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CONTRIBUTING SOURCE:  Yoshi’s Oakland

Contemporary jazz and urban pop/gospel singer & pianist Rachelle Ferrell Friday, May 9 – 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. $35.  Saturday, May 10 – 7:30 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. $35.

CONTRIBUTING SOURCE:  Yoshi’s San Francisco

The foremost innovators of funk George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic – Thursday-Saturday, May 8-10 – open dance floor!  Thursday 8:00 p.m. $42, Friday 8:00 p.m. $44, Friday 10:00 p.m. $40, Saturday 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. $44

It’s that time of year again! SBA is gearing up for National Small Business Week, May 12-16. As part of National Small Business Week, the SBA has partnered with multiple organizations to bring you free how-to webinars on a variety of topics like marketing your business, building customer loyalty, voluntary benefits for your employees and tips for business travel. Register for the webinars listed below today as space is limited. 

4th Annual Southern California 8(a) Conference 

CONTRIBUTING SOURCE:  SBA

One Orientation Session remains to learn about manufacturing skills training in West Louisville!  Earn certification; get college credit and train for a new career in May!

 CONTRIBUTING SOURCE:  Listserv Kentucky.Gov

The Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center staff has only two Orientation Sessions left in West Louisville where job seekers can learn about the center’s manufacturing training programs, career-readiness testing and job-search assistance.

You must be at least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED. You must attend an Orientation Session to qualify and register for the next Certified Production Technician (CPT) class that begins May 19 in West Louisville.

If you’re tired of dead-end jobs and want to get the training that will prepare you for jobs in manufacturing that pay between $11/hour and $25/hour, you need to attend this remaining session:

• Thursday, May 8, at 10 a.m. — NIA Center, 2900 W. Broadway at 29th St.

Call to register — 502-276-9711, Ext. 4001. Don’t miss this important opportunity!! 

The CPT course, developed by the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council, covers modules in Safety, Quality & Measurement, Manufacturing Processes, and Maintenance Awareness. Graduates earn a nationally recognized certificate and nine college credit hours from Jefferson Community & Technical College (JCTC) to be used in manufacturing programs. Graduates also will have opportunities to be interviewed by representatives of local manufacturing companies for jobs before completing the course.

The Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center will conduct a special class for the CPT course from May 19 through June 16 (no class on May 26, Memorial Day) at the NIA Center, 2900 W. Broadway at 29th St., in West Louisville. The classes will be held each Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a half hour lunch break and each Friday from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

If you already have manufacturing training and are looking for a different manufacturing job, the Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center career specialists also can assist you in finding manufacturing jobs. More than 30 local manufacturers post jobs with the center.

Call 502-276-9711, Ext. 4001, today, and tell the receptionist you want to pre-register for an Orientation Session in West Louisville. Act now, this class will fill quickly!

CONTRIBUTING SOURCE:  COMMUNITY VENTURES CORP / SBA

BUSINESS BUILDER COURSES

MAY 2014

TUESDAY & THURSDAY 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Our six-session course is designed to teach the basic information needed to create a business plan and open and operate a successful business. Topics include business research and planning; marketing; financial reports; and how to finance your business. Create a business plan, and class graduates may qualify for a “jump-start” loan between $500 and $1,000. Additional loans up to $50,000 are available to qualified applicants.

• TUESDAY, MAY 6:  Learn what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and how CVC can help you achieve those goals.

• THURSDAY, MAY 8:  Introduction to the Business Plan. Receive workbooks and discuss the major components of the business plan.

• TUESDAY, MAY 13:  Research: learn the tools available to find information to better understand your competition, your customer, your industry, etc.

Guest presenter: Head Business Reference Librarian at LFPL

Human Resource Planning: learn how to recruit, manage and pay employees.

**IF YOU HAVE A WiFi CAPABLE LAPTOP, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING IT TO THIS SESSION.

• THURSDAY, MAY 15:  Marketing Plan: learn how to develop a strategic plan to attract and maintain your customer base.

Operational Plan: learn how to develop a plan that describes what it takes and how to run your business (building and operational processes.)

• TUESDAY, MAY 20:  Learn the language of business financial statements including Income Statements; Balance Sheets; Cash Flow; and Sources and Use Statements.

• THURSDAY, MAY 22:  Learn from the lenders what it takes to get financing to start or grow your business.

LOCATION: Community Ventures Corporation, 811 S. 2nd St, Louisville, KY 40203

COST: $25.00 for the entire course — Advanced registration and payment required

TO REGISTER: Contact Ruth Daniels at rdaniels@cvcky.org or 502-566-6076

Payment must accompany registration and the class is limited to the first 25.

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