The City of Covington and the Covington City Council Economic Development Committee will host the third installment of their award-winning Covington Business Resource Workshop series on Tuesday, October 22, from 9 a.m. to noon (8:30 a.m. registration) in the Bogue Falaya Hall of the Greater Covington Center, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue. The purpose of the workshop is to give local business owners the tools and expertise they need to help their business thrive, and to give potential business owners the resources they need to begin a successful new enterprise. This workshop will focus on business growth and marketing techniques that will help local businesses close out the year with great success, and continue to grow in the years to come. Presenters at the workshop include SCORE, SLU Small Business Development, and Dian Lusher of Dynel Inc.
“Covington recently received a Community Achievement Award for our Business Resource Workshops from the Louisiana Municipal Association. We were awarded first place in the Economic Development category. We are so proud of the tremendous acclaim these workshops have gained, both from our local community and from our municipal leaders statewide. Business owners are truly getting useful information from the panel of experts at our workshops, information that they can use to grow and improve their business,” says Councilman Larry Rolling, Chairman of the Covington City Council Economic Development Committee.
This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended, as seating is limited. Register at www.lsbdc.org. Refreshments will be provided by the Covington Business Association. For additional information about this event, please contact Councilman Larry Rolling, District D, at (985) 234-9527 or RollingDistrictD@aol.com.
