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2007 Archives

Murata Business Center Holds Business Boot Camps

HARRISBURG (June 13, 2007 ) -- The Murata Business Center, the region's leading business incubator, will be holding another Business Boot Camp session, Thursday, June 21, at the Steelton Borough Building, 9am-11am. (The remaining two session dates, can be found below).Business Boot Camp is targeted at individuals who always wanted to start a business and are in need of the basic information to do so. It is a spin-off of First Mondays, a cooperative initiative between the Murata Business Center and Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) offering an informal setting where entrepreneurs can come to gain tangible, practical advice from experienced staff on the "ins and outs" of starting their own business. The First Monday Program is held on the first Monday of every month from 9am-11am, at the Murata Business Center , 453 Lincoln St. , Carlisle, and HACC ' s Business Start-up Center , Three Penn Center , 349 Wiconisco St., Suite 237, Harrisburg.

Marsha Davis, Executive Director of the Murata Business Center and the event facilitator was very pleased with the first session overall. The first Boot Camp was held on March 7th, after one of the winter's snow storms. "Entrepreneurship is not for the weak of heart," Davis stated. "Our first Boot Camp produced 25 dedicated, passionate persons who plowed through 4 inches of snow to attend. That spirit of survivorship is a necessary ingredient for success."

Basic Training at Business Boot Camp includes four marketing push ups, three miles of information of what not to do, two hours of help to pull you up and one drill sergeant to coach you through the process. Below are the dates and locations of the final two sessions of the year.

Each session is held from 9am-11am. The final two sessions will be held:

  • Wednesday, September 19, Penn Township Municipal Building , Duncannon
  • Wednesday, September 26, Middletown Elks

To register or for more information, please contactthe Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC at 717.232.4099 or visit www.HarrisburgRegionalChamber.org.

The Murata Business Center is located in the Keystone Innovation Zone and the Technology Corridor Enterprise Zone, two state programs that may provide assistance in the form of tax credits, assistance seeking investment or financing help at later stages of business development.

The Murata Business Center is owned and operated by the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC).The Murata Business Center provides entrepreneurs with support services. While in the incubator, a firm receives an array of training, mentoring and counseling opportunities, and shares a number of administrative services and personnel.  For more information on the Center, contact Marsha Davis, Director of the Murata Business Center at 717-249-2356.

The Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC serves as a catalyst for promoting growth and quality of life in Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry Counties by providing a unique blend of business, community and economic development and advocacy services under one roof to boost our economic vitality and livability as a region. HRC/CREDC has been accredited with four stars from the United States Chamber of Commerce.