No Charge Business Workshops Offered in South Lake Tahoe Beginning Nov. 1

The County of El Dorado and the Northeastern California Small Business Development Center-Greater Sacramento/Sierra (SBDC) have partnered to offer a No Cost 12-week workshop series and one-on-one business consulting at the El Dorado County Library 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, South Lake Tahoe beginning November 1, 2012. Workshop titles are below.

What it Takes to Survive in Business
Deciding on a Business

Business Plan: Your Roadmap to Success
Marketing Analysis
Marketing Strategy
Operations: Running the Business
Licenses, Permits, Business Names and Insurance
Keeping the Books – Accounting and Cash Flow
How to Finance Your Business – What Lenders Want to See
Location and Opening Your Business
Tools to Forecast Business Needs and Cash Management
Post Assessment

Funding is through a grant from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. To qualify for the no cost workshops, eligible business owners must be located (start-up businesses must consider locating) in the unincorporated areas of El Dorado County and meet the CDBG definition of an eligible microenterprise business by owner income and business size. Contact Clarissa Correa at the SBDC at 916.563.3210 (email info@sbdc.net) to enroll. View www.sbdc.net for more information.