West Point to host small business trainings

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

WEST POINT, NEBRASKA – Entrepreneurs and business owners in the West Point area are invited to a series of workshops focused on small business training. These free events are sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and John A. Stahl Library.

Each session is limited to 10 attendees, and will take place at John A. Stahl Library, 330 N. Colfax, in West Point.

  • Introduction to Publisher: Monday, Nov. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Basic QuickBooks (two-day event): Mondays, Nov. 18 and 25, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Advanced QuickBooks: Monday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Advanced Excel: Monday, Dec. 9, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

“There is always something new to learn about QuickBooks and Excel,” said Anna Pratt, Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center director. “In the Publisher class, attendees will learn how to utilize templates, photos, shapes, and other tools to spice up their designs.”

Diann Ballard from db-Consulting, LLC, of Pender, Nebraska, will instruct the course. The use of laptops and software will be provided.

Registration is required two days in advance of each session.

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

 

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.