New Career Program for Entrepreneurial Boomers in the Baltimore region Launches on April 22, 2010
Boomers & Business: Creating Your Next Career, a ground-breaking eight- week program for boomers considering entrepreneurship as their second act, is being offered by Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore Inc., (WEB) and scheduled to begin April 22, 2010, in Columbia, Maryland
Boomers, especially women, are expected to create the next economic wave as they start small businesses to supplement retirement income AND create meaningful second careers. Record numbers of boomers are rethinking retirement and opting for better work/life balance. Is entrepreneurship the answer?
It is for many boomers, according to a number of recent studies by The Kauffman Foundation, cited by course developer and leader, Joanne M. Saltzberg, CLU, ChFC, and CEO of WEB. Ms. Saltzberg, a recognized expert in business planning and women’s economic issues, developed the Boomer & Business program to provide boomer-age women and men a structured framework for exploring entrepreneurship as an option for a meaningful and financially secure second career.
The eight-week course will cover the major start-up issues affecting any small business and the financial and lifestyle concerns specific to boomers. Both practical and inspirational, Boomers & Business will offer practical tools for assessing the viability of business ownership based on personal and financial goals and circumstances.
Course Features:
Small Group
24 Hours of Classroom Instruction
2 individual counseling sessions with business experts
Specialized Curriculum covering:
Financial and Retirement Planning Considerations
Personal and Financial Goal Setting
Boomers & Business: Creating Your Next Career program will meet weekly from 6-9 PM for eight weeks from April 22 to June 10, 2010. Class location is the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045. The program fee is $495.00. Register online at http://boomersandbusiness.eventbrite.com/ Deadline to register is April 15th.
WEB is able to bring the Boomers & Business: Creating Your Next Career program through generous funding from Network 2000 who provided the initial grant to develop this course.
To learn more, contact Joanne Saltzberg, 410-727-4921, ext. 21, or email jsaltzberg@webinc.org
About WEB
Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, founded in 1989 builds strong, women-owned business that lift up families and communities. WEB provides intensive business training that empowers its clients to achieve financial stability and success through entrepreneurship.
Visit www.webinc.org for more information.