SMALL Business
Small business calendar
TUESDAY, JUNE 2
SCORE CONSULTATION: Bring your small-business idea or problem. 1-4 p.m. Free. Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
PATENT WORKSHOP: Learn about intellectual property basics and the patent process. Advance registration required. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. 612-543-8000.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4
SCORE SEMINAR: "Business Plan Workshop." 6-9 p.m. $75. Northwestern Health Sciences University, W. 84th Street and Penn Avenue S., Bloomington. 952-938-4570.
PEER ADVISORY GROUP: Presented by the Meridian Group. Advance registration required. 7:30 a.m.-noon. $99. Crowne Plaza Bloomington, 5401 Green Valley Dr., Bloomington. 952-831-8000.
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