Released March 28, 2008
MOSCOW, Idaho – Business people, entrepreneurs, artists and artisans will gain valuable insights and contacts during a series of workshops beginning April 8 in Kendrick, Plummer and Kamiah through University of Idaho Extension.
Each community will host the series “Small Business Workshops: Intro to Entrepreneurship.” Three sessions will cover the basics of operating a business and creating community networks to sustain homegrown businesses. The sessions also will include specialized marketing training for artists, craftspeople and agricultural and hospitality businesses.
Advance registration for the workshops is encouraged by April 4 to ensure space will be available.
The three-workshop series will be held in Kendrick April 8, 21 and 28; Plummer April 9, 14 and 23; and Kamiah April 29, May 1 and May 6.
The Hand Made in America initiative in North Carolina serves as a model for the workshop series, said Elizabeth Carney.
After global competition and economic factors closed textile mills and other traditional industries in North Carolina’s small communities, a survey showed arts and crafts could enhance tourism and provide a major economic boost, Carney said.
The Idaho workshops will explore some small business basics and opportunities. “A major benefit will also be the opportunity to meet and network with people who can serve as mentors or have similar interests,” she said.
Individual sessions will cost $15. Registration for the series of three sessions will cost $40 in Plummer where scholarships are available from Horizons. Kendrick and Kamiah participants’ registrations will be free.
To register or for more information, those interested can contact Meri Guelld Joswiak, merijoz@uidaho.edu; Lorie Higgins, (208) 885-9717; or Elizabeth Carney at (208) 596-5975.
The workshops are supported by the Horizons program led by University of Idaho Extension, the heritage tourism and entrepreneurial program Two Degrees Northwest, College of Business and Economics and Idaho Department of Commerce.
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Contacts: Meri Guelld Joswiak, merijoz@uidaho.edu
Lorie Higgins, (208) 885-9717; Elizabeth Carney, (208) 596-5975
Bill Loftus, (208) 885-7694, bloftus@uidaho.edu
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