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9/18/06 Entrepreneurial Academy to Begin October 3rd

 

Learn from the local experts how to start and succeed in business at the Entrepreneurial Academy, offered by the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce. The 10-week program provides broad-based, fundamental business expertise that will better enable potential and current entrepreneurs to startup, grow, and prosper.  Students in the Entrepreneurial Academy learn how to start and run a successful and competitive business and how to avoid the common pitfalls of business infancy.

 

Sample topics include:

 

·                      Developing a Business Plan

·                      Trends and Research

·                      Legal Structure

·                      Business Resources

·                      Promotion and Sales

·                      Marketing

·                      Cost Analysis

·                      Becoming Bankable

·                      Accounting Principles

·                      Budget and Pricing

 

Started in the Spring of 1995, the Entrepreneurial Academy has met with great success, so much so that it is now offered three times per year.  The series of weekly sessions, conveniently conducted one night per week from 5:45-9 P.M., are taught by local business professionals in the Chamber of Commerce Building in St. Petersburg’s bustling downtown.

 

Tuition is $299, classes start October 3rd.  Contact the Chamber at 727-821-4069 for more information.

 

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