Have a great idea for a business but don’t know where to start? Akron SCORE will host a Business Basics Workshop March 28 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing. According to the Akron SCORE website, the free workshop is a primer on how to start and market a business, focusing primarily on entrepreneurs planning a startup or for businesses that … [Read more...]
International Institute helps immigrants start new life in Akron
Learning a foreign language is a challenge in any situation, but imagine learning it while beginning a new life halfway across the world. That is exactly what Akron resident Wafaa Borros did when she moved to Ohio from Egypt in January 2000. Borros came to the United States to escape the religious persecution that she faced as a Christian in a primarily Islamic country. Back … [Read more...]
