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2. What? Training to enable TANF clients to move to self- sufficiency. Cashing in on Business Opportunities curriculum Target counties Volunteer based

3. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED WHO: Know something about how businesses operate Have an interest in business or previously owned a business Are willing to receive training, learn, share Have an interest in helping others gain success Be willing to share their knowledge & skills in record keeping, marketing, planning, management Like to be a team worker Be willing to become a mentor

4. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities Dear Mrs. Davis: Thank you for your interest in being a volunteer trainer for the Shelby County Entrepreneur Project. I am delighted in having you on our entrepreneur training team. Enclosed is an agenda for the March 5-6 training that is being held in Lufkin at the Days Inn. Let me know about your reservation needs. I must let A&M and the motel know who is coming on March 1. Rooms will be master billed to Texas Agricultural Extension Service except for phone calls and other miscellaneous expenses. All meals are part of the package deal with the motel. Let me know if you have any special dietary needs. The entrepreneurship program is designed to assist Texans in the start up and management of successful home based and micro businesses in an effort to strengthen communities and families in Texas. Entrepreneurship is interdisciplinary involving efforts to encourage sound business decision making resulting in benefits that affect the economic and social well being of Texas families. Entrepreneurial programs can assist individuals in developing skills that can develop into valuable commodities with cash ‑ earning potential. This directly benefits the family with added income, the business with growth, and the community with an economically and socially valuable contribution. Please call me at (936) 598-7744 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Nelwyn W. Hawkins County Extension Agent-FCS Shelby County

5. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities CHARACTERISTICS OF TANF CLIENTS is a Black or Hispanic female, is approximately 30 years old, has 1 or 2 children under age 11, is unemployed and has no other income, receives a TANF grant of $201or less, and receives TANF for less than 12 continuous months. She dropped out of school between the 8th and 11th grades and has no job training. When she enters the labor market, she will have these handicaps: she is a minority female without a high school education and without job training, she has young children who must have affordable, competent day care, and she does not have reliable transportation.

6. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities Assessing self-employment skills Spotting opportunities among scams Balancing work and family Developing time - management skills Gathering facts about your business plan & writing a business plan Accessing e-commerce information Setting the right price and targeting new markets Deciding on a distribution channel Purchasing inventory Business manners, selling secrets, gaining customer satisfaction edge Basic financial management and record keeping and cash flow Getting your just deductions Searching for capital Debt management

7. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities When: 6:00 -9:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday nights, April 17, 19, 24, 26, May 1, and 3 Where: Shelby College Center, Loop 500, Center, TX To register: Shelby County Extension Office 598-7744 Registration is limited to 30 participants 1.8 CEU’s for completing all session from Shelby College Center Sponsored by: Deep East Texas Workforce Development Board, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Shelby College Center

8. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities Advertising….News Paper….Radio….Flyers…Word of Mouth Advertising….News Paper….Radio….Flyers…Word of Mouth Home-Based Business is the topic of the program series, “ CA$HING IN ON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ” offered by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service on Tuesday and Thursday nights April 17 - May 3. Are you enthusiastic, creative and self-confident? Do you like to plan, organize and solve problems? Would you like to have more control over your life and quality of work while reducing the time, expense and hassle of commuting to work? If you nod in agreement to these questions, or even intrigued by the thought, you should attend the Ca$hing In On Business Opportunities workshop from 6:00 P.M. through 9:00 P.M. each Tuesday and Thursday nights, April 17 - May 3, at Shelby College Center on Loop 500 in Center.

9. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities What you will learn: Profitable home-based and small business opportunities that are available and which one is best for you How to get started How to plan a business, set a price, find customers, meet regulations, find money to start the business, and manage family income. How to recognize scams

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11. Night One - April 17 Chapter 1: Assessing Self-Employment for SuccessNelwyn Hawkins Chapter 2: Spotting Opportunities among ScamsLinda Kay Russell, District Attorney Chapter 3: Working and Living in the Same SpacePolly and Joel McKissick, Man. Reps. Chapter4: Developing Time-Management TacticsNelwyn Hawkins Night Two - April 19 Chapter 6: Writing a Business Plan Will Lucas, Banking Chapter7: Setting the Right PriceLeon Aldridge, Corporation Chapter 8: Choosing the Best Business StructureKen Muckelroy, Attorney Night Three - April 24 Chapter 9: Adhering to Regulatory Requirements Linda Vickery, College Chapter 17: Employing the PC to Perform WorkJanet Hughes, College Chapter 18: Communicating Electronically “ Night Four- April 26 Chapter 5: Professionalism PaysVicki Frederick, Workforce Chapter 12: Selling Secrets “ Chapter 13: Gaining the Customer Satisfaction Edge “ Night Five - May 1 Chapter 20: Calculating Financial RatiosSteve Waters, Banking Chapter 22: Searching for Capital Will Lucas, Banking Chapter 21: Getting Your Just DeductionsLeroy Newman, Banking Night Six - May 3 Chapter 14: Targeting New MarketsPam Phelps, C of C Director Chapter 15: Keeping Tabs on CashSharon Ratcliff, Banking Chapter 16: Recruiting, Training, and Motivating EmployeesVanessa Davis, Professional Chapter 19: Insuring against CatastrophesBuster Bounds, Insurance

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16. "It's helped me understand about how to advertise, how to attract more clients, and how to keep them," Johnson said. The program also saved her money. She knew she needed to register her business with the local county clerk, but she was told initially that it would cost her $300. "But in class I learned all I needed was a 'doing business as’, DBA, form, and the charge was only $15," she said. "It was a big relief.

17. Shelby County Cashing In on Business Opportunities Ed Konderla, Attoyac River Gallery www.attoyac.com

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