“If you’re someone who has a business idea and would like to learn the steps to give your business a healthy boost forward, plan to attend the Beginning Business Workshop on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Topics will include: Beginning Business WorkshopFinancing your BusinessMarketing 101Legal Do’s & Don’tsBusiness PlanningDoing Business the Electronic Commerce WayHome-Based Business BasicsInvestment & Retirement Planning Made SimpleBenefits of Leasing versus BuyingTrade Secrets of Importing & ExportingMake the Government Your Next TargetPresenting those topics will be speakers from Eisenhower & Carlson, PLLC; Powers’ Public Accounting, KeyBank, Gateway, SCORE and the U.S. Small Business Administration.This workshop will definitely be an asset to the small business owner, Sharon Barber said. She will discuss the multitude of resources available to the small business owner through the SBA.The event is being sponsored by the Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET), and will be held in the City of Tacoma Municipal Building at 747 St. Helens Avenue.The cost for the workshop is $25.00, and checks may be made payable to SCORE and mailed to: Center for Economic Opportunity, 202 N. Tacoma Ave., #D, Tacoma, WA 98403.Pre-register by calling the Center for Economic Opportunity at 253/591-7026, or the Small Business Administration at 253/274-1288. “