Business Plan Basics Opportunity for Local Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

Release Date:

09/29/2008

Contact(s):

Nancy Flock, REAP Business Specialist, npflock@msn.com, Phone: (308) 534-3508 or Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center, mbraun@windstream.net, Phone: (402) 643-2673

Lyons, Nebraska - The Center for Rural Affairs' Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) and the Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise will host a five-week Business Plan Basics course beginning Monday, October 13, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.. Each session will begin at 6:00 p.m. and run approximately 3 hours. Sessions will be held in North Platte, NE at the Mid-Plains Community College South Campus, McDonald Belton, Room 122. Registration for the course includes materials and a one-year REAP membership. October 10, is the deadline to register.

The business planning workshop series will include the following main topics: Marketing, Promotion/Advertising, Financial Management, Customer Relations and Goal Setting. REAP collaborates with the University of Nebraska EDGE Program in utilizing the NxLevel Micro-Entrepreneurs curriculum called “Business Plan Basics”.

“The success rates for small businesses are typically quite low,” commented Nancy Flock, REAP Business Specialist. “According to some statistics, the chances of a new business surviving for five years are between 30 and 50 percent. Entrepreneurs can greatly increase their chances for success by analyzing their ideas, their marketplace and their management team before beginning.”

The Center for Rural Affairs’ REAP program provides lending, training, networking, and technical assistance opportunities for startup and existing small businesses.

“As a business owner, it’s always important to analyze where you are, look at the trends and make adjustments if needed,” said Flock. “North Platte and area entrepreneurs and business owners will have an opportunity to analyze their businesses and/or business ideas at the Business Plan Basics training course coming in October.”

For more information, contact Nancy Flock, REAP Business Specialist, North Platte, at 308-534-3508 or npflock@msn.com. Or contact Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center Director, mbraun@windstream.net or 402-643-2673.

For more information about REAP and its services, visit: www.cfra.org/reap.

The REAP Women’s Business Center is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S Small Business Administration. SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested in advance. Contact Monica Braun at (402) 643-2673.

For more information visit: www.cfra.org.

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The Center for Rural Affairs is a private nonprofit specializing in strengthening small businesses, rural communities, and family farms and ranches.

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