2006 Press
November
Program Graduates 12 Entrepreneurs
The
Suncoast Workforce Board is proud to announce that another
class of students recently graduated from the Community Entrepreneur
Opportunity (CEO) program on November 7, 2006. The Suncoast
Workforce Board, along with community partners Comerica Bank,
SCORE, City of Sarasota Redevelopment Office, and the Small
Business Development Center at Manatee Community
College together support this program. Colonial Bank and the Black
Business Professional Network also contributed to the program.
“This business-training program is for individuals who
reside in Manatee and Sarasota counties and who are interested
in starting or improving a small business. It provides core instruction
for entrepreneurs using a business plan as the framework to determine
the viability of their business becoming a success,” said
Karen Magee, President of Karen Magee and Associates, Inc. and training consultant
for the CEO program.
Courses include business basics, industry analysis, marketing,
operations and financials. “This will be the fourth group of students to graduate since the program’s inception in2005. Thirty-eight studentshave graduated from the 12-week program to date,” explained Magee. |
From
Left: Tony Milton, Trichelle Hardy, Johnny Vegas
Jr., Anthony Jones, Pamela Tilghman-Williams,
Sabrina Vegas, Steve Campbell, Karen
Magee, Jeffery Kent O'Berry, Darlene Mayes, Janine Campbell,
Tonya Thomas, Angela Simmons |
More than 50 family members and friends gathered
for the graduation ceremony and to hear testimonials from
the students on their plans for the future. “This program
is so far reaching by helping to address many needs in Sarasota
and Manatee counties,” said Vicente Medina, SWB Board
member and Chair of the CEO Council.
“It ties well to
the challenge identified in the 21st Century Workforce Study
to promote and support Suncoast entrepreneurs and this program
encourages entrepreneurs to start and maintain businesses in
enterprise and re-development zones,” said Medina.
For information about the CEO program, contact Karen Magee
at (941) 360-0455. |
September
Magee gets CEO contract:
The Community Entrepreneur Opportunity (CEO)
program, provided by the City of Sarasota Enterprise Zone in partnership
with other community education and employment groups, has awarded
Karen Magee and Associates a contract to provide training for the
12-week program. The 36-hour CEO program is free to adult students
who work on developing a plan for the success of their business ventures
in the Sarasota Enterprise Zone.
May - June
The Governor's Front Porch Initiative Contracts Karen Magee For Her Children's Program
March
1
Magee Wins Two Contracts,
S2 Report
March 1
Karen
Magee Wins Two Contracts, Herald Tribune
2006 Events
See
Karen's METV debut!
January, Saturdays 9am – 2pm - Youth Entrepreneur Training
Sponsored by Bradenton Front Porch, Florida CDC, 1720 Dr Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue, Bradenton
January 24, 2006 9am – 11am – Expanding Your
Business
Sponsored by Webtivity Designs, 2408 43rd Avenue West, Bradenton
February 21, 2006, 6pm – 8:30pm The Good, The Bad & The
Ugly of Starting Your Own Business
Offered by The Women’s Resource Center in Venice, 806 Pinebrook
Road, Venice
February 7 through May 9, 6pm – 9pm - Community
Entrepreneur Opportunity
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota
March, Saturdays 9am – 2pm - Youth Entrepreneur Training
Sponsored by Bradenton Front Porch, Florida CDC
May, Saturdays 9am – 2pm - Youth Entrepreneur Training
Sponsored by Bradenton Front Porch, Florida CDC
For more information… |
