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Institution:
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South
Carolina State University |
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Rural Business Development |
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| Target Audience: |
Small business owners and prospective business owners |
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Funding
Source(s):
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USDA/Rural
Business Service |
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Program
Description: |
The
Rural Business & Economic Development Program consists of a series
of related activities that build business and education experiences.
These two experiences combine to offer readily available and effective
techniques for use in everyday problem solving in rural business. The
Rural Business & Economic Development program objectives are to:
(1) Improve business income through refined management and financial
analysis, including assisting with loan applications; (2) Enhance the
business management, marketing and bookkeeping skills of small and limited-resource
individuals and businesses; (3) Educate business individuals about alternative
programs, services and resources; (4) Assist individuals in expanding
their businesses through participation in alternative business workshops
and programs and; (5) Develop cooperative networks among businesses
and communities. |
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Basic
Leadership Skills:
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Basic |
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SCSU
1890 Starting and Financing a Small Business Implementation Material,
The Business Entrepreneurship Training Curriculum / S.C. State Association
of CDC’s; The Southern Rural Development Center’s Management
Issues: Financial Statements; Business Strategic Management; Human Resource
Management; The Southern Rural Development Center’s Marketing
Issues: Marketing Small Business; Business to Consumer E-Commerce: Selling
on the Internet; The Southern Rural Development Center’s Business
Plan Format; The National Foundation for teaching Entrepreneurship,
Inc.: A Guide |
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Expansion
of a Daycare Center from home based to freestanding. Kelly’s Kids
is a daycare Center located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Ms. Camilla
Kelly started the Daycare Center at her home in 1998. We assisted Ms.
Kelly with expansion plans and securing financing to acquire a new building
to house her daycare. She secured a loan for $70,200 and purchased a
building of 1900 square feet. Her business has increased by 90% from
16 children to 31 children. She has hired three new employees. |
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Louis
D. Whitesides, Director, Outreach Services, 1890 Research & Extension
South Carolina State University, P.O. Box 7066, Orangeburg, SC 29117,
Phone: 803-536-8768, Fax 803-533-3792, email: lwhitesides@scsu.edu |
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