UW-Superior’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Center for Continuing Education present “Encore Entrepreneurship: Essentials for Starting a Business After 50” on Wednesday, April 16, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) Conference Center, 600 North 21st Street. The public is invited; cost of attendance is $20.
“This workshop is for any one ’50 and better’ who is looking for new opportunities in retirement. Many retirees have an idea for a business, but not the resources to move forward. This workshop is helpful for entrepreneurs who are unemployed or need to supplement their income,” said Julianne Raymond, director, Wisconsin’s SBDC at UW-Superior.
Raymond says that workshop participants will learn ways to get help starting a business, what the steps are to assess the viability of their business idea, options for financing, and investment risk management.
“Many people are finding that a small business can be an ‘encore’ career,” said Esther Gieschen, program manager, UW-Superior Center for Continuing Education. “We want to give them useful tools to pursue their business ideas or, in some cases, fulfill a life-long dream.”
Agenda:
8:30 a.m., Networking
9 a.m., “Entrepreneurship Over 50: Fun, Rewarding and Lucrative,” Carla Ingram, Weather Queen Shades, and Janis Cummings, entrepreneur and founder, Twin Ports Guardianship & Payee Services
9:30 a.m. “Create a LEAN Business Plan,” Julianne Raymond, director, Wisconsin’s SBDC at UW-Superior
10:45 a.m. “Take Advantage of No-Cost Counseling,” Charlie Glazman, past chair, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), and associate dean, Continuing Education, WITC-Superior
11 a.m. “Financing Strategies and Risk Management,” Michael Edwards, financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial
Participants may register online at uwsuper.edu or by phone at 715/394-8351. There will be door prizes for the first 25 who register. Registrations are requested, but walk-ins are welcome.
The workshop is presented by UW-Superior Center for Continuing Education, Wisconsin’s Small Business Development Center at UW-Superior, U.S. Small Business Administration, AARP, SCORE, and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
