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The Small Business Center of Surry Community College will be offering a �Small Business Development� series for aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs. The five session series begins with �Starting a Business� on Monday, September 15, 2014. This is followed by �Writing a Business Plan� on September 29, �Marketing and Market Research� on October 20, and �Financing and Understanding Financials� on October 27. The series concludes on November 10 with �Record Keeping and Taxes�. Please register online at http://www.surry.edu/sbc or call 336-386-3685.

Each session meets from 2:00 until 4:30 pm at the Elkin Center, located at 1461 North Bridge Street in Elkin. These informative seminars are offered free of charge. Participants may attend any or all of the sessions. Allan Younger of Grace Consulting will be the presenter. Allan has spent over twenty years gaining diversified corporate experience. This experience includes the areas of business development, risk management, process analysis, account management and evaluation, and strategic planning.

Some of the topics covered during the 5 sessions will be: business structure; community analysis; licensing; contents of the business plan; identifying target markets; the marketing mix; breakeven analysis; operating costs; and maintaining good financial records. These seminars are a great foundation for anyone thinking of starting a business in the near future.