SBDC TO CONDUCT BUSINESS SESSIONS

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month.

The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free of charge. He will conduct sessions at the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 7 4 p.m., at the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning office in Perryville Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Appointments may be made by contacting the respective offices.

The SBDC represents a "Partnership for Economic Development" between Southeast Missouri State University, the U.S. Small Administration, local financial institutions, area utility companies and Southeast Missouri municipalities. The goal of the SBDC is to stimulate diversity and growth in the small business sector of the economy by assisting new and existing businesses to become more productive and more profitable.