SCORE Seminar - Introduction to Entrepreneurship - Southeast Regional Library, Garner

Seminar Description
If you’re considering becoming a small business owner, you’ll want to attend this seminar to learn what it takes, what challenges and pitfalls you can expect, and what proven steps you can take to greatly increase your chance of success.  In this 2 hour seminar, you’ll explore how to test the feasibility of your idea to ensure it’s the RIGHT one.  You’ll find tips for researching the market and your competitors, securing needed funds, and projecting your business results.   Various legal business entities will be defined, and you’ll learn about resources that can help you with licenses, permits, and other registrations needed for your business.  And hopefully, you’ll leave confident that you’re well positioned to take those critical first steps toward entrepreneurship.  

Speaker Biography
Harry Swendsen has leadership experience in business, government and non-profit organizations, with broad expertise in management, marketing, economic development and entrepreneurship. He has worked with over a thousand small business clients in three states and two countries and is currently a Business Counselor with the NC Department of Commerce.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. Cloud State University.