First Friday Coffee to feature program on small business

The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee will feature a program on the role of small business in economic recovery.

Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will be speaking.

The event will be held at the Show Me Center with a continental breakfast available at 7 a.m. with the program beginning at 7:40 a.m. This month's First Friday Coffee is sponsored by Hendrickson Business Advisors and The UPS Store.

Pertinent address:

1333 N. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.