Agriculture Committee

Business & Youth Education Committee

University Relations Committee

Community Development Council:
Small Business Council
Chairman: Doug Mitchell, Marcotte Insurance

Vice Chairman: Terri Holtzen, Kearney Crete and Block

Board Liaison: Randy Schleiger
Meeting Schedule: 1st Wed. of each month.

Purpose: To serve as the catalyst for aggressive growth of small businesses while maintaining Kearney's position as one of Nebraska's leading entrepreneurial cities..

SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL

TENTATIVE TRAINING SCHEDULE 2009

ALL MEETINGS HELD AT KEARNEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CENTER (UNLESS NOTED) @ 8:30 A.M.

2009– Meeting Schedule

• JANUARY 7th
• MARCH 4th
• MAY 6th
• JULY – NO MEETING
• SEPTEMBER 2^nd
• NOVEMBER 4th

2009- Training Schedule

• FEBRUARY 4^TH – “What it means to be Green – Operating a Sustainable Small Business using the Easy and Profitable Techniques of Pollution Prevention”  Stacey Hawkey, Partners in Pollution Prevention, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

OBJECTIVES

1. Offer educational seminars focusing on small business growth and development.

2. Kearney Area "Small Business" Award.

3. Continue to promote and spotlight small businesses in the Kearney area.

4. Continue to work with area entities on offering small business training & resources.

5. Continue to promote "Buffalo Bucks" program.

Committee Contact: Shana at 237-4671 or email sthomas@kearneycoc.org