COUNSELING SESSIONS SET IN AREA TOWNS

Regular counseling sessions for small business owners and individuals planning business ventures will be held in the area this week and next week.

The sessions, sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University, are free of charge. Gil Degenhardt is the counselor.

He will be available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Regional Planning Commission office, 1 W. St. Joseph, Perryville. On Aug. 27, Degenhardt will be at the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce office, 1 Industrial Drive, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Aug. 28, he will be at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office, 601 N. Kingshighway, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Individuals should call the offices for appointments. Sessions last about one hour.