BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180207T180000Z DTEND:20180207T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Big Support for Small Business FREE Workshop DESCRIPTION:Big Support for Small Business\n\nFREE Workshop\n\n(Limited seating\, please register.)\n\nFebruary 7\, 2018\n\n12 1 p.m.\n\nRuston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce\n\n2111 N. Trenton St.\, Ruston\n\n Feel free to bring your lunch.\n\n \n\nYou may qualify for valuable state programs which are designed to help increase the capacity of your business. A variety of state assistance and incentives may be employed to accelerate the growth and expansion of your enterprise.\n\n \n\nSome programs help pay for essential professional services and advisors or managerial training and coaching. Other programs provide loan guarantees\, procurement opportunities\, bonding assistance\, market research\, peer mentoring\, international marketing\, employee training and more. The capacity and reach of your management team can be expanded by understanding and employing these programs.\n\n \n\nThe meeting only lasts an hour. Owners who use the Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program typically gain about $1\,000 in state funds per project and many experience a significant increase in sales. That's a good return for one hour's time.\n\n \n\nMost businesses headquartered in Louisiana are eligible for state funded business development and capacity building initiatives.\n\n \n\nThe Louisiana Tech University Technology Business Development Center (TBDC) and Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce will present an overview of these resources at the Chamber office on Wednesday\, February 7\, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.\n\n\n\n \n\nFor program highlights\, eligibility requirements or more information:\n\n visit the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) website at https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/small-business\,\n call the TBDC at 318 257-3537\, or\n attend Wednesday's lunch time meeting at the chamber office. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nBig Support for Small Business
\nFREE Workshop
\n(Limited seating\, please register.)
\nFebruary 7\, 2018
\n12&ndash\;1 p.m.
\nRuston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
\n2111 N. Trenton St.\, Ruston
\n​\;Feel free to bring your lunch.
\n \;
\nYou may qualify for valuable state programs which are designed to help increase the capacity of your business. A variety of state assistance and incentives may be employed to accelerate the growth and expansion of your enterprise.
\n \;
\nSome programs help pay for essential professional services and advisors or managerial training and coaching. Other programs provide loan guarantees\, procurement opportunities\, bonding assistance\, market research\, peer mentoring\, international marketing\, employee training and more. The capacity and reach of your management team can be expanded by understanding and employing these programs.
\n \;
\nThe meeting only lasts an hour. Owners who use the Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program typically gain about $1\,000 in state funds per project and many experience a significant increase in sales. That&rsquo\;s a good return for one hour&rsquo\;s time.
\n \;
\nMost businesses headquartered in Louisiana are eligible for state funded business development and capacity building initiatives.
\n \;
\nThe Louisiana Tech University Technology Business Development Center (TBDC) and Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce will present an overview of these resources at the Chamber office on Wednesday\, February 7\, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
\n
\n \;
\nFor program highlights\, eligibility requirements or more information:\n\n LOCATION: UID:e.682.15622 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260504T015931Z URL:https://business.rustonlincoln.org/events/details/big-support-for-small-business-workshop-15622 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR