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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– The Purdue Wine Grape Team will host two Extension workshops in April for those interested in commercial winegrowing and winemaking. The first workshop, on April 15, will focus on vineyard establishment and will help farmers and entrepreneurs who are planning to expand their businesses. The workshop will be at Oliver Winery’s [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –- Purdue Extension is offering a six-week series, starting in March, to teach beginning farmers about financial management, marketing and legal issues. Living on the Land is the second part of the small-acreage series and focuses on entrepreneurial farming rather than lifestyle or hobby farming, said Steve Engleking, Purdue Extension educator and [...]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette will be hosting a free Small Business Financing Workshop for veterans, presented by the Indiana Small Business Administration, on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am in Ivy Hall Room 1112. The workshop is open to all veterans and will cover topics surrounding [...]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette will be hosting a free Small Business Financing Workshop for veterans, presented by the Indiana Small Business Administration, on Monday, November 15, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Ivy Hall Room 1120. The workshop is open to all veterans and will cover topics surrounding small [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University faculty, staff, students and the public can learn about what’s needed to launch a company at the university’s fifth annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp on Oct. 11 in Discovery Park. Keynote speaker is Midwest entrepreneur Michael Fry, the creative mind behind Fancy Fortune Cookies. He will offer advice [...]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Greater Lafayette Commerce and SCORE are partnering to offer a free workshop entitled “How to Start a franchise Business” from 6:00p to 8:00p on Tuesday, March 2nd at the Swezey Commerce Center, 337 Columbia St. in Downtown Lafayette, Indiana. There is a misperception that franchises are expensive and for food and retail [...]