UI Horizons Regional Training
 

For further information or to RSVP
for an event please contact:

    
     Meri Joswiak
     Horizons Program Assistant
     merijoz@uidaho.edu
     208-885-8949

Click here for a list of past training events
 

Entrepreneurial Training Series
Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Starting a business, marketing, finance and networking to support entrepreneurship in our region.

Format--A series of 3 workshop sessions to be held in 3 separate locations. You may attend any or all sessions at each location. See below for session descriptions.
  
    Kamiah, ID
   Kamiah Welcome Center
   518 Main Street

        April 29  Session 1   6pm-9pm (PST)
        May 1     Session 2   6pm-9pm (PST)
        May 6     Session 3   6pm-9pm (PST)

    Kendrick, ID
   Kendrick Fire Hall
   518 Main Street
    
        April 8    Session 1   6pm-9pm (PST)
        April 21    Session 2   6pm-9pm (PST)
        April 28    Session 3   6pm-9pm (PST)

    Plummer ID
   Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center
   1100 A Street

        April 9     Session 1   5pm-8pm (PST)
        April 14   Session 2   5pm-8pm (PST)
        April 23   Session 3   5pm-8pm (PST)

Session 1) Business start-up

Session 2) Marketing (with specialized breakouts for arts, farm-related, and hospitality businesses)

Session 3) Financial management.  (with a focus on resources to help small businesses, establishing mentoring relationships for new entrepreneurs and creating networks/mechanisms for fostering an entrepreneurial environment) 

The emphasis of this training is not to teach every detail of starting or growing a business, but rather to foster relationships that will support small business start-up and help existing businesses become more successful.  Therefore, identifying the existing resources in your communities/area is going to be important to the success of this effort!

Contacts: 
Two Degrees Northwest
    Lorie Higgins  higgins@uidaho.edu or 885-9717
    Elizabeth Carney  ecarney@uidaho.edu 

Horizons
    Meri Joswiak merijoz@uidaho.edu

Click here to download registration form (pdf)

Click here to download workshop flyer (pdf)

                    Deadline March 30, 2008

Internet Business/E-Commerce
   Western Rural Development Center (WRDC)
    May 21 and 22, 2008
   2 day session in Moscow, Idaho
   Click here to download the flyer.

    University of Idaho Extension and the Western Rural        
    Development Center are pleased to announce an
    eCommerce Training for you, the rural business owner
    and community development practitioner.

    Why eCommerce? Rural entrepreneurs realize the
    digital age has drastically altered the way business is
    conducted. The Internet has ushered in new ways to
    conduct business from rural areas that did not exist
    ten years ago. Your markets can now expand beyond
    a 50-100 mile radius and be regional, national, and even    
    international.  Training covers the following topics:
        Segment One--Planning for eCommerce 
        Segment Two--eCommerce Technology 
        Segment Three--Online Marketing Strategies 

    Eric Hawley, our lead trainer, is the Associate Vice President of
    Technology at Utah State University. He is a member of several
    technical and advisory boards in higher education and has
    presented at numerous eCommerce workshops in the west.