RESERVE — FastTrac NewVenture is a business training program developed by the Kauffman Foundation, a nationally recognized leader in entrepreneurship.

This 10-session program is designed especially for business owners with less than three years in business, business owners that have been operating part-time or any business owner ready to grow their business to the next level.
Business owners receive practical tools to build a profitable and sustainable business, workbook and lifetime access to an online toolkit, a business coach during and after the program and free unlimited assistance from business consultants.

Upon completion of the program participants will have a completed business plan that can be used to access funding and be eligible to apply for a business loan with the local lenders.

The 10-session program starts Sept. 14 and continues for ten weeks through Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Parish Business Training Center in the SCLTC — River Parishes Campus, 181 Regala Park Road in Reserve. For more information, call 985 479-1247 or email stjohnbtc@lsbdc.org.

Thanks to the generous underwriting of this program from St. John the Baptist Parish Economic Development and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) the cost to attend the entire program is $100. Officials said it is a $1,125 value for $100 or $10 per session. Attendees must commit to all ten sessions and be a certified Small & Emerging Business.