DURHAM, NC - Classes will begin Saturday, May 02, 2009 and continue every Saturday until May 23, 2009 at the UDI Resources Center located at 800 Mangum St.

The first course is the Basic Business Skills Class and it serves as a prerequisite for the remaining two. The second class is the Business Plan Development Class and in the third, the Bankers' Panel Class, participants will present their loan requests to a panel of area bankers.

This program is taught and facilitated by Henry Fernandez, director of the Entrepreneurship Center, professor at NCCU's School of Business and certified instructor of the Kauffman FastTrack Programs.

To register or learn more, call Rebecca Winders at (919) 530-5199 or e-mail her at nccu.cedi.ec@gmail.com.