SU Ag Center to hold Non-Profit Start-Up Workshop in Roseland

The Center for Rural and Small Business Development (CRSBD) in the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold a “Non-Profit Start-Up” workshop from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 27 at the Roseland Town Hall, 62438 Commercial Street (Highway 51), in Roseland, Louisiana.

The workshop is free and open to the public.

Workshop attendees will receive information on how to start a viable, operational non-profit organization and the steps to receiving 501© 3 tax exempt status.

The Center for Rural and Small Business Development was established to provide technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities and conduct educational programs that develop, improve upon the professional skills of rural entrepreneurs and provide outreach.

The Center also has an E-Learning Center which is equipped with computer workstations and can travel to any location to perform onsite business development and computer training in more than 30 parishes within the state of Louisiana.

For additional information about the Center for Rural and Small Business Development or its E-Learning Center, call 225.771.2160 or 225.771.4105.