SBDC open house for small-business advice planned in O’Fallon

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in partnership with the cities of O’Fallon, Fairview Heights and Shiloh, will host an open house for small-business owners and entrepreneurs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce, 200 S. Lincoln St., O’Fallon.

The event will feature a one-hour workshop called, “Hiring and Keeping the Right Employees,” from noon to 1 p.m.

Small-business counselors will be available to answer questions and discuss growth opportunities.

Everyone is welcome to stop in during the open house hours, but those wanting a 30-minute, one-on-one appointment with a counselor may contact Jo Ann Di Maggio May, SBDC interim director, at (618) 650-2929 or gdimagg@siue.edu or go to www.siue.edu/business/sbdc .

—      From the Illinois Business Journal