Future Columbiana County entrepreneurs are invited to attend a workshop on Tuesday, May 27th, to learn how to start a new business.

Two identical workshops will be presented at the Kent Salem City Center located at 230 North Lincoln, Salem, Ohio.
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The Resource Opportunity Center – The ROC—is successfully serving the residents of Youngstown’s North Side and northern Mahoning County. Located at HeartReach Ministries, 211 Redondo Road, Youngstown, OH 44504, The ROC offers most of the services available at the main Mahoning County One-Stop in Boardman. The Mahoning County Department of Job and Family Services has recently committed two employment specialists to work at The ROC on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 until 3 p.m. MCDJFS has also designed The ROC as a WEP work site.The ROC is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and the first Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. until noon. Phone: 330 747-ROC9 (7629)

The CRC verifies for a potential employer a job seeker’s abilities in Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics and Locating Information.  These skills are needed at some level in almost every job, occupation, or career in today’s economy. It also verifies skill levels necessary to enter some job training programs. Veterans, unemployment compensation recipients and displaced workers are eligible for a limited time to receive this employment resource at no cost. For more information about the certificate, click here. To schedule a CRC assessment, stop in or call your local One-Stop or your local Career and Technical Center.

Ohio has launched a program aimed at encouraging and preparing more low-income and first-generation students in the state to actively pursue higher education. KnowHow2GoOhio is aimed at 8^th  through 10^th grade youth and helps them make smart choices that will prepare them for college.

 For more information on this program, click here.