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Business
Calendar
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The Department of
Economic Development hosts the Business Calendar in
collaboration with the following Business Development
organizations:
Center
for Entrepreneurial Excellence (CEE)
Women's Enterprise
- a program
www.niic.net
of the Fort Wayne Women's Bureau
www.womensenterprise.org
Northeast
Indiana Small Business
SCORE
(Service Corp of Retired Executives)
Development Center
(SBDC)
www.score.org
www.neisbdc.org
Event
News:
January
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February
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March
Mondays,
March 14 - June 13, 2005 (13 weeks)
"First Step FastTrac - Success through Self-Employment"
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, 3521 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne
Fee: $150 (includes materials and refreshments) (Payment plans
and scholarships available)
Sponsored by: Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, Fifth Third Bank, SBA &
partially funded by United Way and Lincoln Financial Group
Foundation.
This
13-week business and personal development course will help
you explore strengths and opportunities for your personal and
professional development, learn how to read and interpret your
credit report, and develop a business feasibility plan so you
can evaluate your business concept.
For more information or to register, phone Sarah Black at (260)
424-7977 or email to
sblack@womensenterprise.org.
Thursday,
March 17
"Insurance for Your Business"
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, 3521 Lake Avenue
Fee: $15 - Seating is limited. Reservation deadline is March 14.
Refreshments provided at no additional cost.
Sponsored by: Women's Enterprise, SBA, Lincoln Financial Group
Foundation, United Way
Presenter: Douglas K. Nelson, Commercial Insurance Agent (Accordia
of Indiana. LLC)
Learn about: commercial liability packages, business owner's
policy, commercial auto policy, worker's compensation,
professional liability, and bonding.
For more information or to register, phone (260) 424-7977, fax
260-426-7576 or visit the website
www.womensenterprise.org
Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 22-May 3, 2005
"Developing Your Family Child Care
Business"
Time: Noon - 2: p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, 3521 Lake Avenue
Fee: $100 (Payment plans and scholarships available)
Sponsored by: Women's Enterprise, SBA, Lincoln Financial Group
Foundation, United Way
This 6-week course will
focus on licensing, policies and procedures (Parent Handbook),
business and marketing plan development, pricing of services,
budgeting/financials/record keeping, and networking (tapping
into community resources).For more information or to register, phone (260) 424-7977, fax
260-426-7576 or visit the website
www.womensenterprise.org
Thursday, March 31
"Lean Manufacturing: How to Cut Costs and Build Profits"
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Indiana Wesleyan University, 8211 West Jefferson Blvd.,
Ft. Wayne IN
Fee: $295
Sponsored by: Indiana Business Modernization and Technology
Corporation
Presenters: Jim Hall & Jim Walsh (BMT)
Interested in reducing costs and improving productivity? This
one-day workshop provides a fast-paced presentation with
hands-on simulation activities that give you a clear
understanding of the eight wastes in manufacturing and some
real-world approaches for reducing them that will improve your
bottom line.
For details, call 1-800-877-5182. To register, click
HERE.
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For questions
about the listed workshops or conferences
Community Development Division
260/427-1127
www.econdev@cityoffortwayne.org
last
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03/01/2005
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