BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180124T150000Z DTEND:20180124T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SBDC: Starting a Business in Alabama DESCRIPTION:This two-hour workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the steps required and recommended for starting a small business in the State of Alabama. \n\n \n\nThe workshop will cover topic areas such as: a Business Start-up checklist\, reserving a company name\, pros and cons of optional legal structures\, getting a tax number\, business taxes\, getting a DUNS number (if required)\, and state and licensing requirements. The workshop will also touch on the importance of resource partners such as business attorneys\, bankers\, outside accountants and insurance agents. Finally\, we will discuss the value of a robust business plan and pro forma financials. \n\n \n\nParticipants will also receive helpful handouts and workshop take-aways.\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\nFoster Perry is the Director and Senior Consultant of the Small Business Development Center and Procurement Technical Assistance Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has more than 35 years of experience in Commercial\, Government Contracting\, and International Business. Foster's experience in business sectors include: industrial machinery\, process control and measurement instrumentation\, SCADA systems\, oil and gas tools and exploration\, industrial and aircraft engines\, mining equipment\, military modernization\, specialty metals\, manufacturing\, defense and aerospace contracting\, and specialty lampshade manufacturing.\n\n\n\nFoster has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Management and International Business at the UAH College of Business Administration since 2002 teaching at the Junior/Senior undergraduate and graduate levels. He also serves as the Faculty Adviser for the student Entrepreneurship Club. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nThis two-hour workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the steps required and recommended for starting a small business in the State of Alabama.
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\nThe workshop will cover topic areas such as: a Business Start-up checklist\, reserving a company name\, pros and cons of optional legal structures\, getting a tax number\, business taxes\, getting a DUNS number (if required)\, and state and licensing requirements. The workshop will also touch on the importance of resource partners such as business attorneys\, bankers\, outside accountants and insurance agents. Finally\, we will discuss the value of a robust business plan and pro forma financials.
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\nParticipants will also receive helpful handouts and workshop take-aways.
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\nSpeaker:
\nFoster Perry is the Director and Senior Consultant of the Small Business Development Center and Procurement Technical Assistance Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has more than 35 years of experience in Commercial\, Government Contracting\, and International Business. Foster'\;s experience in business sectors include: industrial machinery\, process control and measurement instrumentation\, SCADA systems\, oil and gas tools and exploration\, industrial and aircraft engines\, mining equipment\, military modernization\, specialty metals\, manufacturing\, defense and aerospace contracting\, and specialty lampshade manufacturing.
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\nFoster has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Management and International Business at the UAH College of Business Administration since 2002 teaching at the Junior/Senior undergraduate and graduate levels. He also serves as the Faculty Adviser for the student Entrepreneurship Club.
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\n LOCATION:Toyota Training Room 3rd floor of the Chamber 225 Church Street NW Huntsville\, AL 35801 UID:e.2112.7654 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260512T115401Z URL:https://cm.hsvchamber.org/events/details/sbdc-starting-a-business-in-alabama-7654 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR