WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU0 – Congressman Sean Duffy will host a conference today for small businesses in north central Wisconsin.

Staff from local businesses as well as state and federal agencies will lead sessions on topics like financing for small businesses, succeeding in a challenging business climate, increasing productivity and engaging in government contracting.

“Given the challenging economic times, I wanted to provide an opportunity for Wisconsin small businesses to learn about all the resources available to them to thrive and grow,” Duffy said.

The daylong conference is at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau.