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Pre-Business Planning Classes

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Friday, June 21, 2013 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce
Hot Springs
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas". This seminar prepares participants for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. (Veterans attend FREE)

Speaker: Tara Thornton, HSU SBTDC Training Coordinator

Co-sponsor: The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Thursday, June 27, 2013 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Prescott-Nevada County Library
Prescott
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and SAU presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas". This seminar prepares you for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, and discusses start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. FREE for Veterans!

Speaker: Julia Nipper, SAU SBTDC Training Coordinator

Co-sponsor: Nevada County Chamber of Commerce

Starting A Business in Arkansas

Thursday, June 27, 2013 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Fayetteville Public Library
Fayetteville
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas". Want to be your own boss but don't know where to start? Many questions entrepreneurs have about starting a business are answered in this two hour workshop. Starting A Business in Arkansas prepares participants for the intensive business planning process. Find out the major steps crucial to starting a business, identify key issues that affect your business success, and discuss start-up requirements as well as common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. Pre-registration is required. Drinks and snacks provided, feel free to bring a light supper. Call for student/staff/faculty discount. US Veterans free. Free parking in the FPL garage.

Speaker: U of A SBTDC Training Coordinator Martha Londagin

Co-sponsor: First National Bank of Rogers and Great Southern Bank

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Friday, July 12, 2013 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce
Hot Springs
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas". This seminar prepares participants for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. (Veterans attend FREE)

Speaker: Tara Thornton, HSU SBTDC Training Coordinator

Co-sponsor: The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Arkansas Tech University SBTDC
Rothwell Hall
Russellville
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: Many of the questions entrepreneurs have about starting a business in Arkansas are answered in this workshop. Find out the major steps crucial to starting a business; identify key issues that affect small business success and learn start-up requirements. Learn some of the common pitfalls that affect entrepreneurs. Workshop includes a how-to New Business Guide and handouts relevant to each participant's county licensing requirements. Registration is required and veterans attend free of charge.

Speaker: Nathan George, ASBTDC

Co-sponsor:  

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Friday, August 02, 2013 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce
Hot Springs
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas". This seminar prepares participants for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. (Veterans attend FREE)

Speaker: Tara Thornton, HSU SBTDC Training Coordinator

Co-sponsor: The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Friday, August 16, 2013 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce
Hot Springs
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas". This seminar prepares participants for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. (Veterans attend FREE)

Speaker: Tara Thornton, HSU SBTDC Training Coordinator

Co-sponsor: The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
ASBTDC Lead Center
Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development
Little Rock
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents "Starting a Business in Arkansas." This seminar prepares you for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect the success of your business, and discusses start-up requirements and common pitfalls that you will face as an entrepreneur. Free New Business Guide included!

Speaker: Jennifer Neubauer, ASBTDC Marketing & Training Assistant

Starting a Business in Arkansas

Thursday, August 29, 2013 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
University of Arkansas/Reynolds Center
Don Reynolds Center
Fayetteville
Cost: $30.00

Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Starting a Business in Arkansas. Want to be your own boss but don't know where to start? Many questions entrepreneurs have about starting a business are answered in this two hour workshop. Starting A Business in Arkansas prepares participants for the intensive business planning process. Find out the major steps crucial to starting a business, identify key issues that affect your business success, and discuss start-up requirements as well as common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. Pre-registration is required. Call for student/staff/faculty discount. US Veterans Free. Free parking across the street in Harmon Ave. garage. Drinks and snacks provided, feel free to bring a light supper.

Speaker: U of A SBTDC Training Coordinator Martha Londagin

Co-sponsor: First National Bank of Rogers and Great Southern Bank

 

ASBTDC Online Learning Programs

These online learning programs require about 3-hours to complete. To register for any of the following programs, contact the ASBTDC Lead Center at 1-800-862-2040 or (501) 683-7700 or click on the Register Now button to register online.

Starting a New Business

Anytime you desire
Anywhere you have Internet access
Cost: $30

Seminar Highlights: This online course provides the advice and strategies of the some of the leading entrepreneurs concerning what it really takes to start a new venture. This online course will show you how to protect your ideas, how to hire employees, how to find out what licenses and regulations may apply, as well as, provide more than 50 resources of free information that are available to you in making your new business a reality. more

Choosing a Legal Structure

Anytime you desire
Anywhere you have Internet access
Cost: $30

Seminar Highlights: Every new venture has to work the complex decision of what legal structure to choose for the business. This online course breaks down this decision into its essential characteristics simplifying the decision-making process. more

Buying a Business

Anytime you desire
Anywhere you have Internet access
Cost: $30

Seminar Highlights: A comprehensive online course on how to buy the right business at the right price. Developed by entrepreneurs who buy businesses for a living, this online course offers advice and wisdom in such areas as: the key questions to ask of any seller, the due diligence process, valuing a business and determining the offer, negotiation steps and tactics, and sample legal agreements. more

Finding Money to Start a Business

Anytime you desire
Anywhere you have Internet access
Cost: $30

Seminar Highlights: A comprehensive ten-part online course on the tactics of how money is really raised for small business formation. This online course examines the sources of available capital and provides an overview concerning the difference between debt and equity. This online course walks you through the maze of financial terms and tactics necessary to successfully identify and secure money for a new business venture. more

Finding and Attracting Investors

Anytime you desire
Anywhere you have Internet access
Cost: $30

Seminar Highlights: This online course presents practical tactics on how to identify and secure different types of capital including seed capital, angel capital, and venture capital. The process used by different kinds of investors is presented and the tools for completing the fund-raising process are presented. Special focus is given to the federal and state laws that govern the capital and securities process. more

 

UALR College of Business
SBA
Association of Small Business Development Centers
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - College of Business
Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development
2801 S. University / Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
Phone: 501.683.7700  Fax: 501.683.7720
webmaster@asbtdc.ualr.edu
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part though a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. All opinions, conclusions of recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. It is the goal of UALR to eliminate discriminatory harassment and to promote equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, religion, veteran's status or disability.