St. Mary Excel offers free business seminars through USDA grant

St. Mary Excel , a non-profit economic diversification organization, has been awarded a USDA Business Development grant. The award money funds free business and legal support services to business owners in the Morgan City and Berwick area.

St. Mary Excel Executive Director Monica Mancuso explains that “the grant allows us to implement recommendations made by the Urban Land Institute panel in their visit to the area. St. Mary Excel is excited to provide follow-up to those recommendations.”

Credentialed professionals have been contracted to deliver free services through small group seminars or as the need arises through individual sessions.

Upcoming business seminars will be 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 (Accounting Set-up), Nov. 10 (Business Paperwork Submission) and Dec. 1 (Preparing for Tax Season).

Legal seminars cover Accessing Historic and Cultural District Tax Credits (Dec. 8) and Forming a Limited Liability Corporation (Nov. 3). Legal seminars take place 3-5 p.m.

All seminars are held at the South Louisiana Community College. To sign up for the free seminars, e-mail b.price@cityofmc.com or g.yarber@cityofmc.com