The Northern Marianas College (NMC) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Commonwealth Development Authority (CDA) have once again partnered to sponsor the 11th annual Small Business Development Month throughout the month of June. The Governor has signed a proclamation declaring June 2008 as Small Business Development Month.

In recognition of Small Business Development Month, the SBDC and CDA will be conducting a four-part series of FREE workshops on Tinian, Rota and Saipan for local entrepreneurs and small business owners, as well as anyone that holds a supervisory or managerial position. The four workshop titles and presenters include “Essential Skills of Leadership,” presented by Dr. Kenneth Shankweiler; “Time Management,” presented by D. Rik Villegas; “How to Develop a Business Plan,” presented by Eric Plinske; and “How to Develop Financial Projections Using MS Excel,” presented by Wilhelm Maui.

The workshops are FREE to the public and interested individuals should contact Ms. Loly Kingzio at 234-5498 ext. 1210 or email Eric Plinske at ericp@nmcnet.edu for more information and/or to reserve a seat. Make your reservation now since seats are limited!

Following is the schedule for the FREE workshops on Tinian, Rota, and Saipan:

TINIAN WORKSHOPS:
Wednesday, June 4th

• “Essential Skills of Leadership” presented by Dr. Kenneth Shankweiler
• 8:00 am – 12 noon at NMC Tinian


• “Time Management” presented by Rik Villegas
• 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at NMC Tinian

Wednesday, June 11th

• “How to Develop a Business Plan” presented by Eric Plinske
• 8:00 am – 12 noon at NMC Tinian


• “How to Develop Financial Projections Using MS Excel” presented by Wilhelm Maui
• 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at NMC Tinian

ROTA WORKSHOPS:
Tuesday, June 17th

• “Essential Skills of Leadership” presented by Dr. Kenneth Shankweiler
• 8:00 am – 12 noon at NMC Rota


• “Time Management” presented by Rik Villegas
• 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at NMC Rota

Wednesday, June 25th

• “How to Develop a Business Plan” presented by Eric Plinske
• 8:00 am – 12 noon at NMC Rota


• “How to Develop Financial Projections Using MS Excel” presented by Wilhelm Maui
• 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at NMC Rota

SAIPAN WORKSHOPS:
Thursday, June 5th

• “Essential Skills of Leadership” presented by Dr. Kenneth Shankweiler
• 8:00 am – 12 noon at NMC Saipan, Building V, Room 215

Thursday, June 12th

• “Time Management” presented by Rik Villegas
• 8:00 am – 12 noon at NMC Saipan, Building V, Room 215

Thursday, June 19th

• “How to Develop a Business Plan” presented by Eric Plinske
• 8:00 am – 12:00 noon at NMC Saipan, Building V, Room 215

Thursday, June 26th

• “How to Develop Financial Projections Using MS Excel” presented by Wilhelm Maui
• 8:00 am – 12:00 noon at NMC Saipan, Building W