Business entrepreneurs invited to counseling open houses

From Illinois Business Journal news services

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center is planning multiple open houes for small-business owners and entrepreneurs.

One will be at the City Hall in East St. Louis on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Another is planned at the City Hall in Columbia on Thursday Oct. 1. Each is from 9: a.m. to 3 p.m.

Other such open houses are planned, all in cooperation with the Southwest Chapter of SCORE. Small-business counselors will be available to take questions, discuss growth opportunities and connect people with potential resources.

Everyone is welcome to stop in during the open house hours, but 30-minute, one-on-one appointments with a counselor are also available.

Contact Jane Bagent, office support specialist at SBDC, (618) 650-2929 or jbagent@siue.edu .