Free trainings available for small businesses

The Ohio Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), recognizing that it takes time and money to grow a business, is offering entrepreneurs more than 70 trainings and workshops throughout the state in September.

Through no-cost business counseling offered by Certified Business Advisors (CBA), businesses are provided expertise in areas of marketing, business development, exporting, financial assistance and much more.

The following trainings are offered locally at no cost to Ohio small businesses:

•Pathways to Success, Business Startup–Wednesday, September 14, 11 a.m. to noon, Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Edison Building, 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 200, Toledo.

•Pathways to Success, Business Startup–Tuesday, September 27, 1 to 2 p.m., Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Edison Building, 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 200, Toledo.

 

•Doing Business in Canada, International Trade–Friday, September 30, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Edison Building, 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 200, Toledo, The SBDC helps thousands of Ohio small businesses each year and was ranked fourth in the nation in 2015 for quality of service by America’s Small Business Development Centers.

For more information about the Ohio Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) or to register for a program, visit: www.sbdc. development.ohio.gov.