 J's Place will serve a good hot meal for a fair price with great
service and treat everyone with respect. At J's place they want
their customers to feel like it is their place and to feel at home
and like family. J's Place features great breakfast and lunch items
to please every member of the family.Tina and John Cotton, owners
of J's Place, have been working with the Lincoln & Logan County
Development Partnership and its Center of Success program for the
past month to open the restaurant in Emden. A ribbon-cut will happen
in the next few weeks.
Emden Mayor Ivan Rademaker said: "Great food, and I am excited
they are in the community. The opening went very smooth as well."
Sonnie Alexander, co-chair of the advisory committee for The
Center of Success, said: "I commend John and Tina for the great
effort they made in researching and planning prior to their opening.
This will greatly increase their potential for success. Thank you
for entering the program. We look forward to working with you as
your business grows and progresses."
Joel A. Smiley, executive director of the development
partnership, said: "We are excited to see a community embrace a
business through The Center of Success. Tina and John Cotton have
put a lot of work in both the restaurant as well as their business
plan. They are off to a great start."
The Center of Success is a business incubator that fosters the
growth of new business. This incubator concept allows startup
companies to reduce costs through a three-year rent-reduction
program. Applicants for the program will qualify by going through
the *SCORE process, which includes the development of a business
plan and budget. By having locations spread throughout Logan County,
this program will be able to accommodate a variety of space
requirements ranging from high-tech to manufacturing.
Facilities available through the center range from a warehouse
with square footage starting at 100,000 feet to storefronts in Logan
County's beautiful downtown districts and office space that may
include some shared copiers, fax and high-speed Internet to further
reduce expenses.
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With the Small Business Administration citing alarming statistics
such as small business startups failing at a 70 percent rate within
the first five years, the three-year program through The Center of
Success gives entrepreneurs an extra advantage to help overcome
these odds. In addition to reduced startup costs, the center
provides education, ongoing support and professional business
advising at no charge to participants in the program.
The Center of Success is open to any entrepreneur with an idea
for a business who is willing to put in the work and the time to
make his or her dream come true.
If you are thinking about starting a business, please contact
Joel Smiley, executive director of the development partnership, at
217-732-8739.
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* SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit
association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation,
growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource
partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration and is America's
premier source of free and confidential small business advice for
entrepreneurs. SCORE has helped 8.4 million small businesses. The
Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership announced the launch
of the Logan County SCORE program in October 2009.
[Text from file received from
the
Lincoln & Logan County
Development Partnership]
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