NORTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Is one of your New Year's resolutions to open up a business?
If you live in Lehigh or Northampton counties, you may be in luck. The Small Business Development Center of Lehigh University is holding a free, one-hour workshop at noon on Jan. 10. in the North Whitehall Township municipal building, 3256 Levans Road.
- Lehigh University Small Business Development Center is hosting a free training for people who hope to become business owners
- The training will be held on Jan. 10 at noon at the North Whitehall Township municipal building
- This training will focus on developing various plans in order to be eligible for loans
"Our particular center is focused on starting, growing and helping businesses prosper," said Mary Kelly Cohick, a business consultant at the center, "so we can support businesses at every stage of their business development."
It's part of a monthly series that started in October of 2022, to support local business owners. Each workshop covers something new.
Past topics included cash flow and marketing, and the first steps to open a business.
This month's seminar tackles how to develop business, marketing and financial plans, so participants can go for lending. It also will go over how to register a business in Pennsylvania.
She hopes the workshops will give direction and clarity to small business owners.
"It's challenging enough to find information on the internet," she said. "And it can be confusing, so we help navigate that process as well."
After the training, there'll be an opportunity for individual feedback.
"It's the discussion that occurs afterwards that sometimes I find our clients are finding most helpful," said Cohick.
"It's the conversation that is created amongst entrepreneurs that I think we get a lot of energy from."Mary Kelly Cohick, a small business consultant at the Small Business Development Center of Lehigh University
"It's the conversation that is created amongst entrepreneurs that I think we get a lot of energy from."
The center also offers ongoing consulting for free as businesses get started.
There are two places remaining for this workshop, The deadline to register is Jan. 10 at 8:00 a.m.
Point of Contact: Mary Kelly Cohick at (610) 758-3980, Location: 3256 Levans Road, North Whitehall Township. No Cost.