the different forms of business organization and their advantages and disadvantages, conducting a feasibility study, writing a business plan, getting a sales tax permit, types of financing available for a start-up business, and what lenders want to know, as well as information on SBA guaranteed loan programs. This information is also available on DVD and online.
The workshop will be held at the Bobby Walters Workforce Training Center on Clarksville Street, west entrance. To register, contact the Continuing Education Department at 903-782-0447 or the Paris Small Business Development Center at 903-782-0224.
Free, confidential counseling to start or expand a small business is offered every Monday and Tuesday at the PJC Small Business Development Center, 1405 S. Collegiate Dr. Call 903-782-0224 to make an appointment for free counseling.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The workshop will be held at the Historic Red River Chamber of Commerce located at 101 N. Locust. Call the Chamber at 903-427-2645 to register for this workshop.
Free counseling to start or expand a small business will be offered by appointment in Clarksville on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the Chamber office. Call the Chamber to schedule your appointment.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Dec. 15. The workshop will be held at the Commerce Chamber of Commerce located at 1114 Main. Call the Chamber at 903-886-3950 to register for this free workshop.
Free, confidential counseling to start or expand a small business will be available by appointment between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Dec. 15. Call the Chamber to make an appointment.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. The workshop will be held at PJC — Greenville Center, 6500 Monty Stratton Parkway. To register for this free workshop, call 903-454-9333, or stop by the Center.
Free counseling to start or expand a small business is offered by appointment in Greenville every Wednesday at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, 2713 Stonewall Street. Call the Chamber at 903-455-1510 to make an appointment.
Building Relationships for Success In Sales will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. This session will offer help to identify strategy for building sales relationships and finding personal fulfillment in the process. Other topics will cover communication skills, how to send the right non-verbal messages, and the secrets to being a friend in sales and enjoying more sales success.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 9.
The workshops and seminars are presented at PJC — Sulphur Springs Center, 1202 W. Houston St. To register, call 903-885-1232.
Free, confidential counseling to start or expand a small business is offered by appointment every Friday in Sulphur Springs at the Center. To make an appointment, contact the Center at 903-885-1232.
Free training for small businesses is now being offered through two grant programs from Texas Workforce Commission.
Through the Skills for Small Business Grant, owners and their employees can apply for free tuition to take any Paris Junior College course, credit or non-credit (limited to $1,450 for new employees and $725 for existing employees).
Through the Entrepreneurial Training Grant, business owners or persons interested in starting a new business, can apply for free training (limit of $500 per person). Call the Paris Small Business Development Center at 903-782-0224 for details on how to take advantage of these limited-time training grant programs awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The Small Business Development Center is funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Texas, and Paris Junior College.