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City Business

  1. Open House scheduled on Historic Avondale streets and waterlines projects

    August 29, All Day @ Open House Meeting August 29, 2012 - 6 p.m. Avondale Sam Garcia Library 495 E Western Ave

    Street and waterline improvements are coming to Historic Avondale neighborhoods. The community is invited to an Open House Meeting on Wednesday, August 29 to learn more about the proposed construction plans. The City of Avondale has allocated some of its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the reconstruction of the following streets: Harrison Drive, Southern Lane, Pacific Drive, Rose Lane, Belmont Drive, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Streets. Streets will be repaved and sidewalks and sidewalk ramps will be improved to enhance pedestrian safety. Some streets will also be narrowed to provide better pedestrian access. This project is funded from the General Fund and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Construction will begin in the summer of 2013 and last through winter 2013. The open house meeting is the public’s opportunity to look at construction concepts and ask questions. City staff will be available to provide information about project timelines, street cl

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Small Biz Education Opportunities

  1. SBDC - Small Business Workshop Series - Branding Your Small Business

    August 29, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM @ Workshop will be hosted at the following locations: AZ TechCelerator in Surprise – 12425 W. Bell Rd., Building A, Suite 128, Surprise, AZ 85378 Estrella Mountain Community College Skill Center - 3000 N. Dysart Rd. Avondale, AZ 85323 Mead & Associates -

    Learn what you need to know about creating a powerful brand for your small business, why you need one, and what the outcomes can be. Large businesses in the USA have been built on developing quality brands, with reputation and build confidence for customers. You can do the same for your small business, without the huge budgets required by large corporations. Speaker(s): Tom Fulcher - SBDC Business Analyst and the Idea Gardner

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  2. SBDC - HP LIFE Academy - Project Management/Virtual Collaboration

    August 29, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ SBDC Central Phoenix Office

    This topic focuses on project management as the practice of planning, executing and controlling a project. Students are introduced to project management as a concept and understand that projects are made up of tasks that have some definite characteristics. Students discuss different ways of managing such tasks and are presented with the advantages of a project management approach that prevents entrepreneurs from getting lost in a maze of different activities. Students learn how to use an open source project management tool to start a project, add tasks with different parameters, and group and link tasks. They learn how to assign resources and costs to such tasks, and how to monitor the progress of the project as a whole. Speaker(s): Kristin Slice, Nancy Sanders and Mark Engle

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City of Avondale
City of Avondale: 11465 W Civic Center Dr., Avondale, AZ 85323 (623) 333-1000
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