Events

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

SBDC Market Research Event

Upper Lobby - Fisher Auditorium

The IUP SBDC is hosting a market research event for a new local Indian restaurant on February 14, 2013, 11:00 AM - 2:00PM at the Upper Lobby of Fisher Auditorium. Participants will have the opportunity to sample some of the restaurant's featured dishes. Participants will be asked to complete a brief survey following the sampling. There is no fee for the event, but preregistration is required. Visit the IUP MarketPlace website, Small Business Development Center Seminars page to register. Registration deadline: Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. For more information please contact Zach or Lisa at the SBDC: phone 724-357-7915 or email iup-sbdc@iup.edu.

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Workshop: The First Step

Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, Suite 108

This workshop will help aspiring entrepreneurs to begin the process of successful business ownership. Attendees will learn: unique lifestyle requirements involved in owning a business; how to assess the feasibility of their business idea; differences between business organization structures; how to develop a business plan; how to obtain financing, etc.... Cost: $15.00, but the fee is waived for veterans and the unemployed. For more information or to register visit www.iup.edu/IUPMarketplaceSBDC. To contact the SBDC phone 724-357-7915, email iup-sbdc@iup.edu.