(Durham, N.C.) – Are you a fast-start new entrepreneur or an established business owner who desires a higher income, even in a tough economy? Whether you are or want to be, learn the strategic steps required to make your business more profitable through the course “The Fast Entrepreneur: Getting to Profitability in a Hurry,” offered by Durham Technical Community College’s Small Business Center. Create a business plan that will help you avoid the pitfalls that many entrepreneurs make. This updated small business course is developed and taught by Triangle high-tech entrepreneur John K. Wyman. The course focuses on three real-life Durham companies that demonstrate many of the learning points of the course. The 12-week course begins on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Durham Tech’s Corporate Education and Small Business Center, recently relocated to the SOUTHBank Building, 400 West Main Street, on the 3rd floor. Classes are from 6 to 9 p.m. Call the Small Business Center at (919) 536-7241, ext. 4505 or visit www.durhamtech.edu/sbc for more information.

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