Entrepreneurial Assistance Program - E.A.P. begins

» Submitted by Ann Enger on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 2:34pm.

Start: 01/12/2010 - 5:30pm

End: 03/18/2010 - 5:30pm

Thinking about starting a business? Prepare for success with the E.A.P. class.

The Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (E.A.P.) is a 60-hour class providing detailed information about how to start a business and manage your business.

Classes are held at the Greater South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce office, 2189 Seneca Street, corner of Cazenovia, from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The EAP program is a partnership between Ibero-American Action League, Empire State Development, and the Greater South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce.

Entrepreneurs are invited to participate in all or just a particular segment of the training. Fee for the program is $50. Please call instructor Maureen Pace at 628-9525 to register, or call Ann Enger at 824-9942 for more information. You may also e-mail: pace191@yahoo.com.

The following is the schedule, beginning January 12, 2010:

Tuesday, January 12: Credit Counseling

Thursday, January 14: Business Plan: The Narrative

Tuesday, January 19: Business Plan: Description

Thursday, January 21: Management

Tuesday, January 26: Web Design: Narrative

Thursday, January 28: Marketing/Brick & Mortar

Tuesday, February 2: E-marketing, presented by Medaille College

Thursday, February 4: Writing your Marketing Plan

Tuesday, February 9: Business Insurance, presented by Mike Walsh

Thursday, February 11: Business Legal I, presented by NIxon Peabody LLP

Tuesday, February 16: Business Legal II, presented by Nixon Peabody LLP

Thursday, February 18: Contract Negotiations, presented by Nixon Peabody LLP

Tuesday, February 23: Certification

, presented by Suzanne Reusch

Tuesday, March 2: Cash Flow, presented by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Marilyn Roach

Thursday, March 4: Cash Flow II, presented by SBDC

Tuesday, March 9: The Balance Sheet, presented by Susan Steffan, Medaille College

Thursday, March 11: Income Statement, presented by Medaille College

Tuesday, March 16: Left-Brain Accounting, presented by Darren Dowdell

Thursday, March 18: ECIDA (Erie County Industrial Development Agency), BERC (Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation), Bankers