Innovation and entrepreneurship are key to the growth of an economy. Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, MTV, CNN, FedEx, Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Burger King got their start during an economic downturn. In fact, seven percent of unemployed people start their own business. Could you be one of them?

Whether you are just exploring business ownership as a possibility or ready to take the plunge, you will want to attend this information session. The session introduces participants to the world of self-employment, entrepreneurship and small business ownership and provides you with:
* Tools to make the decision about whether self-employment is right for you.
* Information about freelance and contract work.
* Community business assistance resources (many are free!) including business plan development, market research, financing and networking.
* Action items so you know exactly where to go and what to do following the workshop.

***Can’t attend the workshop? Download the workshop slides on our website! Go to > Workshops -> Additional Tools > Scroll down to “How To Be Your Own Boss”. The presentation is posted next to the workshop title. ***

About the Instructor:

David Cunningham is a partner in Eighty20 Advisers LLC, offering exit strategy support for small to medium sized businesses.

David’s corporate experience includes product management and sales representation for analytical instruments and medical linear accelerators at Varian Associates. Later experience included a term as plant manager at a 3M facility. David has knowledge of the medical device industry, biotechnology, software, engine emission systems, business start-up and funding.

Since 2001 David has focused on business development services, including a three year ownership of the peer advisory franchise, The Alternative Board TAB, in Fort Collins, where forty companies in groups of eight acted as a board of directors for each other. His skills include the management of start-up capital, market sector analysis and the coordination of team performance in early stage companies.

David has a degree in Chemistry and is a certified Kaufmann Foundation FastTrac Facilitator.