Beginning on February 26th, the ACCORD Allegany Business
Center will be holding the spring session of its EAP Small Business Training
Course. The course will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 8:30
p.m., consisting of a total of 10 classes. Funded by the NYS Entrepreneurial
Assistance Program (EAP), this ACCORD course is designed to educate potential
and existing business owners about the ins and outs of running their own
business. Topics include: writing a business plan, choosing the right business
structure, accounting/finance, marketing, legal issues, social media, among
others. The curriculum will feature traditional classroom lectures, local guest
presenters speaking on their areas of expertise, in-class activities, and ends
with a business plan competition.
One past graduate of the class remarked that it helped to
build “a road map for the future” of her established business. Another who took
the class before beginning his business commented that “the class gave me the
base knowledge, guidance, and really the confidence to follow through with my
decision to start the company and continue my path to success. Besides my
family rooting me on, I don’t think I would have made it this far and this quickly
without taking this wonderful little class.”
For more information on the course, or if interested in
registering, please contact Bryan Payne, the ACCORD Business and Loan Manager,
at 585-268-7080 or bpayne@accordcorp.org.
