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Developing an Idea for a Startup Business

Date	January 28, 2010
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Cost	FREE
	Many would-be entrepreneurs are at a loss about what kind of business to start. You’ve dreamt about becoming your own boss and controlling your financial destiny, but what kind of venture is the right fit? Ideas can come from many sources, — previous work experience, hobbies, a personal need, filling a market void. But, whether you’re fulfilling a passion or following a marketing opportunity, you’ll need a process to evaluate your options. Developing an Idea for a Startup Businessis a FREE– one-hour webinar that will help you with your decision-making. You’ll discover that inspiration can come from many sources and learn about a wide array of catalysts.
	Who Should Attend? Product creator/inventors Under-employed people or entrepreneurs by necessity Recent retirees 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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