Small business development classes offered

How to Start & Operate a Business in East Texas


A 6-week course held every Thursday evening beginning April 5 and ending May 10, 2012


$99.00 Includes Entrepreneurial Start-Up Guide

This course is designed to guide those wishing to begin a business and those in business wanting† in-depth study of the basics.† Explore the feasibility of your idea, learn how to conduct industry and market research, write business, strategic and marketing plans.† Learn bookkeeping, legal, tax, insurance and finance requirements from industry professionals.

In this step-by-step approach you will gain the valuable knowledge needed to begin operation and keep your operation running smoothly.

Where & When

Thursday evenings

April 5 - May 10, 2012

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Hanson-Sewell Center

237 College Street, Room 106

Pittsburg, TX† 75686

SUPERCHARGE!† Take Your Business to New Heights


A 4-week course held every Thursday evening beginning May 17 and ending June 7


$99.00 Includes Workbook and Resources

Is it time to expand?† Do you need to explore new avenues for marketing?† Need capital for your expansion?† Let industry professionals guide you as you learn how to analyze financial

performance, explore market expansion, develop strategic plans and finance your expansion.

Where & When

Thursday evenings

May 17 - June 7, 2012

6:00 - 8:30PM

Hanson-Sewell Center

237 College Street, Room 106

Pittsburg, TX† 75686

For additional information or to register call 903-434-8237.


Or visit our website at†http://northeasttxsbdc.org


QuickBooks Level I


A 3-week course on Wednesday afternoons beginning April 18 and ending May 2


$175.00 Includes Workbook

This hands-on course provides an introduction to QuickBooks and accounting principles, essentials of working with customer transactions, vendor transactions, online banking features, and creating QuickBooks files from scratch. By the end of this course, participants will be well prepared for the challenges presented in QuickBooks Level II. Laptop provided for training purposes.

Prerequisites: Computer experience and basic accounting knowledge.

Where & When

Wednesday afternoons

April 18 - May 2, 2012

NTCC Main Campus

Business Technology Room 110

Mt. Pleasant, TX† 75455


QuickBooks Level II


A 3-week course on Wednesday afternoons beginning May 16 and ending May 30


$175.00 Includes Workbook

This hands-on course builds on the concepts introduced in QuickBooks Level I and introduces physical inventory and sales tax, setting up and using QuickBooks for payroll, and dealing with the "other" accounts sometimes found on balance sheets (other current assets and long-term liabilities). The estimating and time tracking features are explored, as is the use of classes to categorize data. Participants will also learn how to make general journal entries, customize QuickBooks reports, create custom templates, and close the books. Laptop provided for training purposes.

Prerequisites: Computer experience and basic accounting knowledge.

Where & When

Wednesday afternoons

May 16 - May 30, 2012

1:00 - 5:00PM

NTCC Main Campus

Business Technology Room 110

Mt. Pleasant, TX† 75455

For additional information or to register call 903-434-8237.


Or visit our website at†http://northeasttxsbdc.org