Friday, October 10, 2008

Evan Bayh Job & Career Fair

The Evan Bayh Job & Career Fair takes place on Thursday, October 16 at IPFW's Walb Student Union from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Senator Bayh will be co-hosting the event along with the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, IPFW, Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, the Fort Wayne Women's Bureau, WorkOne Northeast, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, the City of Fort Wayne and the Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center.

The Small Business Summits are designed to provide interested Hoosiers with advice and expertise on some of the unique situations facing small business owners. Too often, entrepreneurs have trouble translating ideas into products or business plans. The Summit will provide a perfect setting to work with a wide variety of institutions that are helping to promote the success of Indiana’s small businesses. Through the events small business resource fair, participating organizations will serve as important sources of knowledge for anyone looking to start or expand a small business. Through this year's workshops, business owners will be afforded the opportunity to gain insights into IRS matters and federal contract issues that may affect their business. This year’s Small Business Summit will feature the following speakers and workshops:

Charles R. Barrington
Senior Stakeholder Liaison
Internal Revenue Service - Small Business/Self-Employed

Topics:
Session 1: Record-Keeping for Business
Session 2: Worker Classification
- Mr. Barrington will also provide information regarding resources for small business tax questions

Mary K. Kaczka
Program Manager
Partners in Contracting Corp.
- A Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

Topics:
Session 1: Getting your share of Government Contracts
Session 2: Getting your share of Government Contracts

The Small Business Summit workshops will begin at 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

To reserve your space, please contact Kelli Pursley of WorkOne Northeast at KPursley@WorkOneNE.org or (260) 745-3555, ext. 228.

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