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WINONA LAKE – Do you have an idea for a new business? Or, do you already have a small business and wonder what to next?
Kauffman FastTrac is a flexible course with a framework to support aspiring and new entrepreneurs, according to a news release from Grace College. The Grace College School of Business and the William P. Gordon Institute for Enterprise Development, a legacy FastTrac affiliate, is offering the 10-week course this spring.
Kauffman FastTrac will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. each Thursday night from March 22 to May 31 in the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center, 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. It will be taught by three Grace College School of Business faculty who are certified Kauffman instructors. The cost for the 10-week program is $75.
“We are very excited to offer this outstanding class to the community and hope that many will take advantage of the opportunity to become equipped to own and operate a business,” said Dr. Alan Grossnickle, director of the William P. Gordon Institute for Enterprise Development and associate professor of business at Grace College. “The Kauffman program has a terrific reputation and is sure to change the lives of some – if not all – participants.”
Kauffman FastTrac was created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest foundation in the world devoted to entrepreneurship. Kauffman was an entrepreneur and humanitarian who was committed to helping young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, get a quality education, the release states. FastTrac was birthed from his belief that building enterprise is one of the most effective ways to realize individual promise and spur the economy.
This 10-week course is designed to provide information, tips, exercises and tools to help aspiring entrepreneurs think through all aspects of their business idea and set them on the road to success.
To register for FastTrac, or for more information, contact Dr. Alan Grossnickle at 574-372-5100, ext. 6091, or grossnae@grace.edu.
