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View the "Creative Financing" grid presented by Professor Dave Schwinn of the Lansing Community College Business Department during the 2008 New Business Celebration.

Lansing Community College kicked off the WIRED Entrepreneurial Initiative with a panel discussion and networking symposium that attracted more than 400 budding entrepreneurs to LCC’s West Campus. Coined, Own A Business - Own Your Future!, the event featured many of Lansing’s entrepreneurs, educators and business professionals. Over a light supper, Chris Holman of Greater Lansing Business Monthly lead a panel that included Dennis Pace of Pace & Partners, Mary Roszel of Beaner’s Coffee, and Larry Wood of Basket Expressions. The four seasoned business owners offered their entrepreneurial experience and expertise to which mid-Michigan’s future small business owners responded with sincere excitement and earnest appreciation. Attendees were invited to mingle with consultants and educators waiting to welcome attendees into the business community. Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and Lansing Community Micro-Enterprise Fund joined LCC’s Academic Departments, Business & Community Institute and Small Business Training & Development Center in encouraging the business minded men and women by advising them of possible funding opportunities and small business development resources. 

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Own A Business Survey

Have you began the process of launching a business, such as registering your DBA “Doing Business As”, registering an LLC “Limited Liability Company”, etc… and just haven’t had time to let us know? Or, do you plan to launch a business, but need assistance? Then we want to hear from you! It’s simple - just check or fill-in the response to each question that best reflects your status, and click the submit button. Your responses to this survey will help us help you. Own A Business-Own Your Future!

1. Did you launch a business in 2008?

a) I did not open a business in 2008
b) Sold products or services in 2008
c) Registered a DBA “Doing Business As”
d) Registered an LLC “Limited Liability Company” in 2008
e) Registered as a corporation in 2008


2. If yes, in what month did you launch your business?


3. What type of business have you started?


4. Did you find any of the following programs useful to you in launching your new business?

Information Session
Yes
No

Pick Your Enterprise Session
Yes
No

Entrepreneurial Academy
Yes
No

SBTDC
Yes
No


5. If you have not yet launched a business, indicate the additional resources, support and assistance you believe you will need to launch your business (check all that apply):

a) One-on-One business counseling/coaching
b) Online training
c) Mentoring
d) Business plan development
e) Networking & contacts
f) Funding
g) Other


6. Additional Comments




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