UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Workshop in Gillette Sept. 19

For anyone contemplating starting a small business, expanding an existing business or knowing where to go for needed funding, these thoughts alone can be daunting. However, advice and assistance are available.

P.J. Burns will discuss the basics of business financing during a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network workshop titled “Financing Your Business” Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Campbell County Public Library, located at 2101 S. 4J Road in Gillette. To register, go here. Registration is free.

The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is hosted by the University of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The latest workshop will cover traditional financing; the five C’s of credit -- capacity, capital, collateral, conditions and character; funding alternatives; and essential steps to take before seeking funding. The workshop will be interactive, so attendees are asked to bring their questions.

Burns is the Wyoming SBDC Network’s regional director for Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston counties. She has spent the majority of her career advising and advocating for small businesses in her roles at chambers of commerce and economic development organizations. She has a background in marketing, human resources, strategic planning, leadership and management.

Paula Kelting, reference manager for the Campbell County Public Library, will demonstrate the free business resources available to library card holders.

For more information, call Maureen Johnson, marketing, communication and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email mjohn125@uwyo.edu.