Could Social Entrepreneurship be Part of Your Business Strategy?

Subir-BandyopadhyayIndiana University Northwest Center for Urban and Regional Excellence, School of Business and Economics and the Northwest ISBDC are offering a no-cost workshop on how to develop a social entrepreneurship strategy for local small businesses.

Workshop participants will have an opportunity to exchange ideas with students enrolled in a social entrepreneurship course at a local high school.

Subir Bandyopadhyay, PhD, a professor of marketing with vast experience in marketing planning and strategy, will facilitate the workshop.

When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 13

Where: IUN, 3400 Broadway in Gary, in the Dunes Medical/Professional Building, Room 2158
For parking facilities, please visit: http://www.iun.edu/parking/index.htm

No-cost event: There is no charge as it is sponsored in part by Innovate Indiana.

Registration: Registration is required as there is limited seating.

Call Northwest ISBDC at (219) 644-3513 or register online: http://goo.gl/2iwaoA

Light refreshments will be provided.

Event objectives
Introduce small business owners to the concept of social entrepreneurship
Assist small business owners and entrepreneurship students in developing a concept design for a small business social entrepreneurship initiative
Develop relationships between small business owners and entrepreneurship students to promote the development of internships and employment opportunities
Help small business owners in developing a template for a business plan for a social entrepreneurship project