City Offers Free Seminars for Small Businesses
Attendees will learn the ABC’s of starting and growing a business

San Diego – The City of San Diego’s Community and Economic Development Department, in partnership with the Small Business Development and International Trade Center at Southwestern College, is offering a FREE business assistance seminar to inform small business owners and entrepreneurs how to develop a small business into a successful enterprise.

The ABC’s to Starting, Growing and Financing Your Business seminar will provide the basic tools to starting and growing a small business. Topics to be covered include: approaches to business ownership, business plan development, starting the business, market research, marketing, financing, and alternative funding sources.                 

Monday, July 26, 2004, 3:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Malcolm X Branch Library, 5148 Market Street
San Diego, CA 92114

The seminar will also include information about the various programs and services provided by the Community and Economic Development Department, as well as other local, state and federal programs that provide technical assistance and funding for the small business community. Additional seminars will be scheduled quarterly. For more information and reservations, please contact the City of San Diego’s Community and Economic Development Department at (619) 685-1390.

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With an emphasis on the City’s urban core neighborhoods and low and moderate income residents, the Community and Economic Development Department strives to improve the quality of life and ensure a healthy economy in San Diego through job development, business development, neighborhood revitalization, public improvements, redevelopment, social services, and revenue enhancement.