A ten-week training course for improving business will be offered in Marshfield by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

The Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) is for business owners and those thinking about starting their own business. Held on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Marshfield Chamber, the course will begin on March 2 and run through May 11. The courses include sessions on management skills, business planning, marketing, cash flow and funding. Each class will feature a guest speaker with expertise in a particular area of business.

All participants will be 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 SBDC, (715) 346-3838 or (800) 898-9472, or visit 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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