Women’s Entrepreneur Conference Coming to Grand Island During Women’s History Month

March 15, 2015 Leave a comment


Lyons, NE –  In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistance Project’s (REAP) Women’s Business Center and U.S. Small  Business Administration will host the Women Entrepreneur Conference, featuring speakers designed to inspire and offer down-to-earth advice for women to start or grow a small business.

 

The event will take place on March 18 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the YWCA of Grand Island, 211 East Fonner Park Road.

 

The Conference is for anyone interested in becoming an entrepreneur or already an entrepreneur and looking to expand their knowledge. Participants will learn about financial statements and how to use them to determine the health of their business, find out about current legal issues that impact today’s entrepreneurs, and get the chance to network with other small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs.  Conference goers will also get the opportunity to learn from and ask questions to a panel of current women business owners.

 

Being an event dedicated to growing women entrepreneurship in Nebraska it is fitting that the REAP Women’s Business Center Entrepreneur of the Year be honored. Maria Swenson of Alliance will receive the award.  Using services from the Center’s Rural Enterprise Assistance Program (REAP), Maria is successfully operating and growing her business. This exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit so crucial to women-owned businesses and the rural Nebraska communities they call home.

 

Swenson will be presented her award by Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center Director during the midday lunch break.

 

What:

The Women Entrepreneur Conference and presentation of Center for Rural Affair’s Women’s Business Center Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

 

When:

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Where:

YWCA

211 East Fonner Park Road

Grand Island, Nebraska

 

Registration covers lunch and may be paid at the door or online at: http://events.sba.gov/eventmanagement/EventRegistration.aspx?id=9bc4ad23-d99c-e411-8f7e-02bfa56e2a24.  For more information, please call Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center Director at (402) 643-2673.

 

For more information on the Center for Rural Affairs or these events go to – www.cfra.org – or call (402)687-2100.

 

The REAP WBC is a program funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Business Plan Basics Begins

February 20, 2014 Leave a comment


Lyons, NE – The Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) Women’s Business Center in collaboration with the Cuming County Economic Development will host a five-week Business Plan Basics course beginning Thursday, February 20, 2014 and continuing through Thursday, March 20, 2014. Each session will run from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Sessions will be held at the Nielsen Center, 200 Anna Stalp Avenue, West Point,  NE.  The instructor for the class is Diann Ballard, owner of db Consulting, LLC.

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.”

“Planning is a key to success in business, and these five hands-on exploratory sessions are designed for those thinking of starting a business and small business owners. Sessions will cover important information to complete a business plan,” commented Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center Director.

Registration for the course is $79 and includes the course materials and a one-year REAP membership. To register, please contact Garry Clark,  Cuming County Economic Development Executive Director,  at garry@cumingcountyed.com, or (402) 372-6001 or you may contact Monica Braun, REAP WBC Director, atmonicab@cfra.org, or (402) 643-2673.

The Rural Enterprise Assistance Project provides lending, training, networking, and technical assistance opportunities for start-up and existing small businesses.


More information about REAP and its services can be found at www.cfra.org/reap.  REAP receives funding from the Nebraska Business and Innovation Act, Community Development Block Grants through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Small Business Administration, United States Department of Agriculture and other sources. The REAP WBC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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