MORGAN CITY, La. - Representatives from LSU’s Louisiana Business & Technology Center and its partner organizations will be presenting free seminars focused on small business financing, marketing, customer service, e-commerce, operating in a recession and the basics of Microsoft Office July 21-22, 2009, at the Municipal Auditorium, located 728 Myrtle Street.
Interested individuals may attend all seminars or just the ones they wish. A flyer with information regarding the event is available here. Below is a listing of the Mobile Classroom’s offerings at this stop.
Tuesday, July 21
9 a.m.-11 a.m.: Starting & Financing Your Business
11:10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Working With Your Bank to Get a Loan
1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Marketing 101
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Becoming a Money Maker in a Recession
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Customer Service
Wednesday, July 22
9 a.m.-11 a.m.: Basics of Microsoft Excel
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Basics of Microsoft Power Point
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Basics of Microsoft Word
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: E-commerce
Seating is limited for these seminars, and pre-registration is strongly urged. To register, contact Gail by e-mail at info@stmarychamber.com, call 985-384-3830 or fax 985-384-0771 with the names of the seminars you wish to attend. For more information about the Mobile Classroom, visit http://www.bus.lsu.edu/centers/lbtc/mobileclassroom.asp.
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Enterprise grant supports the Mobile Classroom. Local partners include the Greater Abbeville-Vermillion Chamber of Commerce, the Vermillion Parish Library, and the LSBDC at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and the Southern University Agriculture Center. Other partners in the project include the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development-Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program, the Louisiana Municipal Association, the LSU Ag Center, Capital One, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center.
The Louisiana Business & Technology Center, an integral part of LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business’s Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, endeavors to enhance economic development in Louisiana through the support of existing small businesses and the development of new businesses. Established in 1988, the LBTC’s highly successful business incubator program has been honored as the National Business Incubator Association’s Incubator of the Year. For more information, visit www.bus.lsu.edu/lbtc or call 225-5878-7555.
