2008 Small Business of the Year Finalists

All Pet Supplies & Equine Center

Jack Ball and Associates Architects

Pearson-Kelly Office Products

Pellham-Phillips Architects & Engineers

Professional Massage Training Center Inc.

Small Business Week 2008

May 5

7:30–9 a.m. – Kickoff breakfast at Wellington Place, 317 Park Central East, Ste. 200. The cost is $10 per person. To register, call (417) 890-8501.

Noon–1:30 p.m. – Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce presents Business to Business Connection at the chamber offices, 202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway. Cost is $10 per person, including lunch. Register at www.springfieldchamber.com.

May 6

9 a.m.–Noon – Missouri State University’s Small Business Development Center presents Understanding Financial Statements, the first of a three-seminar financial management series. The course will be held in MSU’s Glass Hall. The cost is $99 for the first class, or $267 for all three. Register at www.sbdc.missouristate.edu.

May 7

7:30–8:30 a.m. – Good Morning, Springfield!, at Wellington Place. The cost is $13 per person. Register at www.springfieldchamber.com.

Noon–1:30 p.m. – The Small Business of the Year award luncheon at Wellington Place. The cost is $25 per person. Register at www.springfieldchamber.com.

5:30–7:30 p.m. – A Buying and Selling Businesses Workshop in the Harrison Room at the Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave. The cost is $30 per person. To register, call (417) 890-8501.

6–9 p.m. – MSU’s SBDC presents How to Write a Business Plan. The class will be held in MSU’s Glass Hall. The cost is $129 per person, which includes a book. Register at www.sbdc.missouristate.edu. The second half of the six-hour series will be held 6–9 p.m. May 8.

May 8

9 a.m.–4 p.m. – MSU’s SBDC presents NAFTA: Documentation & Procedures, in Glass Hall on the MSU campus. The cost is $310 per person. Register at www.sbdc.missouristate.edu.

May 10

9 a.m.–2 p.m. – How to Really Start Your Own Business and Secure Financing in the Harrison Room at the Library Center. The workshop costs $40 per person. To register, call (417) 890-8501.