MetNet Training

Join us for more exciting free training opportunities!

The EM-GTW (Eastern Montana Graduate to Work) and RESEED (Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design) Projects METNET Broadcasts:

Self-Employment Part 1
April 4th, 2005, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Self-Employment Part 2
May 6th, 2005, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM

This is a two-part series with nationally-renowned self-employment consultant Cary Griffin. During the sessions, Cary will describe how to make self-employment work for people with disabilities. Topics include:

Using person-centered planning processes (such as Discovery and the Employment Planning Meeting) to determine dreams, talents, supports and connections;
Generating business ideas;
Connecting to other resources, including Vocational Rehabilitation, Social Security Work Incentives, Workforce Investment Act, and Small Business Development Centers;
Conducting Benefits Analyses to determine the impact of wages on any benefits the individual may receive or be entitled to receive;
Writing business plans and evaluating them for feasibility; and
Marketing.

METNET is an interactive video system. This allows the audience and the presenters to see and hear one another. We will broadcast to these locations simultaneously:

Missoula: University of Montana Gallagher Building, Room 104, Corner of Arthur and Eddy
Glendive: Glendive Medical Center, 202 Prospect Drive
Glasgow: Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, 621 Third Street South
Miles City: Miles Community College, 2715 Dickenson, room 106
Billings: Montana State University – Billings, downtown at 214 N. Broadway in the first floor conference center
Lewistown: Central Montana Medical Center, Conference Room #1, 408 Wendell Ave.

If you have questions, please contact Kim Brown at 888-648-7267 or
406-243-4852, or by e-mail at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu, or Ellen Condon at 406-243-4134 or by e-mail at condon@ruralinstitute.umt.edu.

PLEASE RSVP TO KIM BY 3/24/05 e-mail, mail or fax (406-243-4730).

This training is an activity of the Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project (EM-GTW), which is sponsored by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of Montana’s Rural Institute with local partners:
Region I CSPD, Region III CSPD, Region V CSPD, MAP, and the Montana Center on Disabilities and MSU-Billings. The training is co-sponsored by the Rural Institute’s RESEED (Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design) Project.

There is no cost to attendees.

CREDIT: 3 hours OPI Renewal credit available.

You may also register online at www.cspd.net

Deadline for registration
March 24, 2005

The State of Montana and these participating METNET sites make reasonable accommodations for disabilities that interfere with a person’s ability to participate in state government. Persons needing accommodations must contact the METNET site involved no later than seven working days prior to the meeting date to allow adequate time to make arrangements. If needed, documents can be provided in alternate format upon request.

	Join us for more exciting free training opportunities! The EM-GTW (Eastern Montana Graduate to Work) and RESEED (Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design) Projects METNET Broadcasts: Self-Employment Part 1 April 4th, 2005, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM Self-Employment Part 2 May 6th, 2005, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM This is a two-part series with nationally-renowned self-employment consultant Cary Griffin. During the sessions, Cary will describe how to make self-employment work for people with disabilities. Topics include: Using person-centered planning processes (such as Discovery and the Employment Planning Meeting) to determine dreams, talents, supports and connections; Generating business ideas; Connecting to other resources, including Vocational Rehabilitation, Social Security Work Incentives, Workforce Investment Act, and Small Business Development Centers; Conducting Benefits Analyses to determine the impact of wages on any benefits the individual may receive or be entitled to receive; Writing business plans and evaluating them for feasibility; and Marketing. METNET is an interactive video system. This allows the audience and the presenters to see and hear one another. We will broadcast to these locations simultaneously: Missoula: University of Montana Gallagher Building, Room 104, Corner of Arthur and Eddy Glendive: Glendive Medical Center, 202 Prospect Drive Glasgow: Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, 621 Third Street South Miles City: Miles Community College, 2715 Dickenson, room 106 Billings: Montana State University – Billings, downtown at 214 N. Broadway in the first floor conference center Lewistown: Central Montana Medical Center, Conference Room #1, 408 Wendell Ave. If you have questions, please contact Kim Brown at 888-648-7267 or 406-243-4852, or by e-mail at brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu, or Ellen Condon at 406-243-4134 or by e-mail at condon@ruralinstitute.umt.edu. PLEASE RSVP TO KIM BY 3/24/05 e-mail, mail or fax (406-243-4730). This training is an activity of the Eastern Montana Graduate to Work Project (EM-GTW), which is sponsored by the Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of Montana’s Rural Institute with local partners: Region I CSPD, Region III CSPD, Region V CSPD, MAP, and the Montana Center on Disabilities and MSU-Billings. The training is co-sponsored by the Rural Institute’s RESEED (Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design) Project. There is no cost to attendees. CREDIT: 3 hours OPI Renewal credit available. You may also register online at www.cspd.net Deadline for registration March 24, 2005 The State of Montana and these participating METNET sites make reasonable accommodations for disabilities that interfere with a person’s ability to participate in state government. Persons needing accommodations must contact the METNET site involved no later than seven working days prior to the meeting date to allow adequate time to make arrangements. If needed, documents can be provided in alternate format upon request.

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