Two Real Estate seminars offered at NPCC on May 19

Posted on May 10, 2011 by winderm

Two state-approved Real Estate Seminars have been scheduled to meet in at North Platte Community College’s North Campus on Thursday, May 19.

The seminars will provide six hours of continuing education credit for Real Estate agents and brokers and will be sponsored by the Center for Enterprise at Mid-Plains Community College.

The seminars will be presented by Kennen Cohen from Denver, Colo. The “The Power of Exchange” session will meet from 8:30 to 11: 45 a.m. and will feature information about exchange variations available for investors, the use of exchanges as a selling tool, calculating capital gains, exchange terminology and closing procedures.

The afternoon session, “The Power of Analysis,” will meet from 1 to 4:15 p.m. and has been geared toward residential real estate agents and brokers who deal with investment property analysis. Examples of rental houses, duplexes, smaller multi-unit properties will be used to analyze income, leverage, and returns/exchanges into better performing investments.

The registration fee is $35 for each seminar. Interested persons are encouraged to register online at http://register.centerforenterprise.com. Further information about the seminars is available by contacting Tom Gorman at (308) 535-3714.

‘China Rising’ simulcast to be broadcast Wednesday evening at NPCC

Posted on November 5, 2010 by winderm

“China Rising: Good News or Bad News for U. S. Workers, Consumers and Investors?” will be the topic of a simulcast from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at North Platte Community College’s South Campus.

Chuck Hagel, former Nebraska Senator, and Zhang Yesui, the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States, will be the presenters for the simulcast.

Sen. Hagel, who was a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was the chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, will bring his personal expertise to the discussion. Hagel stated in his book, “America: Our Next Chapter,” that there is something about the word “China” that evokes strong feelings among Americans.

He states that, “We respect the ancient culture and philosophy that underpins the Chinese civilization and we respond positively to the Chinese people themselves on a personal level….Yet many Americans also instinctively fear and distrust this distant, different, and enormously populous nation that is once again rising to a prominent role in the world.”

Chinese Ambassador and diplomat, Zhang Yesui’s part of the presentation will feature China’s point of view regarding the complex relationship between the United States and China and its effects on the citizens of both countries.

The simulcasts are co-sponsored by the Nebraska Humanities Council, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and local colleges and allow Nebraskans to have the opportunity to benefit from outstanding speakers and community discussion. The program is part of the E. N. Thompson Forum on World Issues.

The simulcast is free and open to the public. Persons interested in attending are urged to pre-register by calling Tom Gorman at (308) 535-3714.

Childcare seminar to be offered at NPCC on Saturday, Oct. 23

Posted on October 19, 2010 by winderm

“Children: A World of Hope” will be the topic of a one-day seminar to be held at North Platte Community College from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, at the South Campus.

The childcare seminar will feature nationally known presenter Martin Appelbaum of Houston, Texas. The seminar has been designed to provide current effective information for childcare providers, parents, teachers, grandparents, and foster parents. It will include eight topics that will address a variety of behavior, child development, and other related areas.

Appelbaum has authored several childhood education courses that include: “How to Teach Children to Follow the Rules,” “The Big Book of Play for Little Learners,” and “Keys to Success.”

The childcare seminar is annual event and has been offered at NPCC for more than twenty years. Sponsors for the 2010 event are: NPCC; High Plains Early Childhood Professional Development; Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Family Service Child Care Food Program; and Panhandle Family Day Care Food Program.

The registration fee is $35, which includes handouts and lunch. Participants will receive six hours of in-service childcare and foster parent credit given by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Interested persons are urged to pre-register by calling the Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise at (308) 535-3714 or may register at the conference on Saturday morning.

Oct. 14 Whitman lecture to be simulcast in McCook

Posted on October 12, 2010 by winderm

Christine Todd Whitman will give the Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14. The lecture originates from the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and will be simulcast at McCook Community College, McMillen Hall, Room 213. The simulcast is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required. To register call (308) 345-8122 before Oct. 14.

Whitman, who served as both New Jersey governor and Environmental Protection Agency administrator, is currently president of The Whitman Strategy Group and will address the complex environmental and energy-related issues the world faces today and the role government plays in shaping public policy on those issues. Among Whitman’s areas of interest and expertise are sustainable development, clean water, climate leadership, clean energy, and green technology.

