By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Those thinking about starting their own business have an opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade and tour some potential sites Tuesday afternoon.
The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Downtown Association and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is hosting a workshop and tour.
Kristi Bailey with the Chamber says the event is free and registration isn’t required.
“It is an opportunity for people that are interested in starting their own business to come and learn, really, what all that entails,” Bailey tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “So, it starts with a workshop where people learn about opening their own business and then they get to go on a tour of some open spaces that are available downtown.”
Annette Weeks with the Center for Entrepreneurship will lead the workshop “7 Steps for Starting a Business” before the group tours four sites ready to rent.
The event takes place at the Art Attack at 218 South 8th Street, beginning at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
Bailey says the event hopes to build on the downtown’s momentum.
“If you haven’t been downtown recently it looks very different than what it did a few years ago,” Bailey says. “So, anything that the Chamber can do to help keep that going we definitely want to be a part of.”
Bailey says she knows personally of people who are considering starting a business, especially in wake of the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
“COVID and the shutdown, while it of course did a lot of harm to a lot of people, it did inspire some creativity in others when they were stuck at home,” according to Bailey.
Participants will tour four featured sites: 202 Main St., 625 Francis St., 522 Felix St., and 502 Felix St. A reception and discussion will be held afterward at the Angry Swede Brewing Company.
