Extension-sponsored workshops to explore starting a business at age 50-plus

Purdue Extension will teach a series of interactive workshops to help individuals in the 50-plus age range discover their inner entrepreneur and the initial steps needed to launch a business.

The workshops explore entrepreneurial thinking and application and include the following topics:

1. Introduction to Entrepreneurship

2. What is Entrepreneurial Thinking and Acting?

3. Decoding Your Entrepreneurial History

4. Anatomy of an Idea

5. Building Your Brain Trust

6. Branding that Brings Results

7. Finance: Common Sense and Cents

8. Entrepreneurship is a Verb, not a Business Plan – Just Start!

In addition to the workshops, participants will receive coaching from the Small Business Development Center after completion if they choose to move forward with their business idea.

The workshops are held on Zoom from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in February — Feb. 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 and 29.

Register by Jan. 30 at https://cvent.me/3wba1l. The cost of the workshop series is $99 and is payable at registration.

Contact Kristi Whitacre at kwhitacr@purdue.edu or 812-462-3371 with questions about the workshops.