VIA GoBlueRidge.net
Written by Adam Hicks
A free workshop series will be offered to entrepreneurs in the High Country starting next month.
Watauga County, the Appalachian Regional Development Institute, and other partners have joined together to promote entrepreneurship and small business development.
The program is called the Watauga Entrepreneur Development Partnership, or W.E.D.P. and is designed to develop a local business-owner and small business support system.
The W.E.P.D. is also designed to assist people with business ideas to start their own enterprises and establish a culture of entrepreneurship and self-employment in the region.
According to the Deputy Director of the A.R.D.I., Chilton Rogers, participants will assess their interests and skills and discuss the pros and cons of entrepreneurship and self-employment.
Rogers explained this is the ninth workshop series offered to aspiring entrepreneurs in the region and the previous workshops have been very successful.
This is a free workshop and members of the public are encouraged to attend. It will be held on October 28th, November 11th, and December 2nd from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Appalachian Enterprise Center at the corner of Kin Street and Poplar Grove Connector.
Interested parties can visit www.ardi.appstate.edu for more information.
