{"id":10414,"date":"2014-01-23T13:37:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T18:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=10414"},"modified":"2014-02-05T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T16:50:54","slug":"planning-new-business-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/planning-new-business-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning a new business? This is the class for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this semester, the UTC College of Business and the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship will be offering Co.Starters, a nine-week class open to all members of the UTC campus community who are interested in starting their own business.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"10415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/planning-new-business-class\/woman-in-beauty-salon-with-open-sign\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;African American woman (20s) working in beauty salon, holding open sign.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347877438&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Woman in beauty salon with open sign&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Woman in beauty salon with open sign\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;African American woman (20s) working in beauty salon, holding open sign.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop.jpg\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-10415\" alt=\"Woman in beauty salon with open sign\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop.jpg\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/01\/stock-open-sign-business-coffee-shop-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With the help of the Company Lab, a local entrepreneurship consultant, the course will provide a wide range of resources to help potential business owners refine their ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The non-credit Personal Development course begins on February 10<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Classes will be held on Mondays from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Fletcher Hall 305.<\/p>\n<p>The registration deadline is February 7<sup>th<\/sup> with limited spaces available.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will build a comprehensive business plan for their venture concept while learning to implement valuable management and marketing skills. Advisors, peers, and former graduates will also be available to provide mentoring, networking, and constructive feedback throughout the course.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the course and to register, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/continuing-education\/\">UTC Department of Continuing Education<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this semester, the UTC College of Business and the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship will be offering Co.Starters, a nine-week class open to all members of the UTC campus community who are interested in starting their own business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/planning-new-business-class\/\">Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":10415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,3,7712,57,661],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10414","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-community","9":"category-faculty-and-staff","10":"category-college-of-business","11":"category-students","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Planning a new business? 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