ASBTDC to offer small business counseling sessions in March

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer several opportunities for online and on-site counseling services for small businesses in March.

Participants will learn about starting and growing a small business at workshops held in several counties.

The ASBTDC provides one-to-one confidential guidance to business owners and entrepreneurs. Primary areas of assistance include business planning, financial analysis, market research, loan packaging, growth and expansion, marketing, and profitability.

On March 7, an online class, “Retaining Employees Through Benefits,” will be held online from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. On March 14, Robert Bahn, an ASBTDC business consultant, will lead an online class, “How to Protect Your Business with Trademarks,” from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

On March 16, a counseling session will be led by ASBTDC director Laura Miller at the Spring River Innovation Hub located at 7 East Cherokee Village Mall from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Miller will lead a class, “Start Your Small Business Now,” at the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce 10 a.m. until noon on March 17.

She will offer counseling from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Miller will lead a class, “Start Your Small Business Now,” from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Delta Center for Economic Development on the A-State campus on March 21. Also that day, she will offer counseling from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.