Small business counseling planned in Perryville, Cape and Sikeston

The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University will offer counseling sessions for small businesses and individuals planning business ventures next week in Perryville, Mo., Cape Girardeau and Sikeston, Mo. The counseling sessions with counselor Gil Degenhardt, each about one hour, are available by appointment. The sessions are free. The Sikeston session will be from 9 to 11 a.m. May 13 at the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce, 1 Industrial Drive. For more information, call 573-471-2498. The Perryville session will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Planning Commission, 1 W. St. Joseph St. Call 573-547-8357 for information. The Cape Girardeau session will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. May 15 at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road. For more information, call 335-3312.

— From staff reports