MEMBER PROFILE

NorthStar House - Elliot Martin, Lee Hamilton and Jed Ashton

At NorthStar House, we use as many local, organic vegetables and meats as we can, so you have our word that we will do all we can to help the community grow in the healthiest way possible. Naturally we bank at Alternatives, not only because they share our goals of community development, but they also provide the tools to make those goals a reality. Alternatives has been there for us from the beginning, helping us develop a business plan in the Business CENTS program, and continues to support us as we grow and have new financial needs.

Business Marketing with Facebook and Twitter - again!!

When: Fridays, April 2 & April 9
Times: 1:00-4:00 pm
Where: Alternatives' second floor conference room
Cost: $30, $45 or $60, based on household income
Pre-Registration mandatory: Contact Alison  for registration info!

Increasing numbers of businesses both large and small are marketing in new and powerful ways through free social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook. How can you take advantage of this exciting and pervasive trend? How much of your time and resources do you need to commit, and how can you tell if your efforts are effective? Learn the ins and outs of how to use these new and extremeley popular forms of rapid communication. This hands-on workshop is two sessions in total, three-hours each.

 
Spring "Getting Down to Business" Course

When: Wednesdays, April 7-June 2
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Where: Alternatives' 2nd floor conference room
Cost: Sliding Scale, $80-$300
Registration begins March 1. Contact Alison for registration information.

"Getting Down to Business" is our comprehensive business planning course, covering all major aspects of the business start-up process. We'll address finance, marketing, legal issues, taxes and more. You'll develop a business plan over the 9 weeks of the class.

Right for you if:

    * you have a definite business concept that you are committed to,
    * you are ready to move forward with your business planning process, and
    * you hope to get your business off the ground within the next 6-12 months, or
    * you have very recently started a business and need help, and
    * you are able to commit to an intensive, nine-week course with outside research and homework.
 

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