Area small-business owners can participate in an upcoming free recruitment event to learn more about the SBA Emerging Leaders program. It’s set for March 2 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Recess Coffee headquarters at 114 Boss Road in DeWitt. Central New York executives of small, “poised-for-growth companies are ideal candidates for this intensive,” executive-entrepreneurship […]
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Area small-business owners can participate in an upcoming free recruitment event to learn more about the SBA Emerging Leaders program.
It’s set for March 2 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Recess Coffee headquarters at 114 Boss Road in DeWitt.
Central New York executives of small, “poised-for-growth companies are ideal candidates for this intensive,” executive-entrepreneurship series, according to the SBA.
The program includes nearly 100 hours of classroom time with other CEOs. Companies across the region have participated in the Emerging Leaders program, and the SBA is now accepting applications for the class of 2018.
Held in Syracuse, the Emerging Leaders program provides opportunities for small-business owners to work with experienced coaches and mentors, attend workshops, and develop connections with their peers, local leaders, and the financial community.
The program is available at no cost to participants, the SBA said.
Since its inception in 2008, the SBA’s Emerging Leaders program has trained more than 5,000 small-business owners nationwide, creating over 6,500 jobs, generating more than $300 million in new financing, and securing over $3.16 billion in government contracts, according to an SBA news release.
“Our program helps small-business owners analyze their business financials, identify sales trends, leverage resources, learn new management skills, and plan how to sustainably expand their business. Any entrepreneur ready to strategically grow their company is invited to learn more about the program at the recruitment kickoff hosted by Recess Coffee owners Jesse Daino and Adam Williams,” Bernard J. Paprocki, director of the SBA Syracuse district office, said.
Daino was part of the Emerging Leaders program in 2016.
“As business owners, we knew what was and was not working; but Emerging Leaders provided the necessary insight to take our business to the next level. This class shed new light on issues we had struggled with in the past, with the added benefit of participating with other business owners in the area. The networking was a huge plus,” Daino said in the release.
Small-business owners can register for the free recruitment kickoff with Grace Conners by emailing: grace.conners@sba.gov or Steve Barr at stephen.barr@sba.gov