PK EDGE - Holdrege
Serving Phelps and Kearney Counties
No class offered in Spring 2008. Contact Sharon Hueftleat 308.995.3190 for more information.
Course Schedule:
| Date |
Session |
Topic |
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1 |
Introduction, Overview & Entrepreneurship |
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2 |
Planning & Research: Entrepreneurial Essentials |
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3 |
Organizational Matters: Mgmt & Legal Structure |
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4 |
Marketing - Analysis & Understanding |
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5 |
Marketing - Strategies, Tactics & Implementation |
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Break |
BREAK One-on-One Assistance, by Appointment |
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6 |
Financial Overview: Books, Records & Controls |
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7 |
Managing Your Money: Financial Planning |
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8 |
Managing Your Money: Cash Flow Projections |
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9 |
Understanding & Using Your Financial Statements |
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10 |
Financing Your Business: Alternative Sources |
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Break |
One-on-One Assistance - By Appointment with Instructor |
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11 |
Deal Making: Negotiating in the Real World & Managing Growth, |
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BREAK |
No Class - Business Plans DUE |
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BREAK |
No Class |
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12 |
Celebration |
Registration Cost:
Cost for the course is $375, after December 30, $425. Registration fee covers two individuals involved in the same business, additional attendees for that business will be assessed additional fees. Fees also include one set of NxLeveL Entrepreneur books.
Course Instructor: Lois Thom
Lois Thom, has a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Nebraska of Kearney. As Assistant Director for the Nebraska Business Development Center, she consulted with a multitude of small businesses, and she has also taught Business Consultantship at UNK. She and her husband live and farm south of Minden, where she is an active partner in the operation. She also works as an independent contractor on Receivership Cases. She has taught the NebraskaEDGE “Entrepreneurship” course and the agricultural-version, “Tilling the Soil of Opportunity”. She and her husband have three children and one grandchild.
Course Coordinator: Sharon Hueftle, Holdrege
Sharon Hueftle has a BS in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting and served as the Program Manager for Tri-EDGE for two years prior to moving to Holdrege. Hueftle has 15 years experience in business and economic development and currently serves as the executive director for the South Central Economic Development District.
Course Sponsors & Supporters:
Thank you to the many organizations and individuals that sponsor the PK EDGE Coalition. Through these sponsors, PK EDGE is able to provide high quality business training for our area businesses at reduced rates. We also thank the Sponsors for their leadership and time dedicated to this program.
Lead Agent & Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsor
Allmand Bros., Inc.
Bank of Bertrand
Furnas/Harlan Partnership
Minden Exchange Bank and Trust Co.
Benefactor Sponsors
FirsTier Bank
In-Kind Sponsors
Central Community College, Holdrege
Principal Financial Group
Rural Enterprise Assistance Project - REAP
South Central Economic Development District
South Central NE RC&D
For more information on the PK EDGE Coalition and Entrepreneur Training Course, contact: Sharon Hueftle, 308.995.3190 or Kara Mueller, Holdrege Chamber of Commerce, 308.995.4444
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