Metro East SBDC and YCG Accounting to conduct budget strategy workshop

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will partner with Susan Young of YCG Accounting to offer practical expertise on budget strategies for small business owners.

The Budget Strategy Workshop is set for Friday, July 21, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Reliance Bank, 1254 University Drive in Edwardsville.

The workshop is a 90-minute seminar designed to help business owners financially map out their company’s 3-5 year growth plan.

Young became a CPA in 1999 and specializes in helping small businesses to understand and grow their companies.

There is a $15 fee to attend. Every participant will receive a copy of The E Myth book, “Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It.”

For details and to register, call (618) 650-2929. Registration begins at 3 p.m. the day of the event.

The Illinois Metro East SBDC assists existing companies as well as new businesses headquartered in the nine-county Metro East region of Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, Bond, Clinton, St. Clair, Washington, Monroe and Randolph. It is a no-cost service to the community supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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