How to Start Your Business Workshop

The Lapeer County Veterans Affairs Department and VetBizCentral will hold a workshop for Veterans and their families who are considering starting a business.The workshop will be held from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Law Library inside the Lapeer County Courthouse, (Second Floor).

Topics to be addressed include business plans, timelines, market research, loans and execution. Abron Andrews of Vet Biz Central, will conduct the workshop. The program is open to Veterans, National Guard and family members.

Abron is a disabled Veteran who holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ashford University. He is a business counselor at VetBizCentral, a Flint-based non-profit that is funded primarily by the U.S. Small Business Administration. It is one of 12 Veteran Business Outreach Centers in the United States

There is no fee for the workshop but registration is required. To register, visit vetbizcentral.org/_startlapeer.php

Don't forget the Vietnam Commemoration Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Lapeer County Annex, 287 W. Nepessing.