For anyone contemplating starting a small business, the thought alone can be daunting.
However, advice and assistance are available.

Audie Cunningham will discuss the basics of starting a business during a Wyoming Small
Business Development Center (SBDC) Network workshop titled “Start Your Own Business”
Tuesday, July 18, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Lander Library, located at 451 N. Second
St. To register, go here. Registration is free.

The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think
about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is
hosted by the University of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council
and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business
Administration.

Topics to be covered include helpful startup tools, sources of business capital and
a business plan overview.

Cunningham is the Wyoming SBDC Network’s regional director for Fremont and Teton counties.
She enjoys seeing community members bring their business ideas to life and is eager
to help them grow and thrive. As an entrepreneur, Cunningham has worked in art licensing
and graphic design, and she has 10 years of experience in customer service and marketing
through her work in public libraries. Her education and experience have given her
knowledge in print and digital marketing, creating marketing plans, social media marketing
and business planning.

For more information, call Maureen Johnson, marketing, communication and database
manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email mjohn125@uwyo.edu.