Classes Offered for Those Wanting to be Their Own Boss

Goodwill MicroEnterprise course registration open, classes begin August 29
 
NAPLES, Fla. - Aug. 18, 2016 - PRLog -- The Goodwill Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise Institute seeks entrepreneurs for its upcoming classes, beginning Aug. 29. The Monday and Thursday evening classes will be in Naples at United Way of Collier County, 9015 Strada Stell Court, Suite 204.

The MicroEnterprise Institute is a six-week training program to help emerging entrepreneurs start new ventures and grow their small businesses. Participants work with a business coach to develop their ideas into a start-up plan.

"There's so much you don't know about starting a business," says Carrie Frazee, a 2015 microenterprise graduate.  "Doing the feasibility plan for the class really makes you think. It makes you aware of what you really need to start this business and make it successful."

The night classes will cover topics ranging from legal aspects to accounting; marketing to insurance. After completion of the class, participants may apply for a microloan collateral guarantee from Goodwill.

Through this program, more than 175 businesses were started or grew during the past six years.

To apply, visit www.goodwillswfl.org/microenterprise or call (239) 995-2106 ext. 2219 for more information. The session cost is $80; applicants that meet certain income guidelines may be eligible to volunteer in lieu of payment.

Funding for the MicroEnterprise Institute in Naples is provided by the Richard M. Schulze Foundation.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties. The agency's mission is to help people with disabilities and disadvantages by offering life-changing opportunities to achieve independence. Goodwill's programs in Southwest Florida include Pathways to Opportunity and Pathways to Work, Job-Link resource centers, small business training classes, disability-accessible housing, the Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy charter school, and more.

For more information about Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, visit www.goodwillswfl.org.

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Susan Hegarty, Community Relations Coordinator
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