Topic: Starting a Business The Michigan SBDC West Region is starting a special initiative to assist at least 50 new businesses get launched this year! If you have been considering or at the beginning stages of starting your own business, come to one of our unique one-hour information sessions. You’ll learn about business trends for 2019, why half of all businesses fail, 7 steps to correctly start your business, upcoming pitch competitions where you can win free money, and how the accelerated services of our Launch NOW Initiative can increase your chances of success. All attendees will receive our “Guide to Starting and Operating a Small Business.” Speaker(s): Marie Elliott, SBDC West Michigan Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact SBDC West Michigan at 616-331-7370 or email sbdc@gvsu.edu to make arrangements. The Michigan SBDC program is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. All MI-SBDC programs or co-sponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Fee: No Cost