Kinetic Credit Union Provides Financial Support to Grow Local Small Businesses
Staff Report From Columbus CEO
Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
As the Signature Sponsor, Kinetic Credit Union presented a check for $15,000 to the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center of Columbus (SBDC) on September 2nd for the GrowSmart 2015 program for small businesses in the community.
Left side: Deborah Free - UGA SBDC - Support Staff, Michelle Griffin - UGA SBDC Business Consultant, Todd Carlisle-UGA SBDC Business Consultant and Mark Lupo –UGA SBDC Area Director
Right side: Janet Davis – President/CEO of Kinetic Credit Union, J.J. Seman – Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, Thomas Credle – Residential Lending and Business Services Manager and Twila Kirkland – Business Development Services Officer
In its ninth year in Columbus, the nationally known entrepreneur development program is designed for established and growing small businesses. GrowSmart™ offers a peer learning environment and provides in-depth information on the strategic planning process, marketing research, financial statement analysis, and building a stronger overall organization. The ten module course will consist of seven weekly sessions.
Kinetic Credit Union and The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Columbus believe in the value and importance of a strong and resilient community. One way in which this goal is achieved is by helping to strengthen and prepare the small business community for growth. In line with that goal, the UGA SBDC of Columbus is taking applications for the 2015 GrowSmart™ course, which begins on October 16, 2015, at the Cunningham Conference Center.
Thanks to our Signature Sponsor, Kinetic Credit Union, $400 of the tuition will be defrayed to qualifying companies (full tuition for the program is $895 per person). Applications are reviewed on a first come, first serve basis, and there will only be one company from each industry accepted in the program. Our Statewide sponsor is Georgia Power along with The Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
For more information or to register for GrowSmart™, please call the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center in Columbus at 706-569-2651 or visit www.columbussbdc.org.
Pre-registration is required. Deadline for registration is Monday, October 12, 2015.
