Learn How to Start and Run a Profitable Small Business

This session will also be held on Saturday, September 17, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at Embassy Suites Troy.

There are many advantages to running a small business: independence, satisfaction, sheltering income and profits. Did you know that 89 percent of incomes over $50,000 per year are earned by owners of small businesses? Four out of five businesses don’t last five years, and few ever earn the profits they should. What is the difference between success and failure? Business knowledge. With these statistics in mind, the Troy Chamber of Commerce is offering a free seminar, “How to Start and Run a Profitable Small Business,” presented by Ed King, MBA, CPA and author with more than 30 years of small business consulting experience.

If you have started a business in the past two years or you’re thinking about starting one, this class is for you.

In two hours, attendees will learn:
• 10 hottest businesses of 2012
• How to slash $6,000 off your income taxes.
• 10 biggest “pitfalls” in starting and running a small business.
• 3 questions every ad must answer.
• How to price your product or service to the penny.
• Where to buy equipment and supplies for 10 cents on the dollar.
• Why an LLC can be costing you an additional $4,500 per year.
• Where to go when the bank says “No.”
• How to get your website on page 1 of Google.
• The simple trick to double your profits in 42 days.

King has consulted with thousands of small business owners, and has turned hundreds of his students into millionaires and one billionaire! He has been featured in dozens of newspaper articles, and on many radio and television shows. Ed is a passionate, knowledgeable speaker. He is very adept at taking complex business theories and turning them into practical concepts that are easily understood.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a pencil, calculator and their toughest business questions. Each person will receive a free, 12-page workbook.