Posted on July 20, 2009 - by boris

Mellow sponsoring seminar for small businesses in Mount Pocono…

Pocono Record posted:

MetroAction has partnered with Sen. Robert J. Mellow to present its Small Business Institute from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Mellow’s office, 102 Pocono Blvd., Mount Pocono.

The Small Business Institute is a practical, hands-on, learning program designed to help entrepreneurs sharpen the skills needed to develop, manage and grow a successful business.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, roughly 50 percent of small businesses fail within their first five years. MetroAction, a local non-profit business and community development organization, is dedicated to building better businesses and helping entrepreneurs grow and prosper.

The Small Business Institute is an excellent way for entrepreneurs to gain valuable information and training in the areas that will give their businesses better chances to not only survive, but thrive. The program is ideal for all business owners, regardless of their stages of business.

The Small Business Institute is sponsored by Bold Gold Media Group. Cost is $149 per person. Seating is limited, and registration is first-come, first-served.

For information or to register, visit www.MetroAction.org or contact MetroAction at 570) 341-0270 or dgranza@MetroAction.org.

MetroAction provides microloans to small businesses in northeastern Pennsylvania who do not have access to traditional sources of credit. Covering Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties, MetroAction is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution.

Source:http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090719/NEWS02/907190327/-1/NEWSMAP