"Boost Your Credit Score in 2014" Training Now Offered

Kingsport, TN, May 09, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Joint Speakers Bureau, comprised of Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate, will host “Boost Your Credit Score in 2014”, Thursday, May 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce.

The training is open to any individuals interested in learning the ins-and-outs of boosting their credit score, as a positive credit score is necessary to receive small business capital. Attendees should expect to gain an understanding of what goes into a credit score and how it impacts them, how to read their credit report, how lenders view their credit score, how to maximize their credit score, how to maintain and restore their credit effectively, and how to eliminate high-interest-rate credit card debt.

This training is presented by Candy Craig, Executive Director of Community Development for Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union.

“Many of us want to take advantage of flexibility in our spending plans by using credit. When used wisely, credit can be a great tool,” explains Candy Craig. “You’ll learn the benefits of credit, considerations before applying for credit, methods to establish and re-establish credit, strategies to minimize the cost of credit, ways to use credit wisely, the importance of keeping debt low, what to do with debt problems, how you can protect your credit history, among others.”

There is no cost, but pre-registration is required. Please R.S.V.P. online at http://bit.ly/1eoNmFm; or to Dana Glenn at 423.392.8825 or dglenn@kingsportchamber.org.

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Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Dana Glenn at 400 Clinchfield Street, Suite 100, Kingsport, TN 37660 or at 423-392-8825.