John Addessi named as new KSBDC consultant at JCCC
Johnson County Community College
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – John Addessi, Merriam, has been named a consultant for the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Johnson County Community College.
Addessi teaches workshops and provides consultation to current or prospective small business owners on topics such as financing, business plans, marketing, international trade, e-commerce and more.
Prior to joining the JCCC KSBDC, Addessi was a consultant with Washburn University’s KSBDC, serving business owners in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties. Before joining the KSBDC, Addessi spent 15 years in management in the public and private sectors. He supervised the Language Learning Center at the University of Rhode Island and was sales manager for central Kansas with CellularONE. He received his bachelor’s degree in Russian and his MBA in general management from the University of Rhode Island. Addessi has owned his own e-commerce sites and is familiar with the challenges facing small businesses in a competitive market.
Addessi originally found that he enjoys assisting entrepreneurs when he served as the Westmoreland, Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce president.
The JCCC KSBDC provides free, confidential, one-on-one consulting to current and prospective small business owners in Johnson, Miami and Wyandotte counties. In addition to consulting services, the JCCC KSBDC offers low-cost educational seminars and workshops geared to meet the needs and interests of small business owners.
The JCCC KSBDC is part of a statewide network of eight regional centers in Kansas and is a grant-funded program under the U.S. Small Business Administration, Kansas Department of Commerce and JCCC.
For more information on services available from the JCCC KSBDC, contact 913.469.3878 or ksbdc@jccc.edu or visit the Web site, www.jccc.edu/ksbdc.
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