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Free small business start-up seminar on Aug. 26

Posted at 9:53 am August 2, 2016
By Jutta Bangs Leave a Comment

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College is offering a free training session on “How to start a small business” on August 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The workshop is held at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

To register, call (865) 483-2668 or email [email protected].

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, small business, small business start-up seminar, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Free government contracting seminar for businesses on Aug. 11

Posted at 9:48 am August 2, 2016
By Jutta Bangs Leave a Comment

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College is offering a free training session on “How to do business with the government” on August 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.

The workshop will be at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

To register, call (865) 483-2668 or email [email protected].

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: government contracting, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, seminar, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, training

Register for small business webinar series, training events

Posted at 5:47 pm June 25, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Registration is available for a small business webinar series and training events. The webinar series starts July 7, and it focuses on what the health care law means for your small business.

See the announcement from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Front Page News, Kingston, Oak Ridge, Roane County Tagged With: health care, small business, small business webinar, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, training

Small business center offers workshops in June, July, August

Posted at 8:51 pm June 16, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center is offering workshops in June, July, and August.

Here is a schedule of workshops:

Topic: Small business start-up

  • Date: Friday, June 24
  • Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce

This workshop discusses all steps in starting up a new business, to include legal forms of business and financing options.

There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. To sign up, call TSBDC at (865) 483-2668 or email [email protected].

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Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: search engine optimization, small business start-up, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TSBDC, workshops

Explore Oak Ridge to co-locate with Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce

Posted at 11:10 am May 13, 2016
By Kathy Gillenwaters 1 Comment

Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce building is pictured above.

 

Explore Oak Ridge (the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau) will be moving its operations from its current location at 102 Robertsville Road to co-locate with the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce in July, according to an agreement reached by the two organizations earlier this week.

The Chamber building is located at 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike, near Oak Ridge High School and across from the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

The initial lease is for three years, with two additional one-year extension options. It will position the Chamber, Explore Oak Ridge, the Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board, and the Roane State Tennessee Small Business Development Center in one facility, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Explore Oak Ridge, Jim Dodson, Kathy Gillenwaters, Marc DeRose, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board, Parker Hardy, Phil Andrews, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Small business seminars offered in December

Posted at 11:57 am November 22, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Here is a schedule of small business seminars offered in December by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, small business, small business seminars, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Free workshop on accounting for small businesses

Posted at 8:13 am June 18, 2015
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A free workshop on accounting for small businesses is being offered Friday, June 26.

The workshop is for small businesses, and it’s being offered by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College, in partnership with Pugh CPAs.

It’s scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: accounting, Jutta Bangs, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Pugh CPAs, Roane State Community College, small businesses, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Small business seminars offered in June

Posted at 8:20 pm June 1, 2015
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TSBDC and Roane State

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center will offer five free seminars in June.

The first is titled “Business Planning/Get ready to see a lender.”

It’s scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Roane County Chamber of Commerce in Kingston.

“This workshop covers the fundamentals of writing a business plan, and is designed for individuals who want to increase their chances for successful self-employment,” organizers said.

The second is titled “How to do business with the government.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Roane County Tagged With: business, business planning, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane County Chamber of Commerce, small business seminars, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Small business seminars this week

Posted at 11:20 am March 24, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

There are two more small business seminars in Oak Ridge this month, and both are scheduled for this week.

The first is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. It’s free.

The seminar is titled “Inside the DCAA Audit—What are they looking for?” The speaker is Laura Davis, president of Strategic Consulting Solutions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: DCAA Audit, Jutta Bangs, Laura Davis, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, small business, small business seminars, Strategic Consulting Solutions, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Franchise EXPO 2015: Educational, interactive expo comes to Knoxville

Posted at 10:47 am March 24, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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Have you ever thought about owning your own business? A group of Knoxville organizations led by Jerry Bird, who heads FranNet of Alabama and East Tennessee, are offering a one-day event for those wanting the freedom and control of owning their own business. More than 20 different franchise companies looking to expand into Knoxville and the surrounding areas, as well as business experts who can assist in buying and growing a business, will be in Knoxville for one day.

The Knoxville Franchise EXPO 2015 will be held at the Rothchild Catering and Conference Center at 8807 Kingston Pike in Knoxville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 9. While the majority of the EXPO is available for you to wander and visit as you like, there will also be workshops offered as specific times including franchise funding, networking, and how to go about finding the right franchise fit. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: business, franchise, franchise companies, FranNet, FranNet of Alabama and East Tennessee, Jerry Bird, Knoxville Franchise Expo 2015, SBA, SCORE, Small Business Administration, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TSBDC

Anderson Chamber hosts business planning seminar on April 7

Posted at 11:45 am March 23, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Anderson County Chamber of Commerce

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will host a free workshop for potential and existing small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of the business planning process.

The TSBDC advises and assists entrepreneurs and small business owners in our area at no cost to them.

This free seminar will be held on Tuesday, April 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce office at 245 North Main Street, Suite 200, in Clinton. It will feature Jutta Bangs, director of the TSBDC center at Roane State Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, business planning, candidate for Roane County property assessor, entrepreneurs, Jutta Bangs, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Small business seminars scheduled for February

Posted at 1:35 pm February 8, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Here is a list of small business seminars scheduled for February. The list is from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College.

All the seminars are free.

February 2015 seminars

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TSBDC

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