DeKalb County will host small business owners in a summit as part of its efforts to promote business growth and economic development in the county.

Small business owners will be given courses in accessing capital, building businesses in DeKalb and how to train and stabilize their workforce.

The summit runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DeKalb Tech’s conference center, 495 North Indian Creek Road, Clarkston.

Register online at http://dekalbsummit2011.eventbrite.com. More information: 404-687-2730.

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Laurence Walker, a volunteer with the Cajun Navy Relief, left, takes two volunteers out on his boat on Lake Oconee to search for Gary Jones, Tuesday, February, 18, 2024, in Eatonton, Ga. The Putnam County sheriff is investigating and searching after Spelman College instructor Joycelyn Nicole Wilson and an Atlanta private school coach Gary Jones went missing on Lake Oconee over a week ago, Saturday Feb. 8th. The body of Wilson was found Sunday, Feb. 9th and Jones has not been found. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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