''How to Start and Operate a Small Business''

Presented by Pottstown SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, this seminar is scheduled to be presented on four consecutive Monday evenings beginning on January 9, 2012.  All classes will be held in Suite 360 in the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce Conference Center, 152 E. High Street, Pottstown.  There is ample free parking in the lot adjacent to the building.

This workshop series is for those who are considering starting a business as well as those who are currently operating a small business.

The workshop sessions are as follows:

1. Sources of Information and the Tax and Legal Implications of the Different Legal Structures, January 9

2. The Business Plan and The Business Loan, January 16

3. Sources of Market Information, Marketing, January 23

4. It's All About Profit, January 30

The instructors for this workshop series are local business partners and experienced SCORE counselors. Tap into their expertise to gain practical, real-life information on how to start and operate a small business. The instructors are as follows: Don Havas, President of Applied Technology and Sciences, Inc; Jeff Kofsky, President of Higher Vision Coaching and Counseling; Ralph Clemmer, Chairman of the Board, Evans-Hauseman & Richard, Inc., James Hufford, Business Services Manager at Diamond Credit Union; David Megay, Esq., Attorney with O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, PC; Scott Rakowski, CPA of Rakowski and Company, Pottstown; and Carolyn Wiker, Head of Adult Services at the Pottstown Public Library.


Registration begins at 6:45 pm, and all classes start promptly at 7:00 pm. Each session costs $25. A manual on preparing a business plan will be available for $20. A special price of $100 is offered for the 4 classes as a package, and this includes the manual. As an added bonus, there is a 50% discount off the workshop fee for each additional person.

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