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Published May 18, 2010, 10:13 AM

Business counseling offered in Ellsworth

Individual counseling conferences will be held in Ellsworth Tuesday, June 15, offering specialized assistance to small business managers as well as to those interested in starting new businesses.

Individual counseling conferences will be held in Ellsworth Tuesday, June 15, offering specialized assistance to small business managers as well as to those interested in starting new businesses.

The Pierce County UW-Extension Office is arranging the conferences with the business specialist from the Small Business Development Center Office at UW-River Falls.

Anyone who would like to discuss plans for starting or expanding a business or who has problems in any area of business management can take advantage of the center’s professional counsel.

The appointments, of up to 1 1/2 hours, will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Pierce County Office Building in Ellsworth on a first-come first-served basis. Participants must pre-register. To register, contact the Pierce County UW-Extension office, at 715-273-6781, by June 8.

The conferences will be held on an individual, confidential basis. There is no fee.

Since the start of this service, over 300 managers of existing and prospective small business firms have been served in Pierce County. These represent a wide variety of manufacturing, retailing and service companies, as well as many people wishing to start new businesses.

The Small Business Development Center also offers a variety of classes at UW-River Falls. For full course descriptions visit the website at www.uwrf.edu/

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