FIRST STEP WORKSHOP

The "First Step: Starting a Small Business" workshop is intended to provide aspiring small business owners with an overview of many of the issues involved in planning and launching a new business venture. Click here to download a course flyer.

Topics discussed in this program include:

• Personal & lifestyle issues of the entrepreneur/business owner
• Legal, financial & tax considerations
• Business registration, government regulations & compliance issues
• Components of a business plan
• Basics of market research & what it means to "market" your business

December 6, 2007 | 6- 8:30 PM
Location: Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, Chambersburg, PA
Co-sponsored by the Chamberburg Chamber of Commerce                             
Cost: $10 (Free to veterans)

January 23, 2008 | 1-3:30 PM
Location: Murata Business Center, Carlisle, PA
Co-sponsored by the Murata Business Center & F&M Trust
Cost: $10 (Free to veterans)

February 12, 2008 | 9-11:30 AM
Location: Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, Chambersburg, PA
Co-sponsored by the Greater Chamberburg Chamber of Commerce & F&M Trust
Cost: $10 (Free to veterans)

March 13, 2008 | 1-3:30 PM
Location: Murata Business Center, Carlisle, PA
Co-sponsored by the Murata Business Center & F&M Trust
Cost: $10 (Free to veterans)

April 29, 2008 | 9-11:30 AM
Location: Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, Chambersburg, PA
Co-sponsored by the Greater Chamberburg Chamber of Commerce & F&M Trust                     
Cost: $10 (Free to veterans)

Personal & Business Assessment Workshops

A similar version of The First Step Workshop is available in York County through the York Chapter of SCORE. This 3-hour workshop incorporates lectures with individual and small group exercises, homework, and confidential counseling to help you evaluate your personal rediness and profitability of your business model.

To register, contact York SCORE by calling 717-845-8830 or by emailing SCORE441@YorkSCORE.org. When registering, please provide the following information:

• Name
• Business name
• Mailing address
• Phone number
• E-mail address
• Workshop name and date

Payment may be made by check or money order the night of the workshop or mailed to: York SCORE, 2101 Pennsylvania Avenue, York, PA 17404. Make checks payable to York SCORE.

Start Up Basics
January 24, 2008 | 6-9 PM
Location: York College's Grantley Hall on Grantley Road
Co-sponsored by York SCORE
Cost: $15 ($10 for each additional person from the same business)

Online Tutorials
To access the online version of the First Step workshop available through Kutztown University SBDC, click here.

Additional Educational Programs
For additional entrepreneurial education programs offered throughout the Commonwealth visit www.pasbdc.org/what/workshops.asp.