Give to BSC in
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Please consider making a charitable donation to the Business Solutions Center as part of the EI&U Expect Greatness campaign.
Your gift will help:
- send a student to Camp e3
- provide free and confidential counseling to start-ups, existing businesses and nonprofits
- offer low-cost training to help organizations succeed
- support Junior Achievement and other youth e-education including the creation of high school e-classes.
- grow our own entrepreneurs that will create jobs and sustain the economic vitality in the region
Online giving can be as easy as clicking on our donation website. We thank all of our current and future Partners. |
Platinum Partners |
Charleston Area Charitable Foundation
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Silver Partners |
Agracel
City of Charleston
City of Paris
East Central Illinois Development Corporation
Effingham County Board
First Bank of Paris
First Neighbor Bank
Journal Gazette/Times Courier
Karen Wolters, Ignite, USA
Schultz Investment Company
U.S. Bank |
Other Partners |
Annie Hernandez
Bob and Nancy Williams
Bob Webb
Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce
Citizens National Bank
Dennis and Kathleen Klaeser
Eastern Illinois Education for Employment Systems
Fifth Third Bank
First National Bank of Dieterich
Flesor Family Confectionary, Inc.
Frank and Cathy Brummer
Gary Henigman
Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan LLP
Greater Effingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry
In Memory of Jack Clifford
In Memory of John Dively
Jasper County Economic Development Cooperative
McDonalds of Coles County
Paul Ruff
SCH Consulting
State Bank of Arthur
Todd Vilardo
Tuscola National Bank
Vantage Outsourcing
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Entrepreneurial Endeavors |
Greetings!
Pick one training event to attend and win the lotto of entrepreneurial learning. We have so many offerings this spring, there should be one that will help you personally or professionally. Check out the upcoming training on how to start a business, the expo for home-based businesses, or a symposium for community leaders and nonprofits to learn about creativity. We continue the process of hiring a counselor and helping lay the foundation for the Coles County Entrepreneurship Class.
My "Pick One" will be attending a youth education conference at the Kauffman Foundation and looking for ways to improve our programming. Educators, please contact me if you would like me to present, "Do You Have What it Takes to Be an Entrepreneur?" to your classroom or assembly. The brochures for Camp e3 will be ready soon, so consider getting a student excited about attending that business pitch competition.
The Kauffman Foundation has wonderful "Sketchbook" videos that highlight key points about entrepreneurship. Click below to learn about funding resources for start-ups and then view some of their other videos and resources on their web-site. They have wonderful resources for the classroom.
| Kauffman Sketchbook - "Money Game" |
In service to our communities,
Jeanne C. Dau
Director, Business Solutions Center
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Eastern Illinois University
217-581-2913
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How to Start a Business Training
Learn what it takes to start a new venture.
New Dates!
Monday, February 27th - 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Iron Horse Golf Course
2000 Iron Horse Drive, Tuscola
Monday, March 26th 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Greater Effingham Chamber of Commerce & Industry
903 Keller Dr., Effingham, IL
Instructors, Jeanne Dau and Ned Lunt
Cost $25 per person or $35 per couple
Click here to register |
Entrepreneurial Thinking is the Focus of the Community & Nonprofit Leader Symposium
March 28th
3-7 pm
Sarah Bush Lincoln Education Center, Mattoon Il
Learn about how to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in your business, community or nonprofit from Craig Lindvahl and Jeanne Dau. Breakout topics include: youth entrepreneurship, creative funding models, advocacy and quality improvement ideas. Tim Miles of the Imagination Group will speak on "Managing Change from the Inside Out." It should be a great event.
For more information click on the link Community & Nonprofit Leader Symposium. To register on-line: www.ecidc.com. |
Send a Student or Child to Camp e3
Camp e3 is an interactive entrepreneurship business pitch competition for students ages 14-18 sponsored by Midland States Bank. This awesome 3 1/2 day overnight camp, led by Eastern's staff and students, will highlight successful entrepreneurs from the region and give your student the initial building blocks to become responsible and enterprising in an ever-changing global society.
Give the gift of learning by sponsoring a child to attend this summer's Camp e3 - energizing emerging entrepreneurs. It's only $395 to let them discover entrepreneurship in this 3 1/2 day business pitch competition at Eastern Illinois University.
Click here for the online registration form. |
Home-Based Business Expo
March 3, 2012
9 am - 2 pm
Moose Club
615 7th St., Charleston, Il
Sign up by the end of the week to be a vendor at the Home-based Business Expo. Any business from party planners to home repairs qualifies.
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E-Club Will Sell
"All Things Duct Tape"
The spring semester of Invo-Co is off to a great start! The participating students will be working hard all semester on developing practical items such as wallets, bracelets, pens, cell phone cases, headbands, and drink holders out of duct-tape. Throughout the semester, we will look at idea generation, funding, production, pricing, and marketing all based around the general theme of duct-tape products. The products will be sold at the Effingham County CEO Class Trade Show scheduled for May 7th at the Effingham Perforance Center.
Invo-Co takes place every Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 pm at Effingham Junior High School. Participants are 7th and 8th grade students from Effingham County Middle Schools. New members are encouraged to join! For more information please call 581-2913 or contact Allison Donsbach at [email protected] |
Counselor Hot Links
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Ned Lunt, BSC Interim Counselor |
An appointment can be arranged with Ned by calling 217-581-2913 or 217-549-8416 or by submitting an online request here.
Small Business Playbook http://www.thesmallbusinessplaybook.com/
This website is meant to be a guide for small business owners to help them avoid, or at least be aware of, the many pitfalls that wait the new business owner. The ability to market a business and be found online is vital to the success of any business. Here you will find useful tips and tools to help you learn about marketing online as well as the tools to help you do it. - Source Illinois Small Business Development Center Network Weekly Connection
http://www.preparemybusiness.org/planning offers real and simple help in identifying and preparing for risks to one's business. |
As always, if you have any questions or suggestions on how the BSC can assist entrepreneurs, please don't hesitate to call us at 581-2913.
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