Want to Start Your Own Business?

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - March 13, 2013 - PRLog -- The Goodwill Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise Institute will host a question- and- answer session for people considering starting their own small businesses at the Goodwill Job-Link Center in Port Charlotte, 2325 Tamiami Trail. The session will be held on March 28th at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to learn about the MicroEnterprise program, ask questions, and interested participants will have the opportunity to sign-up for the next MicroEnterprise session, which starts April 15th.

The MicroEnterprise Institute is a six-week program which helps aspiring entrepreneurs develop skills and training needed to run their own small businesses. Mentors work directly with participants to help the potential small business owners prepare a business plan.

“This will be a great way for those interested in starting their own business to learn about how the MicroEnterprise Institute can benefit them,” says Dorothy Browning, Program Manager of The Goodwill SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute. “We look at the feasibility of participants’ business ideas and guide them through the start-up process. This program creates opportunities for people.”

At the end of the program, graduates will have the opportunity to apply for microloans to help launch their new business ventures. Program managers hope that by providing small business training and avenues for funding, The Goodwill SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute will spark economic growth in the community.

The Goodwill SWFL MicroEnterprise Institute is administered by Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.  Persons interested in applying to the Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise project, or who would like to mentor future small business owners may call (239)995-2106 ext. 2219.  Visit http://www.goodwillswfl.org/microenterprise for more information.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. serves Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties, and helps people with disabilities and other disadvantages overcome their barriers to employment and independence.  Programs supported by Goodwill include Job-Link, career training and placement, the L.I.F.E. Academy Charter School, income-subsidized housing for senior citizens and people with disabilities, and others.  More information is available at http://www.goodwillswfl.org.