SBDC at UWF Continues Brown-Bag Lunch Series The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 East Chase St., Suite 100, Pensacola) is presenting a Brown-Bag Lunch on Jan. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. titled “Small Businesses & the Affordable Care Act.” Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect your small business and employees. Since its funding agency requires a minimum number of attendees, SBDC at UWF will cancel workshops that don’t meet these requirements. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch. For further information or to register, call 595-0063 or go to our website (www.sbdc.uwf.edu). This seminar is free. Presenter: Ted Kirchhar, V.P. & Chief Operating Officer, Landrum Professional Employer Services SBDC at UWF Presents “Starting a Business” The Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida (401 East Chase St., Suite 100, Pensacola) is presenting “Starting a Business” on Thursday morning, Jan. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Attendees will learn the essentials for getting started in business including idea evaluation, legal business structures, regulations and licensing, taxation, finding capital and more. Attendance fee is $35 for the public and free for students and employees of the University of West Florida who present a Nautilus card. Since its funding agency requires a minimum number of attendees, SBDC at UWF will cancel workshops that don’t meet these requirements. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Call 595-0063 to register. SBDC workshops, seminars, and conferences provide practical, up-to-date information on business topics ranging from the basics to more advanced business management skills. Instructors include SBDC Certified Business Analysts, faculty from higher education, government experts, and private-sector professionals. The University of West Florida Small Business Development Center is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration and is a member of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network, a non-profit network of college and university-based centers. The organization provides high quality management counseling, entrepreneurial training, and information access and transfer to area business people, enabling them to maximize their businesses’ growth, competitiveness and profitability.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Business Briefs – Dec. 26, 2012