The lecture is part of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues named in honor of E.N. “Jack” Thompson, president of the Cooper Foundation from 1964 to 1990 and chairman from 1990 until his death in 2002. Thompson established the series to promote better understanding of world events and issues for Nebraskans.

The simulcast, sponsored by the Nebraska Humanities Council and the local college or university, allows more Nebraskans to have the opportunity to benefit from outstanding speakers and community discussion. Details about the E.N. Thompson Forum are available at http://enthompson.unl.edu.

Skinner lecture to be simulcast Sept. 30 at NPCC

Posted on September 24, 2010 by winderm

E. Benjamin Skinner, journalist and fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, will launch the 2010-11 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues on Sept. 30.

Skinner’s lecture, which originates from the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be simulcast at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, at North Platte Community College’s South Campus. The lecture, entitled “A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery,” will provide insight into those who live in slavery, those who own or traffic in slaves, and the mixed political motives of those who combat these crimes.

The simulcasts, sponsored by the Nebraska Humanities Council, NPCC, and other colleges and universities, allow more Nebraskans to have the opportunity to benefit from outstanding speakers and community discussion. The series continues with lectures in October, November, February, March and April.

The simulcasts are free and open to the public. Persons planning to attend the simulcast are urged to contact Tom Gorman at (308) 535-3714.

Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise to offer marketing workshop Oct. 2 in Arnold

Posted on September 21, 2010 by winderm

Do you ever find yourself wondering why it is so important to focus on marketing your business? Do you wish you had a better understanding of how the dollars you spend on marketing are actually working for you? Then the Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise, in partnership with the Arnold Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), has the perfect workshop for you!

“Making Marketing Work” will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the AEDC office in Arnold. Those who attend the workshop will gain a greater understanding of how to brand their business, learn techniques to help track marketing dollars and receive an annual calendar to budget and plan for their big events.

Cost of the workshop is $74; however the AEDC will provide a $25 scholarship to each person after registering. Interested individuals must pre-register by Sept 27. To register, contact Nicole at (308) 535-3715, email hamptonn@mpcc.edu, or register online at http://register.centerforenterprise.com/ and click on Business Enhancement-Leadership & Management.

Business Planning Class Set to Begin Sept. 7 at Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise

Posted on August 31, 2010 by winderm

Many business owners find that sneaking away to dedicate time to developing a business plan and projections can be difficult. Beginning Sept. 7, the Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise at North Platte Community College will offer a class that was designed to give business owners an opportunity to learn the “ins and outs” of a business plan and receive written feedback in your own time, whether it’s over lunch or at 2 a.m.

This class combines on-line instruction, written critiques to your businesses plan, interaction and advice from a local on-site business coach and an opportunity to network and learn from other successful entrepreneurs.

The online portion of the workshop will run from Tuesday, Sept. 7, through Nov. 23. On-site meetings with business coaches and guest speakers will take place on Sept. 7, Sept. 18, Oct. 2, and Nov. 6

Cost of the class is $450. Scholarships are available for those who qualify. A free workshop to get comfortable with on-line learning will be available to all participants.

For more information, contact Nicole at (308) 535-3715 or hamptonn@mpcc.edu.

Free Legal and Financial Workshop for Business Owners

Posted on August 30, 2010 by winderm

Omaha attorney Milo Alexander is leading a financial and legal issues workshop Sept. 8 at the Mid-Plains Community College extended campus in Imperial. The workshop is set for 6-8 p.m.

“As business owners, we want to prepare ourselves with knowledge that will save us from headaches later down the road,” said Doug Joyce, Area Dean of Economic Development and Training at the Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise.

“This workshop will educate you on financial and legal concerns that are common in small business.”
Topics include: Employment eligibility issues; contract labor vs. employment; grounds for firing; unemployment benefits; written agreements between partners; and organizing the legal structure of a business.

This is a free workshop you can pre-register by logging onto register.centerforenterprise.com. Or for more information contact the Center for Enterprise at 345-8122.

Alexander is the Director the Community Economic Development Clinic at Creighton University School of Law.
At Creighton, he directs law the school’s clinical program representing micro-entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations in rural areas and underserved urban communities across Nebraska and western Iowa. He also teaches and supervises up to eight senior-certified law students providing such services each semester. Each year, he conducts community education workshops and collaborates with nonprofit groups providing small business education and micro-loans.

From 2004-2008, Alexander was an attorney for Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) represent and advising DHHS in cases involving abused, neglected, status offender, or delinquent children and their families.