SBDC will offer eight-week entrepreneur class beginning Oct. 17

 

The Kilgore College Small Business Development Center will offer an eight-part course titled “How to Start and Operate a Business in East Texas” Oct. 17 through Dec. 12.

 

Classes are set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the Hendrix Building at KC—Longview, 300 S. High St.

 

Tuition for the course is $119, which includes an entrepreneurial startup guide and all course material.

 

Seating is limited, and early registration is recommended.

 

Brad Bunt, director of the KCSBDC, said hundreds of local business owners have gotten their start after attending this series of classes and the course has a high success rate among small business owners.

 

The classes will feature local professionals who examine topics relevant to small business such as advertising strategies, tax and corporate laws, insurance policies, financing programs, marketing trends, government forms and filing requirements and bookkeeping basics. 

 

“Those attending have the unique opportunity to interact with an insurance agent, attorney, CPA, banker, marketing consultant and others throughout the program,” said Melanie Northcutt, KCSBDC training coordinator. “Small business regulations and conditions are constantly changing, so small business owners must stay informed to ensure long-term success.”

 

To register, call the SBDC at (903) 757-5857 or 1-800-338-7232 or visit www.KilgoreSBDC.com.

 

 

Course schedule:

 

Oct. 17: Making the Decision to Go into Business

Instructor: Ron Collier with Collier Consulting Group

 

Oct. 24: Insurance Requirements & Choosing the Legal Form of Business

Instructor: Larry Clemens with Brown, Cook & Taylor Insurance; Casey Goolsby, Attorney at Law

 

Oct. 31: Planning for Tax Savings

Instructor: Jason Cooner with Cooner & Cooner, P.C.

 

Nov. 7: How to Prepare a Business Plan

Instructor: Greg Colquitt with Citizens National Bank

 

Nov. 14: Financing a Small Business

Instructor: Troy Moore with BancorpSouth

 

Nov. 21: Marketing Your Small Business

Instructor: John Grubbs with GCI

 

Dec. 5: Bookkeeping Basics

Instructor: Jason Cooner with Cooner & Cooner, P.C.

 

Dec. 12: Beginning Your Business: Start-Up Overview

Instructor: Brad Bunt with Kilgore College SBDC

 

 

Sponsors of the course:

 

BancorpSouth

Capital One Bank

Chase Bank

Citizens National Bank

First Bank & Trust East Texas

Regions Bank

Spring Hill State Bank

Texas Bank & Trust