CCRA Announces Entreprenurial Boot Camp

For individuals that are interested in owning their own businesses, the CCRA/Manatee Chamber Entrepreneurial Boot Camp can provide these budding entrepreneurs with the tools they need to be on the right track. This 10 week course will provide instruction from community business professionals on a variety of topics that future small business owners will need to consider to make their chances of success greater.

Topics include:

- Marketing
- Legal
- Business plan
- Buying a business
- Management
- Real world problems and solutions
- Budgeting, pricing and cash flow
- Resources
- 30 second commercial
- Chamber 101
- Human Resources ( Hiring & Firing, Product Liability)
- Property and Casualty (Insurance / Health Insurance)
- How to be bankable
- Small Business Administration

The price for the class is $195, but scholarships are available to those who qualify.

All classes will be held at the Central Community Redevelopment Agency at 2002 MLK Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34208. The Entrepreneur Boot Camp will meet Tuesday evenings from 6-9 PM and dinner will be served beforehand. Please call (941) 744-2362 for more information.

Restaurant Seminar and Workshop

You can have a very effective marketing plan that fills every seat, but without good organization, you could lose your profits before the food ever leaves the kitchen.

Course Topics Include:

What to include in a business plan
Financing options (Guest speaker)
Operating organization
Food cost control
Standardized recipes
Recipe costing
How to control waste
Purchasing tips (Guest speaker)
Inventory ordering
Hiring the right employees
Food safety and sanitation

Dates: Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., July 17, 24, 31, 2007

Cost: $99.00 for the three class course

Location: 2002 9th Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34208

Registration: Call the CCRA at (941) 744– 2362