Ripon College collaborates in business-planning seminar

The Ripon College Creative Enterprise Consultants and Ripon Main Street Inc. will host a free business-planning seminar Thursday, Feb. 11 (Rescheduled from Feb. 2). The seminar will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Silver Creek Room at the Ripon Public Library. The discussion will review some of the basics that go into developing a start-up business.

Those interested also may sign up for the upcoming entrepreneurial workshop scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Feb. 16. This eight-week course will take entrepreneurs through a step-by-step approach to writing a professional business plan.

A partnership, formed by several Ripon groups and businesses, plans to provide access to resources and capital would-be business owners need to start and sustain their enterprises. This new program will be available to potential and existing retail, service, entertainment and manufacturing prospects.

Additional information is available on the downtown Ripon website; or by calling the Ripon Main Street office at 920-748-7466.