WEDC - Westchester

Do you want to be your own boss? Do you have an idea for a business, or have you recently started one? Want to learn how WEDC can help you?  If you've answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then this webinar is right for you! Join Persephone Zill, WEDC Westchester's Women's Business Center Director to get the inside scoop on how to create, sustain and grow a successful small business.

Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Trainer: Persephone Zill

WEDC’s Women’s Business Center Director, Persephone brings a wealth of experience with entrepreneurial education and non-profit management. She was the Associate Director at Fordham University’s social innovation lab and a Senior VP at Feeding Westchester, developing strategic partnerships around solving hunger in Westchester County. Ms. Zill previously served as the Program Director for WEDC, training and counseling women entrepreneurs for nine years. She received a BA in American Studies from Barnard College and an MBA in Management/Entrepreneurship from Baruch College. Ms. Zill currently serves as a task force member for Westchester County’s Incubator Network.

Are you over 50 and looking for ways to improve your current financial situation? Have you ever dreamed of being your own boss?  Work for Yourself@50+™ has the information you need to succeed.

AARP Foundation’s Work for Yourself@50+ initiative will help you gain the knowledge, support, and resources you need to make informed decisions about working for yourself and learn what it takes to launch a successful self-employment venture.

The decision to start your own business can be both exciting and daunting.  Work for Yourself@50+ breaks the choices down for older adults in an approachable way through five steps:

A careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks of working for yourself
Exercises to help develop the self-employment idea
A realistic overview of what it takes to pursue a self-employment opportunity
Guidance to help avoid pitfalls and scams
Ways to find trustworthy support and services

Sign up for this info session to receive more information on the upcoming WEDC + Ossining Innovates, “Generating Business Ideas, a 4 Week OI! Bootcamp”

This four-week “bootcamp” will act as a guide for entrepreneurs by providing a process for identifying and evaluating potential business ideas.

Get all your questions answered on Wednesday, August 17 at 6:30pm. Register in advance for this meeting here!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

WEDC’s professional trainers will assist you with navigating all aspects of starting, running, and growing your business; helping you to create a roadmap for success.

There are just 7 days left to register for this 4 week workshop. We will instruct you on a method of developing and vetting business ideas. At the end of the course each participant will have several ideas that they can begin to pursue to create a business model for. Scholarships are available upon request. […]

Are you interested in creating a social enterprise? These socially driven business ventures provide entrepreneurs with an innovative platform for designing creative solutions to complicated social problems, while yielding a high level of positive social and financial return on investment. Getting started can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.

As increasing numbers of entrepreneurs choose to incorporate social good into their missions, the options for legal structures have expanded and changed. Please join WEDC, NYLPI and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for a virtual training that will assist entrepreneurs in understanding the practical and legal considerations they must make as they consider forming a social enterprise.

Are you a Westchester Remote 60 Hour ETP graduate from 2020, 2021 or 2022?

Come meet your fellow graduates, explore new connections and re-establish existing ones!

To register, please email Mairead Daly-Diep.

Showcase your business at the WEDC Marketplace!

The WEDC Marketplace in Mt. Kisco will be open Wednesdays through Sundays, from 10 am to 6 pm at 23 East Main Street, Mt. Kisco 10549.

Come visit the WEDC Marketplace!  The WEDC Marketplace is open November 2nd to the 27th at 23 East Main Street in Mt. Kisco. We will showcase a variety of small businesses’ products and services. We invite you to shop and support these amazing entrepreneurs. The list of vendors, events, and workshops is available here. The […]

Join us for our 2022 Lillian Vernon Award + Networking Event. Register here for a night of networking and fellowship. Sponsorship Opportunities Available: $500 Gold - Includes 2 tickets to event, a WEDC 25 Year Anniversary tote bag, your brand logo will be featured on print and digital marketing, social media, and included on signage during […]

Come visit the WEDC Marketplace!  The WEDC Marketplace is open November 2nd to the 27th at 23 East Main Street in Mt. Kisco. We will showcase a variety of small businesses’ products and services. We invite you to shop and support these amazing entrepreneurs. The list of vendors, events, and workshops is available here. The […]