Five-session course offered on creating a business plan

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Rhea Landholm, brand marketing and communications manager, [email protected], 402.687.2100 ext 1025

O'Neill, Neb. - Existing, transitioning, and startup small business owners and managers have an opportunity to examine their ventures in “Business Plan Basics,” a workshop organized by the Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center.

Five sessions will be held on Thursdays, Feb. 22, March 1, 8, and 22, and April 5, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Holt County Economic Development, 429 S. 4th St., O’Neill, Nebraska.

The workshop series will focus on marketing, advertising/promotion, goal setting, customer relations, and financial management.

"Planning is key to success in business, and these five hands-on exploratory sessions are designed for those thinking of starting a business, businesses that need a boost, and business owners considering exiting the business," said Monica Braun, Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center director. “Sessions will cover important information to complete a business plan.”

Visit cfra.org/events for more information. Center for Rural Affairs provides business training, technical assistance, microloans, and networking to small businesses in Nebraska.

In cooperation with the Center for Rural Affairs, this course is sponsored by Central Nebraska Economic Development District, and Holt County Economic Development. 

 

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.

Center for Rural Affairs receives funding from the Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Business and Innovation Act through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, U.S. Department of Treasury, Peter Kiewit Foundation, and other sources. Women’s Business Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All Small Business Administration funded programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency will be made if requested in advance. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.