Small business trainings set in Wakefield

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Rhea Landholm, brand marketing and communications manager, rheal@cfra.org, 402.687.2100 ext 1025

WAKEFIELD, NEBRASKA – Entrepreneurs and business owners in the Wakefield area are invited to a series of workshops focused on small business training. These free events are sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and Gardner Public Library.

Each session is limited to 10 attendees, and will take place at Gardner Public Library, 114 Third St., in Wakefield.

  • Basic QuickBooks (two-day event): Tuesday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov. 7, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Introduction to Publisher: Monday, Nov. 11, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Advanced QuickBooks: Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Advanced Excel: Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

“QuickBooks and Excel are great money management tools for business owners,” said Anna Pratt, Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center director. “In the Publisher class, attendees will learn design skills useful when creating business materials.”

Diann Ballard from db-Consulting, LLC, of Pender, Nebraska, will instruct the course. The use of laptops and software will be provided.

Registration is required one day in advance.

Visit cfra.org/events for more information. Center for Rural Affairs provides business training, technical assistance, microloans, and networking to small businesses in Nebraska.

 

Established in 1973, the Center for Rural Affairs is a private, non-profit organization working to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities through action oriented programs addressing social, economic, and environmental issues.

Center for Rural Affairs receives funding from the Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Business and Innovation Act through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, U.S. Department of Treasury, Peter Kiewit Foundation, and other sources. Women’s Business Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All Small Business Administration funded programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency will be made if requested in advance. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.