Interested in starting or growing your business?

Don't miss out on this FREE seminar Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at Mammel Hall, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6708 Pine Street, Omaha, Neb.

Join Tim Donahue, Ph.D., a trainer and strategic marketing professional with a winning combination of academic and practical experience. After he was wounded in Vietnam, Donahue spent the next 30 years assisting small business owners as a consultant and trainer. Donahue is a business professor at Chadron State College and is director of the Nebraska Business Development Center's Chadron office.

You will learn

• How to evaluate your business idea -- is it ready for the marketplace?
• How to write a great business plan that will get lenders interested and start your venture on solid ground.
• How to get financing for your business idea -- find a lending program or institution, develop financial projections and successfully apply for a loan.
• How to build a strategic marketing plan -- understand your vision, make your message stick, develop a marketing action plan.

While the workshop is free, you must register in advance online at nbdc.unomaha.edu/boot or contact Traci Miller at 402-554-4085.