entrepreneurship week July 21-23July 14, 2020–The Craig School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship at Missouri Western State University is hosting the rescheduled Entrepreneurship Week July 21-23. The revised event includes five free workshops and a Capstone Business Luncheon.

Seating is limited to allow for social distancing. Registration is required for all events. To register, visit the Center for Entrepreneurship website, calling 816-271-4283, or email entrepreneurship@missouriwestern.edu

All workshops will be held in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall room 214. The Capstone Business Luncheon will be held in the Fulkerson Center.

Tuesday, July 21

10-11:30 a.m., Planning for Your Business: writing a business plan, business legals and how to protect your business, presented by Annette Weeks, Center for Entrepreneurship; Susan Montee, Montee Law Firm; and Don Tolly, Tolly & Associates

1-1:30 p.m., QuickBooks Awareness the importance of bookkeeping and learning how to navigate QuickBooks online, presented by Shelly Hulet, Sumner, Carter, Hardy and Schwichtenberg, PC

2:30-4 p.m., How to Finance Your Business: the different financing options to start and grow a business, presented by Roni Mauer, Mo-Kan

Wednesday, July 22

10-11:30 a.m., Creating with Canva: a guide to creating branded content through the application, presented by Miu Sutton, graduate assistant in the Center for Entrepreneurship

1-2:30 p.m., Website Design: learn how to build your own website for your business, presented by Jake Kelly, Missouri Western State University

Thursday, July 23

Noon, Capstone Business Luncheon, including the presentation of Entrepreneur of the Year and Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The cost is $20.

Entrepreneurship Week is usually held in March, but was rescheduled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Entrepreneurship Week is sponsored by Don Tolly American Family Insurance Agency, Montee Law Firm and Sumner, Carter, Hardy & Schwichtenberg, PC. 

Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.