The Joseph Center® for Business Development

Seminars:

Starting a Business in IL Workshop
Vocational Training
Continuing Education
Financial Stewardship for Entrepreneurs

Starting a Business in IL Workshop

Have you been called to busines ownership? If you are a pre-venture or start-up entrepreneur, this seminar is for you! You will learn the nuts and bolts of business ownership including:

Business Feasibility
Business Formation: Structure
Overview of Business Plan
Financing your Business and more!

To register, please select a session below:

Register	Starting a Business in IL Workshop
	Date:	3/20/2010
	Time:	9:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Room 164) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130
	Details:	This workshop will cover the basics of starting a business including business feasibility, overview of a business plan, financing your business and much more!
	Fee:	$0.00

Register	Starting a Business in IL Workshop
	Date:	4/15/2010
	Time:	6:30:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Room 154) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130
	Details:	This workshop will cover the basics of starting a business including business feasibility, overview of a business plan, financing your business and much more!
	Fee:	$0.00

Register	Starting a Business in IL Workshop
	Date:	5/20/2010
	Time:	6:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Room 154) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park IL 60130
	Details:	This workshop will cover the basics of starting a business including business feasibility, overview of a business plan, financing your business and much more!
	Fee:	$0.00

Register	Starting a Business in IL Workshop
	Date:	6/19/2010
	Time:	9:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Room 164) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park IL 60130
	Details:	This workshop will cover the basics of starting a business including business feasibility, overview of a business plan, financing your business and much more!
	Fee:	$0.00

Vocational Training
Are you looking to launch or change your career; advance your current job skills? Our training program is designed to help you become proficient in a specific area of expertise. Our initial computer based courses will provide you with the skills necessary to prepare you for your future career in these well paying fields.

Register	Introduction to Graphic Design with Web Design Focus - Full Payment
	Date:	3/4/2010
	Time:	6:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Computer Lab) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130
	Details:	Please register if you have taken the assessment and received an email of acceptance to the class. Thank you.
	Fee:	$600.00

Register	Introduction to Graphic Design with Web Design Focus - Partial Payment
	Date:	3/4/2010
	Time:	6:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Computer Lab) - 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130
	Details:	Please register if you have taken the assessment and received an email of acceptance to the class. Thank you.
	Fee:	$200.00

Continuing Education

Invest in yourself ! Our Continuing Education courses are aimed at providing learning experiences that will improve your skills in your current position, keep you up-to-date in a particular area of knowledge or skills and assist in achieving personal or professional goals.

Register	Microsoft Access 2007: Intro to Databases - 8 Weeks
	Date:	3/16/2010
	Time:	6:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (The Joseph Center Computer Lab) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park IL 60130
	Details:	This course will provide a general introduction using Microsoft Access to track, report, and share information. You will be able to create attractive and functional database applications by customizing one of several predefined templates, converting an existing database, or creating a new database. Pre-requisite: Intro I and II or Assessment or Intro to Spreadsheets. Students are required to bring a flash drive.
	Fee:	$65.00

Register	Management and Leadership Success
	Date:	3/20/2010
	Time:	9:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Room 151C) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130
	Details:	In this two-part workshop you will. Gain Knowledge to boost your performance and effectiveness as a leader, Obtain techniques to assist your staff to achieve maximum productivity, learn what it means to train your staff to be CEO of their assignment and acquire strategies to position yourself for advancement. The classes will be held on Saturday March 20 and March 27. Hope to see you there.
	Fee:	$30.00

Register	Introduction to Computer II - 8 Weeks
	Date:	5/11/2010
	Time:	6:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (Joseph Center Computer Lab) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park IL 60130
	Details:	This course is a continuation of Intro I and covers the basic of Word Processing and spreadsheets. You will obtain an introduction to the fundamentals of file management, word processing using MS Word and basic spreadsheets using MS Excel. Students are required to bring a flash drive.
	Fee:	$0.00

Register	Introduction to Computer II - 8 Weeks
	Date:	5/22/2010
	Time:	9:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
	Location:	Forest Park Plaza (The Joseph Center Computer Lab) 7600 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park IL 60130
	Details:	This course is a continuation of Intro I and covers the basic of Word Processing and spreadsheets. You will obtain an introduction to the fundamentals of file management, word processing using MS Word and basic spreadsheets using MS Excel. Students are required to bring a flash drive.
	Fee:	$0.00