MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2008

Contact: Stacey Swank

Pinellas County Economic Development

(727) 464-7425 or sswank@pinellascounty.org

Take Your Business to the NxLeveL in 2008

CLEARWATER, Florida – January 9, 2008 – If your New Year’s resolution was to finally be your own boss, Pinellas County’s Business Development Center has just the course to help you take the next step. NxLevel™ - the premier training program for entrepreneurs - is scheduled to begin on Monday, January 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Business Development Center. 

NxLeveL training is a nationally recognized 10-session course designed for people who want to start a business or grow a business and need the skills to test the feasibility of their concept. Participants will develop complete business plans suitable for obtaining financing and managing the growth of small business. 

A course fee of $149 includes the NxLeveL textbook, workbook, online support materials, sample business plans, professional business counseling and the cost of 10 weekly class sessions with expert speakers. 

Classes meet every Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. for 10 weeks, beginning on January 28 and continuing through April 7.  The NxLeveL course will be held at the Pinellas County Business Development Center at the EpiCenter located at 13508 58^th Street North in Clearwater.  Advanced registration for this course is required and space is limited. 

For more information and to register, please contact Kurt Forster at Pinellas County Economic Development at (727) 453-7200, kforster@pinellascounty.org, or visit www.pced.org/entrepreneurs.

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