Horizons Community Blog (Colville, WA)

COLVILLE, WA – October 15, 2009- Local entrepreneurs Elliott Edwards and Heather Ruskievicz will be keynote speakers at the Entrepreneur Resources Convention at the Institute of Extended Learning, Colville Center, 985 S. Elm St, Colville, Saturday, November 14, from 9 to 3.

Edwards, of Hatchisoft, will address the role of technology in helping first-time entrepreneurs, and Ruskievicz, of Heather’s Fairy Tale Bakery, will discuss how she followed her entrepreneurial dream.

The event, sponsored by Colville Horizons, WSU Stevens County Extension, and the IEL, also will feature sessions on business management and bookkeeping, government procurements, marketing and micro lending, determining entrepreneurial type, and overcoming the fear of success.

Representatives from the WSU, IEL, Chamber of Commerce, Tri-County Economic Development, SCORE, Forestry Specialty Products and Stone Soup will provide information on how their organizations can assist entrepreneurs.

Debra Kollock, WSU Extension, will announce an upcoming business plan competition for high school students, while Dana McDowell, Horizons, will provide information on the “Big Idea” contest for product-minded local entrepreneurs.

To reserve a seat, or to find out how to set up a display, contact Vicky Broden, 675-6983 or e-mail colvillehorizons@gmail.com. Details about the event soon will be posted at www.colvillewa.org.

This is a free event, and lunch and snacks will be provided.

Colville Horizons, in partnership with WSU Extension and the Institute for Extended Learning, will sponsor an entrepreneur resource convention, Pathways to Prosperity, on Saturday, November 14, at Colville Center, 985 S. Elm, Colville, from 9 to 3. Local residents interested in becoming self-starters and innovators are invited. Admission is free, and lunch and snacks will be provided.

Because the event will immediately precede Global Entrepreneurship Week, a worldwide effort to educate and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, several sessions will be geared towards youth, including overcoming the fear of success and how to participate in Horizon’s annual Big Idea contest. The Horizons Board strongly encourages high school and community college students to attend.

Speakers will address availability of local resources, basics of marketing and finance, developing a business plan, discovering one’s entrepreneurial type, and other topics pertaining to running a successful business.

Local businesses and service organizations providing resources to support local entrepreneurship are invited to display exhibits.

To reserve a seat or request information, contact Vicky Broden, 675-6983 or e-mail colvillehorizons@gmail.com. Details about the event soon will be posted at www.colvillewa.org.