Business consultant will visit Decorah

Professional business consultant Steve Horman will give free, confidential, one-on-one counseling for owners of new and existing businesses in a visit to Decorah May 20th.  The sessions will be held at the Chamber/Development/Tourism Building at 507 W. Water Street. Although the sessions are free, appointments must be made.

Horman's background includes small business ownership and managing manufacturing and service industries. In addition to private consulting, he serves as a business consultant/counselor for the Northeast Iowa Small Business Development Center .

Horman served 13 years as president and chief executive officer of the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; five years as the executive vice president of the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce; and 10 years in various staff management positions with the Sioux Falls, S.D. Chamber of Commerce.

His consulting service is sponsored by the Northeast Iowa Business Network (NIBN), Northeast Iowa Community College and Winneshiek County Development, Inc. through a Rural Business Opportunity Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

To make an appointment to meet with Horman, please contact Winneshiek County Development, Inc. Director Randy Uhl at 382-6061 or wcdi@thinkdecorah.com. Sessions can be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.