West Georgia Technical College’s Coweta Campus, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration’s Georgia District Office, is presenting a “Small Business Workshop” on Tuesday, Jan. 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the WGTC Coweta Campus in Newnan.

The workshop will include topics such as: SBA programs and services, doing business with the federal government, a special contracting program geared towards women business owners, and the SBA’s Veteran’s Business Outreach program.

Ms. Feechi Hall, WGTC Coweta campus librarian, said that the workshop will offer valuable information to a wide variety of the populace including WGTC students, internal staff and the general public.

“I truly believe that a huge cross-section of the public can and will benefit from this workshop,” Hall said. “Anyone who is a small business owner, is considering starting a small business, or might one day start a small business, will benefit from this workshop. We encourage our students, internal staff and the general public to come to our campus next Tuesday for this first-of-its-kind event.”

Patrice Dozier and Jorge Valentin-Stone, both economic development specialists with the Georgia branch of the SBA are slated to serve as keynote speakers.

Dozier and Valentin-Stone will offer guidance on the processes involved with starting a new business as well as how to work with federal government contractors. They will also speak about the Veteran’s Business Outreach Program, which is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services to veterans who are business owners or are considering becoming one.

“I believe the Veteran’s Business Outreach Program is a really important outreach initiative that many of our local veterans may not know about and would benefit from,” Hall said.

While the workshop is open to anyone who wishes to participate, Hall said that it is especially geared towards women who are considering starting a business or are already business owners, local veterans and members of the community who are interested in starting a business.

“WGTC is one of the premier places in our area where students and members of the community can come together and learn the skills necessary to be successful in today’s workforce,” Hall said. “I hope that this will be the first in a long series of workshops and events that server the purpose of helping supply Georgia businesses with ready-to-work employees. I want to thank the Small Business Administration for partnering with us for this event.”