Pottsville Area Development Corporation

Business Start-up Lunch and Learn Seminars

Everyone is welcome to attend this Free Seminar Series

All presentations will take place at:
The Pottsville Free Public Library
215 West Market St.
Pottsville

Would you like to start your own business? Join us to learn more about the process and requirements for start-up. The Lunch and Learn Program is hosted by the Pottsville Area Development Corporation and the Pottsville Free Public Library. Presentations are provided by local entrepreneurs, businesses and the Wilkes University Small Business Development Center. Bring your own lunch and join us at the Pottsville Free Public Library. Come for one session, all sessions or just a part of a session. For more information call PADCO at 570-628-4647.

Starting Your Business
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
12:00 noon—12:30 p.m. –Wilkes University SBDC
Business Plan Development, Market Analysis, Traffic Counts
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.–Pottsville Free Public Library
Library Resources at your disposal

Financing
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
12:00 noon—12:30 p.m. – Wilkes University SBDC
Equity Investment, Grants - Handout (SBIR / STTR, Façade Renovation Grants,
Energy Efficiency Grants, OVR, Ben Franklin, VA Grants)
12:30 p.m.—1:00 p.m. - Commercial Lender
Traditional Commercial Financing, SBA Loans
1:00 p.m.—1:15 p.m. - Pottsville Area Development Corporation
PADCO Loans, PADCO Business Assistance, Additional Loan Programs

Surviving and Thriving in a Downturn Economy
Thursday, November 17, 2011
12:00 noon. – 1:30 p.m. - Wilkes University SBDC
Helping you fine tune your business spending and cash flow management,
seeking new opportunities based on customer outlooks, and taking advantage
of specialized programs designed to help your business survive and even
thrive in an economic downturn.

Entrepreneurs Café
Friday November 18, 2011
12:00 noon—1:30 p.m.—Pottsville Area Development Corporation
Meet and Greet three Entrepreneurs from the City of Pottsville. It is a
great opportunity to find out what they found to be a challenge and a
triumph in the development of their businesses.

All Lunch and Learn Seminars will be held at Pottsville Free Public Library
215 Market St., Pottsville PA

Call 570-628-4647 to register!