Women's Business Center helps people to start, expand, or strengthen a small business, also help to prepare business plan and help access business financing. WBC serves as the clearinghouse for great information and resources for starting, strengthening or growing a micro enterprise (business started with five or fewer employees that need $50,000 or less in business financing). Assistance includes: Targeted Small Business Certification, Government Procurement Assistance, Organization and Management Assistance, Human Resource Development, Capturing New Markets, Financial Management.

BUSINESS PLANNING workshops, open to public and available at multiple locations. Call 515-283-0940 for times and locations; pre-registration is required.