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ServSafe® Food Safety
The ServSafe® program provides the resources to help keep food safety as an essential ingredient in every meal. This ServSafe® food handlers’ course meets the requirements for manager certification in the food service industry. The course provides food safety information that can be utilized in food service, day cares, schools, etc. Certification is achieved by passing an approved multi-choice exam, and a ServSafe® certificate is given upon successful completion. The instructor is Kashi Farmer, Food Scientist and owner of White Glove Restaurant Solutions™. Certification is valid for five years. A photo ID is required for the exam.
Participants must register 10 days before the class begins.
$99 + book*/Kashi Farmer
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SPE 491P25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/Jan 20/9 a.m.-5 p.m.
SPE 491P26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M/April 27/9 a.m.-5 p.m.

*To order required textbook, ServSafe Essentials, (with computerized answer sheet), call the Tennessee Restaurant Association at 1(866) 798-9191. The approximate cost of $87 includes shipping and handling. If students share a book, an additional computerized answer sheet must be purchased for each person and brought to the class (approximate cost with shipping and handling is $48).

Thomson Prometric Food Safety Management
This course provides food operators and managers with information needed to prevent food-borne disease incidents. Course topics include HACCP, risk assessment concepts, food-borne diseases, sources of contamination, personal hygiene, safe handling practices, sanitation and pest control. You must pass the standardized Thomson Prometric test for certification.
An additional $60 fee is payable in class for textbook (Food Safety Management Principles, 2nd Edition) and test fee. A photo ID is required in class for the test. The test can be taken in various languages if request is made two weeks before test date.
$115 + book & test fee/Kashi Farmer
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SPE 114P01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/March 24/9 a.m.-5 p.m.

So You Want to Be a Wedding Planner
Wedding Planners are receiving lots of attention these days. They are in movies, reality TV shows, books and magazines. The profession is often recommended as a great home-based business, with little start-up cost. As a result, more and more individuals are investing in wedding planning businesses before investigating the local market, and without an understanding of the profession. If you are considering becoming a wedding planner, this course is a must. Sonya Scott is one of only 27 Accredited Bridal Consultants™ worldwide, and is the Tennessee State Coordinator for the Association of Bridal Consultants. She started her own business several years ago and has rapidly become one of the most respected wedding planners in the region.
$49/Sonya Scott
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SPE 257P75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/March 10/6-8 p.m.

How to Thrive Financially in Retirement
This course is targeted to those either retired or getting close to retiring. Learn how to ensure your money serves your retirement goals properly. Things you will learn include:

Keys to successful investing in retirement
How to properly draw income from your life's savings
How to reduce taxes in retirement
The IRA/401K tax time bomb, and how it could cost you 70% of your retirement accounts
Estate Planning 101, including wills and trusts
How to plan for the potential costs of healthcare
Other financial planning topics that can affect your money in retirement

Instructor: Jim Brogan, M.B.A., Certified Senior Advisor,
Certified Retirement Financial Advisor, and Investment Advisor
Representative. Jim is the host of Well Preserved™ with Jim Brogan on Newstalk100 WNOX.
$59/Jim Brogan
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Pellissippi Campus
SPE 199P75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M/April 6 & 13/6:30-8:30 p.m.
Blount County Center
SPE 199B75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/April 14 & 21/6:30-8:30 p.m.

Introduction to Wealth Management
This three week course covers everything from the basic fundamental principles of investing to complex absolute return strategies involving options. Additional topics covered include: Asset Allocation, The Rule of 72, Bonds, Stocks, Mutual Funds, Annuities/Insurance, IRA/401K Distributions, and Estate Planning. The workshop begins with the very basics of finances, including examining some of the most common reasons why people fail to meet their investment goals, some money management tips that can help make sure you don't fall into those traps, and rules that every investor should know and follow. Learn how to increase your investment income and reduce risks.
Instructor: Bill Timm, MBA is an Accredited Asset Management Specialist and a Registered Investment Advisor.
$50/Bill Timm
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SPE 545P97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R/Jan 8-22/6:30-8:30 p.m.
SPE 545P98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R/Feb 5-19/6:30-8:30 p.m.
SPE 545P99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R/May 7-21/6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tennessee Estate Planning—It's Not Just Having a Will!
Having only a will does not adequately protect our loved ones. This two-session course will discuss the need to plan for disability, as well as death, and the legal documents necessary to accomplish those objectives. The probate process will also be discussed, to consider the potential outcome of failing to plan for death and disability, and the course will end with a brief discussion of state and federal death taxes. Participants will leave the first class with a properly executed advance care plan (Living Will) as a bonus.
Instructor: Sharon Potter, J.D., Attorney
$49/Sharon Potter
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SPE 252P79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TR/Jan 20 & 22/6:30-8:30 p.m.
SPE 252P80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TR/Feb 17 & 19/6:30-8:30 p.m.
SPE 252P81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TR/March 24 & 26/6:30-8:30 p.m.
SPE 252P82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TR/April 21 & 23/6:30-8:30 p.m.

