A Small Business Development Conference at Berea College on Feb. 28 will offer workshops for small business owners and for individuals seeking to start their own business. The Conference is scheduled from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m in the Alumni Building.

The program will offer the essentials in helping businesses get off the ground and grow to the next level. Sessions from noon – 4:30 will include:

Nuts and Bolts: Developing a Business Plan
Funding for Growth: Financial Planning for your Business
Marketing Strategies for Your Business
Funding 101: Financial Planning for Start-up Businesses
Guerilla Marketing: The Entrepreneurial Difference

Pre-conference sessions from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. will cover:

Race for the Contract: Selling to the Government
Matchmaking: Panel Discussion with Purchasing agents from Federal, State and Local Governments
Are you Bonded? Small Business Surety Bond Program

Sponsors of the Conference are Berea College Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program; The Center for Rural Development; Kentucky’s Small Business Development Centers, and Eastern Kentucky University Small Business Development Center, in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration; the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Kentucky Procurement Assistance Program; County and City governments, and area Chambers of Commerce.

To take advantage of this opportunity to get professional advice to help you grow or start your own business and for more information, download the conference brochure at www.berea.edu/epg or call 606.678.3042.