'Planning is key to success in business': Business Plan Basics to be held in Ainsworth beginning Sept. 21

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

AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA - Existing, transitioning, and startup small business owners have an opportunity to examine their ventures in “Business Plan Basics,” a workshop organized by the Center for Rural Affairs.

Five sessions will be held on Thursdays from Sept. 21 to Oct. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m., at North Central Development Center, 335 N. Main St., in Ainsworth, Nebraska.

The workshop series will focus on marketing, promotion/advertising, financial management, customer relations, and goal setting. The Center uses the Business Plan Basics NxLevel Guide for microentrepreneurs curriculum.

"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.

 

The Center for Rural Affairs is a private nonprofit specializing in strengthening small businesses, rural communities, and family farms and ranches.

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.