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Published or Revised December 08, 2011
The Small Business Development Center at Paris Junior College will offer several workshops as well as free counseling for current and prospective small business owners during January.
The workshops 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.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. 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.
QuickBooks Level II: Beyond the Basics will meet from 1-5 p.m. each Tuesday, Jan. 10-24. This course offers training in tracking inventory and handling payroll requirements. Also dealing with physical inventory; selling inventory items; usage QuickBooks for payroll; working with balance sheet accounts; dealing with errors, refunds, and NSF checks; and customizing QuickBooks.
CRM: An Introduction to Customer Relationship Management is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. This one-day course offers different facets of customer relationship management and shows how to identify customers, analyze key components of CRM, and how to integrate it into a business.
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. Call 903-782-0224 to make an appointment for free counseling.
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.
Building Relationships or Success will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. The business of all sales professionals is making friends and building relationships. Strategic friendships will make or break any business, no matter how big and no matter what kind of market. This course will help identify strategies for building sales relationships and finding personal fulfillment in the process. Participants will learn communication skills and how to send the right non-verbal messages; also the secrets to being a friend in sales and enjoying more sales success.
Human Resource for the Non-HR Manager will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 and 27. Managers of or in a small business do not always have the expertise to deal with the many employee relationship issues they must face; and yet they will be expected to make decisions that are both effective and legal. This workshop walks participants through the hiring process; from performing a skills inventory to conducting the interview; discussing orientation; and covers some of the issues that arise after the hiring process such as diversity issues, compensation, and discipline.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. 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.
QuickBooks Level II: Beyond the Basics will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Friday, Jan. 27 through Feb. 10. This course offers training in tracking inventory and handling payroll requirements. Also dealing physical inventory; selling inventory items; usage QuickBooks for payroll; working with balance sheet accounts; dealing with errors, refunds, and NSF checks; and customizing QuickBooks.
The workshops will be held at the PJC — Greenville Center located at 6500 Monty Stratton Parkway. To register for these courses, call 903-454-9333, or stop by the PJC — Greenville 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 St. Call the Chamber at 903-455-1510 to make an appointment.
Paris Junior College and the Small Business Development Center can now offer businesses free training with grants from Texas Workforce Commission. Through the Skills for Small Business grant program, business owners and employees can apply for free tuition and fees for any PJC course, credit or non-credit (limited to $1,450 for new employees and $725 for existing employees). New employees include those employees hired within three months of TWC receiving the application. Businesses with 99 employees or less are eligible for this grant program. For information and the application, go to http://ssb.texasworkforce.org.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. 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 presented at the PJC — Sulphur Springs Center, 1202 W. Houston. 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 PJC 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.
Paris Junior College and the Small Business Development Center can now offer businesses free training with grants from Texas Workforce Commission. Through the Skills for Small Business grant program, business owners and employees can apply for free tuition and fees for any PJC course, credit or non-credit (limited to $1,450 for new employees and $725 for existing employees). New employees include those employees hired within three months of TWC receiving the application. Businesses with 99 employees or less are eligible for this grant program. For information and the application, go to http://ssb.texasworkforce.org.
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.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Jan. 3. 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 Historic Red River Chamber of Commerce located at 101 North Locust Street. 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, Jan. 3 at the Chamber office. Call the Chamber to schedule your appointment.
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.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24. 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 seminar and counseling is held at the Delta County Chamber of Commerce, 41 West Side Square in Cooper. Call 903-395-4314 to register or to make an appointment for free, confidential counseling.
Free training for small businesses is now being offered through two grant programs from Texas Workforce Commission.
Paris Junior College and the Small Business Development Center can now offer businesses free training with grants from Texas Workforce Commission. Through the Skills for Small Business grant program, business owners and employees can apply for free tuition and fees for any PJC course, credit or non-credit (limited to $1,450 for new employees and $725 for existing employees). New employees include those employees hired within three months of TWC receiving the application. Businesses with 99 employees or less are eligible for this grant program. For information and the application, go to http://ssb.texasworkforce.org.
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.
Create Your Own Job - Start Your Own Business will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Jan. 19. 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 Commerce Chamber of Commerce located at 1114 Main Street. 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 January 19. Call the Chamber to make an appointment.
Paris Junior College and the Small Business Development Center can now offer businesses free training with grants from Texas Workforce Commission. Through the Skills for Small Business grant program, business owners and employees can apply for free tuition and fees for any PJC course, credit or non-credit (limited to $1,450 for new employees and $725 for existing employees). New employees include those employees hired within three months of TWC receiving the application. Businesses with 99 employees or less are eligible for this grant program. For information and the application, go to http://ssb.texasworkforce.org.