Women Explore Self-Employment at Women’s Entrepreneurship Center Event
Representatives from The University of Scranton’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Center and the SBDC meet with entrepreneur Alison Skoff, a personal development coach, to plan for the upcoming “Coffee and Confidence,” a free information session on May 13 for women with lower incomes interested in learning about self-employment. From left are: Donna Simpson of Olyphant, consultant manager at the University’s SBDC; University’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Center student intern Larissa Hoffmann ’ 15 of Sussex, New Jersey; Skoff; and Francene Pisano Dudziec of Moosic, special projects coordinator at the University’s SBDC.
The University of Scranton Women’s Entrepreneurship Center (WEC) will host “Coffee and Confidence,” a free information session for women interested in exploring the idea of starting their own businesses, on Wednesday, May 13, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the fifth floor of Brennan Hall (320 Madison Avenue). Participants will meet with guest mentor local entrepreneur Alison Skoff, a personal development coach, Dunmore.
Designed for women with lower incomes, those in transition or those trying to make a better life for themselves and their families, the session will offer women support and guidance in determining if self-employment is an option for them.
Admission is free and attendees will receive a small gift. Reservations are requested, but not required.
For more information or to register, contact Francene Dudziec, special projects coordinator at the University’s Small Business Development Center, at 570-941-4168 or francene.dudziec@scranton.edu or register online at www.pasbdc.org/events/2015/05/13/women-s-entrepreneurship-center-coffee-and-confidence.
About The University of Scranton Women’s Entrepreneurship Center
The University of Scranton Women’s Entrepreneurship Center (WEC) is a partnership between the Small Business Development Center and the Kania School of Management. WEC student interns provide free and confidential consulting to women in need of knowledge, resources, and support to start their own businesses.
