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February 2007
Event Calendar
Thursday, February 1
Introduction to Business Planning,
Cook
School,
5:30-7:00
PM, $3.00
Tuesday, February 1
CORE FOUR Business
Planning Course begins,
NEF office,
Grand
Rapids
5:30-8:30
PM, $244
Tuesday, February 6
Networking Luncheon for Business Owners
WITC Conference Room
Superior
11:30-1:00, $10
Thursday, February 6
CORE FOUR Business
Planning Course begins, Superior Business Center,
Superior
5:30-8:30
PM, $244
Thursday,
February 20
CORE FOUR
Business
Planning Course begins,
Nett Lake
Community Center
5:00-8:00 PM, FREE
February 24 - March 3
EntrepreneurshipWeek
USA!
Wednesday, February 28
Networking Luncheon for Business Owners
Birch Terrace Supper Club
Grand
Marais
11:30-1:00, $10
To register for a
class or event:
1-800-422-0374
info@entrepreneurfund.org
www.entrepreneurfund.org
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Total Results Since 1989:
Program
Participants:
7837
Business Started,
Stabilized, or Expanded:
913
Jobs Created
or Retained:
2325
Dollars Loaned:
$6,559,244
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Funded in part through a
cooperative agreement with
the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Duluth-Superior Area Entrepreneurs:
Enter to Win the Superior Business Plan Competition!
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Submission Deadline: March 31, 2007 (Award ceremony will be held
in May.)
The 13th Annual Superior Business Plan
Competition is open to any potential entrepreneur or existing
business planning an expansion. (Prior winners are not
eligible.)
Individuals interested in participating in the
competition must prepare a business plan. The plans judged
to have the most potential for success receive cash awards. The
top award winner may become eligible for up to a $10,000 zero
interest loan if the business plan is implemented within one
year after receiving the award. Up to $4,000 in cash awards.
For full details, visit
http://www.developmentassociation.com/BPC.htm.
Sponsored By: Superior Business Improvement
District, The Development Association, Superior-Douglas County Chamber of Commerce,
Superior Business Center, Inc., Superior Rotary, UWS Small
Business Development Center, Northeast Entrepreneur Fund.
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This year, hundreds
of organizations from across the nation will join together in an unprecedented effort
to inspire and encourage young people to consider
entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America’s
unique culture of inventiveness during
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, February 24 – March 3, 2007! |
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Celebrating EntrepreneurshipWeek USA in our region! |
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Tuesday, February 20—Tuesday, March 1
Bois Forte Business
Development– Nett Lake…
CORE FOUR®
Business Planning Course
Wednesday, February 28,
2007
Cook County Community Ed. - Grand Marais…
Networking Luncheon for Business Owners
Wednesday, February 28,
2007
Lake Superior College -
Duluth…
“Entrepreneurial Campus Initiative KICK-OFF!”
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Vermilion Community College -
Ely...
“Building an Entrepreneurship Spirit”
“Introduction to Business Planning”
Thursday, March
1—Thursday, March 22
Central Lakes College -
Brainerd…
CORE FOUR®
Business Planning Course
Thursday, March 1
Northeast Entrepreneur Fund - Duluth...
Introduction to Business Planning , Duluth
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All events sponsored and/or presented by
the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund. |
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Tips for
Recognizing and Avoiding
Government Grant Scams |
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You may have seen an ad, gotten a call, or received an email
offering "free government grants." The people making these
offers claim to represent the United States government or groups
assisting the federal government with grant distribution. They
might ask for personal information such as your Social Security
and bank account numbers and promise to deposit the grant
directly into your account. They might ask you to pay a
"processing fee" for the grant. But instead of giving you a
grant, their real plan is to steal your identity, your money, or
both.
The government doesn’t telephone people or send unsolicited
letters or emails to offer grants. If someone contacts you
unexpectedly and offers you a grant, it’s a scam. Don’t provide
your financial account numbers, Social Security numbers, or
other personal information in response to such an offer. Crooks
"phish" for that information to steal victims’ money and
impersonate them for other illegal purposes.
Government
grants never require fees of any kind. You might have to
provide financial information to prove that you qualify for a
government grant, but you won’t have to pay to get one.
Government
grants require an application process. They aren’t simply
given over the phone and are never guaranteed. Applications for
government grants are reviewed to determine if they meet certain
criteria and are awarded based on merit. If you didn’t apply for
a government grant and someone says you’re receiving one, it’s a
scam.
Government
grants are made for specific purposes, not just because someone
is a good taxpayer. Most government grants are awarded to
states, cities, schools, and nonprofit organizations to help
provide services or fund research projects. Grants to
individuals are typically for things like college expenses or
disaster relief.
Don’t be
fooled by official or impressive-sounding names. Swindlers
claiming to provide or help get government grants often invent
impressive-sounding names and titles for themselves and the
companies they represent. They operate under many different
names and phone numbers, take your money, then leave town to
start all over again.
Beware of
services offering government grant information for a fee or
requesting your personal information to provide it.
Information about government grants and other benefits is free
(though there may be a fee for some print publications) and you
don’t have to give personal information to get it.
Source: National Fraud Information Center:
www.fraud.org,
a product of the National Consumers League:
www.nclnet.org.
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Survey to
Identify Needs of Women Business Owners |
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Women Impacting Public Policy, a national bi-partisan public
policy organization that represents women small business owners,
is currently conducting a survey to determine the needs of women
business owners.
To learn about this
organization, visit their website at
www.wipp.org,
or go directly to the survey and voice your thoughts:
http://www.wipp.org/news_details.asp?story_id=335&memberonly=False
Surveys should be
submitted by February 5th.
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This Month's Featured Entrepreneurial
Resources…
www.myfico.com
MyFICO offers informative, actionable credit information
products that help people understand actions they can take to
improve and protect their overall financial health.
www.annualcreditreport.com
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you are entitled to receive
a free copy of your credit report at least once every 12 months,
at your request. To obtain a copy of your report, visit
this central website set up by the three major credit reporting
agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
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