Business Building for Entrepreneurs
Are you an entrepreneur or a home-based business owner? Do you need to build your sales but are unsure about how to make it happen? Whether you are new or experienced in your business, if you want to add customers, this workshop is for you. We'll discuss low-cost but effective marketing and networking strategies, generate a step-based marketing plan, and get you going over your stuck places. Come prepared to discuss your business and to gain strategies that will keep you as busy as you want to be. Bring any advertising materials or marketing plan you are currently using. Sue Painter, M.Ed., is President of the Confident Marketer. Her years of experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and a marketing strategist give her a solid background from which to work with business owners. Sue trains small business owners, runs MasterMind Marketing groups, and regularly writes and speaks on business building topics.
$59 (includes handouts)/Sue Painter
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SPE 479P07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sa/Jan 17/9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Flipping Real Estate Properties for Profit
“Flipping Properties” is a popular real estate investment method that will quickly generate cash flow/ income for the seasoned or beginner investor. This overview course will touch on the basic flipping concepts of Bird-Dogging, Wholesaling, Retailing and how to get started in the industry. The course will also touch on the pros/cons of each method, new HUD rules and how to research, finance, market, and resell your projects for profit.
A $10 materials fee payable to the instructor in class.
$45/Teresa McLeod
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SPE 486P73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/Jan 20/6-9:30 p.m.

How to Find the Perfect Real Estate Property to Flip
The key to success in this industry is finding the perfect project to flip and then knowing how to market and resell for the most profit. This informative course features innovative approaches to finding unique properties for rehab/resale. Includes how to search for properties via the internet, in probate court, tax lien records, and auctions and government owned properties. Also included are rewards/risk of rehabbing and insider tricks of the trade for more profits.
A $10 materials fee payable to the instructor in class.
$45/Teresa McLeod
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SPE 504P73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/Feb 10/6-9:30 p.m.

How to Estimate & Renovate Your Real Estate Project
This course is the actual hands-on part of the Flipping process. Topics include the ins & outs of estimating repairs, materials/labor cost, planning the renovation, dealing with subs, and surviving the project. Also discussed are the most profitable repairs, staying legal & out of trouble, dealing with mistakes, best deals on supplies, inspections/permits, the 10 day notice requirement, and budgeting/marketing/pricing your completed project for resale.
A $10 materials fee payable to the instructor in class.
$45/Teresa McLeod
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SPE 505P73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/March 10/6-9:30 p.m.

How to Finance, Protect & Close a Rehab/Flipping Project
This course addresses three of the most important topics that contribute to the success of a flipping project - financing your project, how to legally protect your investment, and how to get your project to closing. Also included: partnering, legalities of the deal, options/deeds/notes/liens, title searches, assumptions, double closings, corporation protection, land trust, mortgage programs, illegal flipping, foreclosures, marketable titles and closings. A $10 materials fee is payable to the instructor in class.
$45/Teresa McLeod
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SPE 909P73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/April 7/6-9:30 p.m.

How to Sell Your Home for the Most Money in the Shortest Amount of Time
This class features step-by-step instructions on how to sell your own home for the most money in the least amount of time. The home owner will learn how to price, stage, market, advertise, negotiate, and close the way the professionals do. Course will include all standard forms needed to complete the project as well as tips to stay legal and ahead of the game.
A $10 materials fee is payable to the instructor in class.
$40/Teresa McLeod
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SPE 921P73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T/May 5/6-9 p.m.

Teresa McLeod was a Practitioner in the Real Estate industry for 25+ years as a licensed affiliate broker, licensed appraiser intern, TN licensed contractor and Investment Flipper, and she is a certified Disaster Inspector/Fraud Investigator for the FEMA Disaster Housing Project.

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