Date and Time
Thursday Sep 6, 2018
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
Location
Portage County Business Council
Foundation Conference Room
5501 Vern Holmes Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54482
Fees/Admission
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Contact Information
Todd Kuckkahn, Executive Director - 715-344-1940
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Description
BUSINESS EDUCATION SERIES - 3
The Small Business Development Center at UW-Stevens Point is excited to offer a four-part series for business owners across North Central Wisconsin!
The 2018 Business Education Series will provide business owners with key insight in the following topic areas scheduled for:
FEBRUARY 6 - Finding the Money - Know what financing and funding is available for your businesses.
SEPTEMBER 6 - Buying and Leasing Commercial Real Estate - How to know what is right for your small business.
NOVEMBER 1 - Grow your Customer Base - Increase sales through networking, sales techniques, and digital and traditional marketing.
Buying and Leasing Commercial Real Estate
How to know what is right for your small business.
Due diligence is key when buying or leasing commercial real estate to house your business. This program will cover the analysis and investigation needed before signing a commercial lease or buying a piece of commercial property.
Presented by:
Melissa Meschke, Director
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Stevens Point
Mark Speirs, Business Consultant
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Stevens Point
About our Speakers: Melissa Meschke is the Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Stevens Point. A UW-Eau Claire graduate, Melissa returned to Wisconsin after five years as marketing director and chief operating officer at Michigan Creative, a marketing company in Lansing. She also served as an ambassador for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce for almost two years. Through heavy involvement in Lansing’s entrepreneurial space, she gained knowledge on funding sources, business plan development, legal issues and marketing. Her accomplishments include being nominated for the 10 Over the Next 10 award in Lansing three times, appearing as a guest speaker at multiple events throughout her career, and, of course, assisting hundreds of clients, both in Michigan and now in Wisconsin, with their businesses.
She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Business Communication Certificate from UW-Eau Claire.
Prior to working in the public sector Mark spent eighteen years in the commercial and residential construction field, eight years of which was spent as a business owner/licensed contractor working with communities and building professionals on real estate development projects in Maricopa County, Arizona. Mark’s education includes dual Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Information Technology. He is a graduate from the Temple University’s School of Environmental Design with a Master of Science degree in Community and Regional Planning.