Courier News:
A free workshop on business planning and financing, designed to familiarize aspiring and existing small-business owners with the Entrepreneurial Training Institute, has been scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, in Grand Conference A at Raritan Valley Community College, on Rt. 28 and Lamington Road in the North Branch section of Branchburg.
The workshops will provide more detail about the ETI program and focus on how the program can provide the tools for a small-business owner to succeed. They will also explore the importance of having a detailed business plan, the broad range of resources available to help a business get off the ground and grow and the mentoring assistance offered to ETI graduates.
By attending one of the free workshops, interested individuals can decide if the ETI program is right for them before they register and pay a nonrefundable course fee. Local service providers and lender representatives will also attend each workshop to present info about their technical assistance services and resources.
The ETI program, an initiative of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, fosters the growth of small businesses, particularly woman-owned and minority-owned enterprises. More than 1,300 individuals have graduated from ETI and accumulated more than $26 million in funding to support their business ideas since the program began in 1992. More.
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