

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Small Business Growth Series
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Many small business owners start their business believing their hard work will make it successful. Then over time, they realize the need for other pieces of information to help them make better and more profitable decisions.

Business owners and those looking to start a new business are invited to this free series that will teach participants more about marketing and public relations to drive sales, budgeting, business planning, growing pains, and advertising tools. 

Class dates are:

    Monday, March 23 - Marketing/Public Relations
    Tuesday, March 31 - Budgeting
    Monday, April 6 - Business Planning
    Monday, April 13 - Business Growth
    Monday, April 20 - Advertising Tools

The series will be taught by Richard Proffer, a community and economic development educator for University of Illinois Extension.  He has over twenty years of experience working with small business owners by helping them open, stay in business, and when the time comes, to close. 
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact Richard Proffer
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elmwood/small-business-growth-series/200029794829717
- **Event Categories**: business, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2026-03-23-small-business-growth-series?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=elmwood-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Elmwood
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Nighthawks Coffee
- **lat**: 40.77779
- **long**: -89.96714
- **full address**: Nighthawks Coffee, 120 W Main St,Elmwood,IL,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: University of Illinois Extension Fulton Mason Peoria Tazewell Unit (https://allevents.in/org/university-of-illinois-extension-fulton-mason-peoria-tazewell-unit/12715311)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Nighthawks Coffee, 120 W Main St,Elmwood,IL,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** University of Illinois Extension Fulton Mason Peoria Tazewell Unit
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Small Business Growth Series ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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