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  • God gives you the ability to produce wealth? (Deuteronomy 8:18)
  • All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty? (Proverbs 14:23)
  • Nia’s vision is to give people the skills to be economically independent?
  • One of Nia’s approaches to achieving that vision is by providing education by which people can attain economic independence?
  • Nia offers courses in personal finances, entrepreneurship and small business development, resume writing and interviewing skills, and homeownership?
 

Nia’s Spring Schedule of Classes will be posted on the
Web site early 2006.

 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Building a customer database using Microsoft Access: Seminar on building a customer database using Microsoft Access.
 
Get That Business Started: An eight week offering on the vision, mission and development plan for the business you want to start.
 
Wireless networking for your home-based business: Seminar on the basics of setting up a wireless network for a home-based business.
 
MONEY AND FINANCES
Building Financial Freedom: Seminar on steps that should be taken to work toward becoming financially independent.
 
Collectively Building Wealth (Investment Clubs): Seminar on Investment Clubs-what they are, how they work, pros and cons.
 
Courageous Financial Planning for Ministries: Work Plan Development A recommended structure and format for creating a work plan that can be used in the application for funding from Federal and State sources.
 
Good Cent$: A six week offering designed to facilitate learning how to develop a budget and work on a plan to ensure sound financial management. Instruction in all of the basics of exercising “Good Cent$.”
 
Insurance: Seminar on the basics of buying insurance. Explanation of the different “types” of insurance and how they may be utilized to protect yourself and those you love.
 
Investment Strategies: Seminar on savings vehicles and techniques that are available to you when investing for short and long-term goals.
 
Managing Your Credit to Stay out of Debt Basics of how to budget and plan to ensure your finances are secure and you “stay out of debt” Also, how to budget and plan to ensure your finances are secure and you “stay out of debt.”
 
Risk Assessment (How much insurance is enough?): Seminar on how to mitigate personal risk and how they may be utilized to protect yourself and those you love.
 
Tax Planning: Seminar on options that you may employ to minimize your tax liability.
 
Tomorrow Starts Today: Seminar on the importance of budgeting, saving and investing.
 
CAREER
Interviewing Skills: Seminar on acquiring interview skills, including techniques to improve your ability to be more confident about your ability to successfully interview.
 
Resume Writing: Seminar on resume writing, including “do’s and don’ts” and how to make the most effective resume possible.
 
HOMEOWNERSHIP
Basic Plumbing: Basics of repairing and maintaining plumbing needs in your home.
 
Basic Wiring: Basics of repairing and maintaining wiring in your home.
 
First Time Home buyers Seminar (offered by Bank of America) Initial information on preparing to financially become a home owner. Course will offer participants information needed to qualify and apply for VA, FHA and other types of mortgage loans.
 
Using Technology at Home: seminar on how to make the “most” of the technology you have at home, and what improvements you can make to this technology.
 
VHDA/First Time Homebuyers’ Seminar