(Columbia, Tenn. - February 3, 2011) - - - Columbia State Community College's Economic and Workforce Development office is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture, and the South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance to offer Entrepreneurship Training set to begin February 2011. The training will be conducted in two three-hour sessions two times a week for six weeks, and a number of individuals will be able to attend at no cost (on a first-come-first-serve basis).

To find out more on the Small Business Training program, plan to attend an information session in your county per the following schedule: Lewis County on February 21 at 6 p.m. at the Tennessee Career Center - Hohenwald; Perry County on February 22 at 5 p.m. at the Tennessee Career Center - Linden; Wayne County on February 24 at 5 p.m. at the Tennessee Career Center-Waynesboro. To find the Tennessee Career Center address in your county, go to http://www.sctworkforce.org.

While there is no cost to attend the information session, call Columbia State at (931) 540-2660 if you plan to attend the information session in your county. Or, if you have questions about the training, call Ron Beck, Columbia State's Director of Economic and Workforce Development, at (931) 540-1121.