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Orlando, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2005) – The
University of Central Florida Technology
Incubator and the UCF College of Business Administration are once
again
offering Excellence in Entrepreneurship, the popular certificate
course,
beginning Monday, Feb. 21. Course topics include marketing strategies,
funding and finance, entrepreneurial skills, focus and direction.
Taught by entrepreneurs, professional practitioners such as lawyers
and
accountants and members of the UCF faculty, the course is a required
element
of the Incubator’s application process, but is open to any
entrepreneur
looking to gain the knowledge and resources necessary to successfully
plan
and start a business
When: Mondays and Wednesdays – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
February 21 – March 16.
Where: Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center
315 E. Robinson Street (Landmark One Building).
Cost: $395 per person, $195 for each additional participant from
the same
company; enrollment is limited to the first 20 registrants.
Contact: Visit www.incubator.ucf.edu or contact Laura Giffin at
407-882-0202
or lgiffin@mail.ucf.edu for more information or to register.
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Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Technology
Incubator has helped more
than 80 emerging technology companies create over $150 million
in revenue
and more than 600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000.
As a result
of this success, the UCF Technology Incubator was recently named
the 2004
Technology Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation
Association. Headquartered in Research Park near the University,
the
Incubator is a true collaboration in economic development between
UCF,
Orange County, the City of Orlando, the Florida High Tech Corridor
Council
and the Metro-Orlando Economic Development Commission. For more
information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu
For more information, please contact:
Tom O’Neal or Carol Ann Dykes, UCF Technology Incubator,
407.882.0202
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, LV Communications Inc. 407.644.4142.
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