As students attend summer class on the main campus, the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 29th and Oliver Streets will be bustling with a variety of workshops all summer put on the by the Kansas Small Business Development Center or KSBDC.

Workshops include introductory talks about social media and owning a restaurant from some of Wichita’s industry leaders.

The next workshop for the series, “The 3M’s: Marketing, Management and Money,” is 1 – 3 p.m. June 12 at the Metroplex. The workshop is free.

“We offer a couple hundred workshops a year to help people start or grow their business,” said Marcia Stevens, regional director of the Kansas Small Business Center at WSU.

The workshops are an entry into private consulting for anyone who wants to learn about ways to increase business.

“We really try to get rid of the fluff,” Stevens said. “We don’t like to waste time around here.”

Stevens said she does not think people are too busy to attend workshops during the summer.

Many find more time when they don’t have school or their kids’ school to keep them busy.

If they are still busy, Stevens said the center can work with people’s schedule on a case-by-case basis if they call at 316-978-3193.

“When new clients come in, we do not ask people specifically if they are students,” Stevens said, “but I can tell you that students are taking advantage of our services.”

Most all the workshops will be held at the Metroplex and require registering that can be easily completed on the center’s homepage at Wichita.edu under KSBDC.

The KSBDC is not the only opportunity for young professionals to take a beneficial workshop.

The WSU Center for Entrepreneurship holds workshops and seminars each year specifically designed for students.

“It’s of great value to students to come out to events because they get to add to their education,” said Wendy Veatch, director of outreach programming at WSU. “At any WSU event on campus, we’re bringing lots of business owners and entrepreneurs for students to network, and it’s an opportunity to meet people.”

Veatch encourages students to look for information via Shocker Blast this summer about events on social media.

Many of the workshops offered by WSU are free or offered at low cost.