Small business series offered
January 20, 2015
907-474-5406
1/21/2015
Six small business workshops will be offered in Fairbanks beginning Jan. 26. Five of the six will be available by videoconference in Anchorage and by webinar around the state.
The series is hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, UAF Community and Technical College and the Alaska Small Business Development Center.
Extension economic development specialist Kathryn Dodge said the workshops will provide guidance to small business owners interested in starting or expanding their businesses. Participants may attend one or all of the workshops. Topics include:
- Social media and mobile marketing for small business, 3 to 5 p.m., Jan. 26 (Fairbanks only)
- Record keeping and taxes for agricultural businesses, 11 to 1 p.m., Jan. 29
- Taxation for small business, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5
- Starting a small business, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 12
- Writing a business plan, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19
- Creating a one-page business model canvas, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 12
The social media class will be offered only at the Small Business Development Center in Fairbanks. All other classes will be taught in Room 216 of the UAF Community and Technical College at 604 Barnette St. and by videoconference at the Anchorage Extension district office at 1675 C St. Anyone who wishes to connect by desktop may contact Dodge at 907-474-6497 or kdodge@alaska.edu.
Each class costs $25. Register online at http://bit.ly/ces-workshops. Instructors will include Kimberlee Hayward of the Small Business Development Center, accountant Paul Robinson, Scott Swingle of the Small Business Administration and Dodge. See details about the classes at www.uaf.edu/ces.
Sponsors include the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp., the Small Business Administration, Paul Robinson and Associates, and SCORE.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Kathryn Dodge, 907-474-6497 or kdodge@alaska.edu
ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/ces
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