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9/3/2009
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber to Host Free Home-Based Business Workshop
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a home-based business workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, in the boardroom of its main office (1200 N. Oak St.). The workshop is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. This educational workshop will benefit those who have a home-based business or are thinking about starting one. Participants will hear about successes and struggles, learn about finances and discover profitable ways to market. A variety of topics will be covered: 8:30 a.m. – Light breakfast and networking 9 a.m. – Welcome 9:05 a.m. – Home-Based Success, Eileen Soisson, owner, The Meeting Institute 10 a.m. – Doing the Numbers and What’s Tax Deductible, What’s Not, James W. McIlrath, CPA, Duncan, Farmer, Munden, McIlrath & Cobb PA 11 a.m. – Social Media: Getting the Word Out, Sue White, owner, Internet-Business-Support.com 11:45 a.m. – Chamber benefits and wrap-up To register or for more information, contact Pam Wright, business sales manager, at Pam.Wright@VisitMyrtleBeach.com or (843) 916-7220. Or register online at ChamberAcademy.com. Space is limited. In 2009 the MBACC reached a peak membership of 2,750. Roughly 80 percent of its members are small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. The MBACC provides a wide array of services geared specifically to small businesses: advertising (in-market and out-of-market), promotion, networking (more than 50 networking events each year) and education and training (many of the 40-50 programs offered are geared to small businesses; nearly all are free or low cost). The MBACC also lobbies on legislative issues impacting small businesses such as home-based business tax deduction and small-business startup tax deduction. Additional member resources include Small Business Advantage, special advertising rates for small businesses, and the online Small Business Resource Center.