Bookkeeping workshops to be held at TSU Center
UT Extension will sponsor three financial record keeping workshops for nurseries and small businesses; covering topics such as basic bookkeeping practices, payroll preparation, inventory management, invoicing and accounts receivable, accounts payable, and marketing information management.
These workshops will be held at the TSU-Nursery Research Center in McMinnville July 25-27, in Jasper August 8-10, and in Pikeville August 15-17. The time will be 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The workshops will be hands-on, with each company having the use of a computer. This allows participants to enter transactions and to analyze these transactions for financial management and marketing purposes.
Participants will receive a workbook detailing the procedures for company setup and entering the various transactions commonly used in a small business.
The cost of the workshop will be $150 per company (for one representative) and an additional $75 for a second company participant.
For further information or reservations for the Marion County workshop call 423-942-2656; for the Warren County call 931-473-8484; and for Bledsoe County call 423-447-2451.
? I noticed aphids causing a few birch leaves to turn yellow and wrinkle. Inside the wrinkles on the underside were the aphids. They were whitish and small. Lower foliage was already sticky from their honeydew. Orthene is very effective. Cygon also.
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Powdery mildew and bagworms should be just around the corner. Bagworms will be hatching from eggs soon. The tiny caterpillars rappel from the bottom of the bags on white silk threads. On a windy day, the caterpillars can balloon to nearby trees and shrubs. This form of dispersion allows the bagworms to infest previously uninfested plants or telephone wires.
A single female bag can contain several hundred eggs. One spray in early June will usually take care of the problem. Sevin has not been effective in recent years. The pyrethroid insecticides (Asana, Talstar, permethrin, Mavrik); Conserve SC; BT (Dipel and other brands) and even all-season horticultural oil can be effective if applied early, before they get too big.
? How many new businesses have you seen fail after only 3 months or so? They failed to realize there was not sufficient business for them. They spent all their money getting set up and none to advertize with. They knew they had a great product or service, but no one else did. Bankruptcy is a 4 letter word.
UT Extension in Grundy County will offer a Small Business College open to anybody and everybody beginning June 13 and continue for the next 9 Tuesday evenings, from 6 to 8 p.m. Topics will include: developing a business plan; processing, filing and paying taxes; finding money to borrow, preparing a loan application; record-keeping software packages available; marketing and customer relations; personnel management; accounting for non-accountants; etc. Instructors will be professionals in each subject. Sessions will be at the Grundy Co. Extension office in Coalmont (old bank bldg).
The cost is $30.00 per participant; which includes materials, refreshments, and the graduation meal. Call 931-592-3971. Space will be limited to 25 so please call before June 8. UT Extension offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion or veteran status, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.