Many small business owners start their business believing their hard work will make it successful. Then over time, they realize the need for other pieces of information to help them make better and more profitable decisions. That other information is the basis of the upcoming “Small Business Growth Series” class coming to the Elmwood area.
The class series will cover the topics of how to use marketing and public relations to drive sales, budgeting, business planning, growing pains and advertising tools.
Nighthawks Coffee, located at 120 W Main St, Elmwood is the site for the classes. Attendees will meet in the business’s meeting room.
The dates for the classes are Mondays March 23 and April 6, 13 and 20. The second class is on Tuesday, March 31. All classes start at 6pm and end at 8pm. Attendees will receive handouts at each session relating to the class topic.
The series will be taught by Richard Proffer, a community and economic development educator for University of Illinois Extension. He has over twenty years of experience working with small business owners by helping them open, stay in business and when the time came to close.
Previous attendees to the series have described the classes as “very informative, very easy to follow in class, and that it motivated them to implement some of the ideas discussed in class.”
There is no registration fee for the class, but attendees must register to attend by going to go.illinois.edu/SmallBusinessGrowth.
For questions, please contact Richard at 309-543-3308 or email at rproffer@illinois.edu.
Refreshments will be offered.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 500 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through five program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, health and community wellness, and natural resources, environment, and energy.