You’re invited to join area entrepreneurs for a night of networking, learning, community support, and fun in Greenfield, next month. “EntreBash” will take place from 6-until 8-p.m. February 8th, at the Warren Cultural Center. Lynsi Pasutti, with Midwest Partnership Economic Development Corporation, says the event they are sponsoring, is being done in collaboration with the University of Northern Iowa.

She says Midwest Partnership EDC has a grant from the U-S Department of Commerce and is working with UNI’s Business and Community Services to put on a 5-year plan for supporting entrepreneurship in the region. The region includes Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie Counties, but anyone is welcome to attend.

Pasutti says they’re called “Region 1,” because it is the Pilot Program for the partnership with UNI. EntreBash, she says is a smaller, localized version of EntreFest, a two-day statewide entrepreneur conference, that last year, was held in Iowa City. She says it offers you an opportunity to network with other small business owners and entrepreneurs and receive feedback on your business, obtain information resources for funding or tech assistance, and just to celebrate entrepreneurship.

There will also be learning labs with round table discussion on hot topics in the business world, including technology, talent recruitment (hiring and firing), Health Insurance and E-Commerce. The event is free, and refreshments will be provided, along with a keynote speaker, and prize giveaways throughout the night. Pre-registration is requested. For more information or to register, go to www.EntreBASH.com, or find the link at midwestpartnership.com.