UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Small Business Showcase in Cheyenne Sept. 23

Small-business owners, entrepreneurs and startups will have the opportunity to give short pitch presentations about their businesses and raise awareness about their offerings during the Small Business Showcase Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Kenny Overby and Rachael Svoboda will head the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Cottonwood Room of the Laramie County Public Library B, located at 220 Pioneer Ave. in Cheyenne. The event, which will focus on managing a business, is co-sponsored by Wyoming Library to Business.

Businesses interested in presenting must register with the Wyoming SBDC Network and email Overby at [email protected] by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Presenters will be provided a 30-minute training and a PowerPoint pitch deck template. The event will provide one business presentation per industry. To register, go here. Registration is free, and the public is invited. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.

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.

During the Small Business Showcase, local small-business owners will have the opportunity to make pitches; share their business and passion with an audience; and get to know their business neighbors.

Overby is the Wyoming SBDC Network's regional director for Goshen and Laramie counties and has 18 years of experience owning and running small businesses. He is passionate about helping entrepreneurs demystify small businesses and enjoy the journey of business ownership.

Svoboda is the business librarian for the Laramie County Public Library System.

For more information, call Overby at (307) 631-7721 or email [email protected].