A nine-week training course for improving a business will be offered in Wausau, January 24 to March 28, by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

The Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) is for business owners that have been in operation for more that a year. Held on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. at the Cedar Creek Mall in Wausau, the course will include sessions on planning and legal structure, business and market research, marketing, financial planning, cash flow statements and alternative sources of funding. Each class will feature a guest speaker with expertise in a particular area of business.

All participants are required to complete a business plan within 90 days after the course is completed. SBDC counselors are available to assist students in completing their plans at no additional cost.

A subsidy from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce has reduced the $1,000 course to $250 per person for those who apply through the SBDC.

For more information, contact Anne Mathson at the UWSP Continuing Education Small Business Development Center, (715) 346-3838 or (800) 898-9472. More information is on the Web at www.uwsp.edu/conted/sbdc/.

The SBDC is facilitated by UWSP Continuing Education, which provides credit classes, degree completion programs, conference planning, contract training and an array of personal and professional development programs for business and industry, youth, working adults and special audiences.

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