15 area residents complete Small Business Jump Start

Some of the spring Small Business Jump Start graduates include, (front row, from left): Ro-Ro Lawrence, Erika Kearns, Heather Hondel, Lisa McCray, Stefanie Fitzgerald, Jodi Podrat, Amanda Bavuso; (back row, from left): Jason Snyder, Lindsay Bowman, Tom Cox, Ron Beers, Faxon Maxwell, Luka Krneta, Mark Cangemi.

Fifteen local small business owners and future entrepreneurs celebrated a milestone moment earlier this month when they graduated from the Small Business Jump Start program, which focuses on facilitating business planning and growth.

Over a nine-week period that began in February, SBJS participants attended weekly evening classes in the basement of the Northwest Bank building in Franklin, where they were instructed by Gary Svetz, owner of Svetz Consulting Services in Meadville.

 

To read this complete article, visit it on our website or pick up a copy of The Derrick or The News-Herald for May 30, 2024.