One of these five companies will be chosen as this year's recipient of the W. Curtis Strube Small Business of the Year at a May 6 luncheon presented by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Click each link to read a profile of each finalist.
Heim, Young & Associates Inc.
JMark Business Solutions Inc.
Pearson-Kelly Office Products
Sunbelt Environmental Services Inc.
TLC Property Management LLC[[In-content Ad]]Here's the rundown on all Small Business Week activities.
May 4
7:30-9 a.m. - Kickoff breakfast, presented by Rural Missouri Inc. and the local U.S. Small Business Administration branch office, at Dining by Design, 5021 S. National Ave. The cost is $10 per person in advance. To register, call the local SBA office at (417) 890-8501.
Noon-1:30 p.m. - Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce presents Business 2 Business Connection at the chamber office, 202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway. The cost, $10 per person, includes lunch. Register at www.springfieldchamber.com.
May 5
9 a.m.-Noon - Missouri State University's Small Business & Technology Development Center presents Understanding Financial Statements. The course will be held in MSU's Glass Hall. The workshop portion of this course will run 2-5 p.m., and the cost for each component is $109 per person. Preregistration is required. The SBDTC also will present a six-hour seminar on writing business plans on May 6-7 for $139 per person. Register at www.sbtdc.missouristate.edu.
6-8 p.m. - SCORE presents a workshop on buying and selling businesses, in the Library Center's Harrison Room, 4653 S. Campbell Ave. The cost is $30 per person; call SBA at (417) 890-8501 to register.
May 6
7:30-8:30 a.m. - The chamber presents Good Morning, Springfield!, at University Plaza Hotel, 333 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway. The cost for chamber members is $13 per person. Register at www.springfieldchamber.com.
Noon-1:30 p.m. - The Small Business of the Year award luncheon will be held at University Plaza Hotel. The cost is $25 per person. Register at www.springfieldchamber.com.
May 7
Noon-1:30 p.m. - Drury University's Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents a seminar on going global with small business in the president's dining room in Finlay Student Center. The cost is $10 per person, including lunch. To register, call Tammy Rogers at (417) 873-6357.
May 9
9:30-1 p.m. - SCORE presents How to Really Start Your Own Business at the Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave. The cost is $25 per person. To register, call (417) 890-8501.
