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SUMMARY:First Step: Business Essentials
DESCRIPTION:A workshop on how to start a small business and an outline of the required process.\n\n\n\nThis is an in-person event. \n\n\n\nAre you considering starting a business but do not know where to start? Are you wondering which business structure is right for your business?\n\n\n\nTaking the initial step can be scary\, but the Duquesne SBDC will help you create a strong business plan so you know the exact steps needed to create a strong business start-up! \n\n\n\nDuring the duration of this workshop\, important topics will be covered such as: \n  Business Structure and Formation - Fictitious Name Registration\n\n  Insurance\n\n  Environmental Concerns\n\n  Financing Options\n\n  Taxation Requirements\n\n  Major Components of the Business Plan\n\n  Financial Statements & Projections\n\n\nThis interactive workshop will be essential for new entrepreneurs and business startups to understand the first step of starting a new business.\n\n\n\nAll people will receive a Certificate of Completion with attendance to the workshop and checking off the sign-in sheet.\n\n\n\nSign up today to start creating a vision for your business!\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Don Lodge\, Business Consultant\n\n \n\nVideo Preview of First Step Business Essentials\n\nFirst Step: Business Essentials Workshop - YouTube
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong>A workshop on how to start a small business and an outline of the required process.</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(186\, 12\, 47)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\; position: relative\;">This is an in-person event.&nbsp\;</strong></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Are you considering starting a business but do not know where to start? Are you wondering which business structure is right for your business?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Taking the initial step can be scary\, but the Duquesne SBDC will help you create a strong business plan so you know the exact steps needed to create a strong business start-up!&nbsp\;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">During the duration of this workshop\, important topics will be covered such as:&nbsp\;</span></span>\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Business Structure and Formation - Fictitious Name Registration</span></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Insurance</span></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Environmental Concerns</span></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Financing Options</span></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Taxation Requirements</span></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Major Components of the Business Plan</span></div>\n\n<div style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; padding-left: 1.4rem\; background: url(&quot\;../img/list-marker.png&quot\;) 0px 0.5rem no-repeat\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">&bull\; Financial Statements &amp\; Projections</span></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">This interactive workshop will be essential for new entrepreneurs and business startups to understand the first step of starting a new business.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">All p</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">eople will receive a Certificate of Completion with attendance to the workshop and checking off the sign-in sheet.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Sign up today to start creating a vision for your business!</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<font color="#000000" style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\; position: relative\;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\;">Speaker: </i></b><i style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\;">Don Lodge\, Business Consultant</i></span></font><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></span>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1rem\; position: relative\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Roboto\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Calibri\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bold\; position: relative\;">Video Preview of First Step Business Essentials</strong></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; position: relative\;" />\n<strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9GMH5aB8g"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="color:#008080\;">First Step: Business Essentials Workshop - YouTube</span></span></a></strong></font></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Beaver County Chamber of Commerce 1000 3rd Street\, Suite 4A (Lower-Level Conference Room) Beaver\, PA 15009
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DTSTAMP:20260420T193552Z
URL:https://www.beavercountychamber.com/events/details/first-step-business-essentials-05-13-2026-2028
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