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GrowinG Small BuSineSS Moosic resident helps women entrepreneurs By Josh McAuliffe
The featured speaker will be Lisa Criscera, founder and co-owner of L.C. SosPeciAl To The TRiBoRo BANNeR lutions, LLC, a Carbondale-based business Francene Pisano Dudziec knows a thing specializing in public relations, marketing or two about being a small business owner. and social media services. Admission to the talk is free. ReservaThat makes her a perfect fit for her position as special projects coordinator for tions can be made via the education/training tab at scrantonsbdc.com, or by contactthe University of Scranton’s Small Busiing Dudziec at 570-941-4168 or francene. ness Development Center (SBDC). There, dudziec@scranton.edu. the Moosic resident’s responsibilities Designed for women with lower include helping to oversee the Women’s incomes, those in transition or those tryEntrepreneurship Center, a partnership ing to make a better life for themselves of the SBDC and the university’s Kania and their families, Coffee and Confidence School of Management. strives to give participants helpful support Right now, Dudziec is gearing up for and guidance as they determine if starting the Women’s Entrepreneurship Center’s a business is a worthwhile and tangible opnext “Coffee and Confidence” talk, a free information session for women interested tion — all in a relaxed, casual setting. “It’s great to have women in the comin exploring the idea of starting their own munity come in and help other women,” business. The event is set for Wednesday, Dudziec said. “A lot of businesswomen Feb. 22, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the fifth floor of the U of S’s Brennan Hall, 320 don’t know where to start. … It’s important to know what you’re getting into. We Madison Ave. don’t want to sugarcoat all the challenges that go into starting a business.” The talks focus on many different facets of business development, from budget-
From left, front row: student Amy Simpson, Donna Simpson, consultant manager at the SBDC. Back row: Lisa Criscera, founder and co-owner of L.C. Solutions and Dudziec.
ing and marketing to networking and designing a website. In addition, Dudziec said, they cover topics that prospective entrepreneurs often don’t think about, like how much the business will affect their marriage and family life. “It’s really important for women to support each other,” Dudziec said. “Because then they think, ‘Hey, if they can do it, then I can do it.’”
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Coffee and Confidence serves as a nice complement to the Women’s Entrepreneurship Center’s other services, among them the StartUP program, an intensive multi-week educational series for budding business owners. The program is held three times per year, with the next series beginning March 7. Please see COVER, Page 11
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