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This School of Information and Library Science hosted workshop might be of 
interest to many of you. Others, please forgive my sending it.

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Are you planning to open your own business? Are you an entrepreneur
thinking of alternative ways of using your talents? If so, you have an
opportunity to participate in a 20-hour workshop hosted by the School of
Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.

"Business Ownership Preparation, A Workshop for Future Employers" is a
concentrated, possibly life changing, workshop offered in five days. The
workshop will be held November 5, 6, 7, 8 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. in room
207 of Howell Hall and on November 9 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. in room 209 of
Manning Hall on the UNC at Chapel Hill campus.

Instructed by the world-renowned authority on venture financing,
entrepreneur, management consultant, securities expert, author, lecturer
and winner of numerous awards, Arthur Lipper III, the workshop will focus
on topics such as:

* Business Accounting
* Business Law
* How to Raise Capital
* Human Resources
* Marketing
* Business Plan Development
* Competitive Factors
* Measuring Success

Attendees can expect to leave the workshop with sufficient knowledge and 
practice
to construct a comprehensive business plan.

What you can expect (course outline):

Monday, November 5
Business ownership overview
Evaluation of the idea
Ideas for a profitable publication
Business failure and loan defaults
Team leaders are selected and participants are organized into "fire" teams

Tuesday, November 6
Business law overview
The customer and their needs
Marketing - the plan, the need to sell, the estimated cost
Planning the business
Competitive factors

Wednesday, November 7
The people creating success
Workout bank loan officer - Business failure and loan default experience
and causes
Terminating a business with honor and dignity
Raising capital

Thursday, November 8
HR professional - Human resource practices and procedures
Basic accounting
Teams scheme, plot and plan their businesses, including deciding how much
money will be required and what they will offer investors

Friday, November 9
What has worked and what hasn't worked
Executive Summary of the business plan
Investment thoughts
Review

In addition, Arthur Lipper will be available for some one-on-one discussions 
outside of the workshop.

The cost of this first annual workshop will be $1,495 and $900 for
registered students with a valid ID and includes the workshop, workshop
materials, "The Larry and Barry Guide to Entrepreneurial Wisdom," meals and a
certificate of completion. A group discount of three or more is available, 
which
is $1395 each for non-students and $825 for student attendees.

Register by contacting SILS at 919.962.8366. You may also register online at: 
http://sils.unc.edu/news/LipperWorkshop/

Space is limited, so register soon!

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Wanda Monroe
Director of Communications
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 Manning Hall
Campus Box 3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Phone: 919.843.8337
Web site: sils.unc.edu