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Entrepreneurship: Is It for Me?

Date	September 21, 2009
Time	56 Minutes
Cost	FREE
	Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes. Many people dream of starting their own business, but are not suited for the challenge. Uncover the personal characteristics essential for entrepreneurial success in this FREE webinar, and find out how to maximize your abilities. You’ll also learn how to fortify yourself for the hard work of starting up a business. Knowing what to expect improves your chance for success.
	Who Should Attend? Product creator/inventors Under-employed people or entrepreneurs by necessity Recent retirees who realize that they’re not ready to retire Frustrated employees People with bright ideas Would be/wannabe entrepreneurs
Instructor	Geri Stengel , President, Ventureneer Geri heads Ventureneer (an online education and peer support company) and Stengel Solutions (a strategic planning and marketing firm that advises and develops social impact organizations). She teaches Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise at The New School in NYC. Geri co-founded Women’s Leadership Exchange, a social enterprise that helps women-led businesses take their companies to the next level. She headed marketing for Dow Jones Information Services and launched Physicians' Online. Geri is a past Vice Chair of Governance Matters, a non-profit organization that counsels New York-based non-profits on issues of stronger governance and past board member of the National Association of Women Business Owner NAWBO-NYC.
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