EXPERT ADVICE AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS
AT UHS SUGAR LAND SEMINAR
Additional Workshops Offered at Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, Feb. 18, 2004 – Aspiring small business
owners can get expert advice at an upcoming series of training seminars
and workshops being offered through a partnership between SCORE,
the University of Houston System at Sugar Land and the Fort Bend
Chamber of Commerce Business & Professional Division.
An all-day seminar titled “Starting and Running Your Own Business”
will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, at the UH System at
Sugar Land, 14000 University Boulevard at Highway 59. The seminar
will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $25. The seminar will
cover Personal Factors & Management; Business Opportunities;
Marketing; Organizations, Regulations & Insurance; Requirements
and Sources of Funds; Business Records and Business Plans.
In addition to the seminar, a series of three separate workshops
will be held at the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, 445 Commerce
Green Boulevard in Sugar Land. The workshops will be held from 6
to 9 p.m. Thursday evenings and will cover the following topics:
Business Plans (March 11), Marketing (March 18) Cash Management
(March 25). Each workshop costs $20, or attendees can pay $50 for
all three.
These seminars and workshops are presented by members of SCORE,
a resource partner to the U.S. Small Business Administration. SCORE
advises new and current small business owners in the areas of finance,
operations, human resources and marketing. Their representatives
have been presenting seminars at the UH main campus and UH-Clear
Lake campus for many years. This workshop and series of seminars
are part of an initiative to increase educational opportunities
in Fort Bend County for individuals interested in starting a business,
seeking ways to reinvigorate their business, or learning more about
the world of small business.
Seminar and workshop attendees will receive materials on the topics
being presented. For more information or to register for the all-day
seminar, contact Deborah Wible McGraw at 281-275-3368. Registration
and information about the three workshops is available through Kristin
Ferguson at the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce at 281-491-2497.
About the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch and
UH System at Sugar Land
The UH System at Cinco Ranch and UH System at Sugar Land are collaborative
efforts of the four UH System universities: University of Houston,
UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown and UH-Victoria. Students apply to the
university that offers the degree they are seeking and then take
courses at either UH System at Cinco Ranch or UH System at Sugar
Land. For more information about the teaching centers visit www.cincoranch.uh.edu
and www.sugarland.uh.edu.
For more information about UH visit the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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