CHAMPION KSU Trumbull opens resource for small and minority business

Topics include leadership and doing business with the government.
CHAMPION -- Kent State University Trumbull Campus has established a small business information resource services program, which will provide courses and workshops to the small business community and businesses owned by women, minorities and people with disabilities.
The office works through the Workforce Development and Continuing Studies Center's Office for Workforce Diversity.
The program will focus on identifying needs of small businesses, including networking, competition, high personnel turnover, limited staff, marketing and advertising with a small budget and finding new customers.
Each semester offers a series of noncredit workshops.
Five workshops
Beginning July 8 and ending July 24, a series of five workshops will be offered to people thinking of starting their own businesses and to other business people.
Topics are marketing and customer service, leadership, obtaining loans/credit, bonding/bidding and doing business with the government.
The workshops meet from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the work-force development center.
Participants may register for individual workshops at $25 each or attend the entire series for $100.
Call (330) 675-8809.