Entrepreneurial Support at WREN
Whether you’re starting a business or growing your small business, WREN is here to help!
We’re always working on developing entrepreneurial support programs to meet the changing needs of new and emerging small business owners in our community. Is there a class you wish that WREN offered? Are you interested in teaching a class, course, or workshop? We want to hear from you! Please reach out to Julia at juliab@wrenworks.org. See our current offerings below, and sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop about what’s happening at WREN!
The CDBG program has helped thousands of entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. WREN is proud to be an administrator of this program. If you are a low to moderate income person who’s a small business owner, or who would like to start a small business, the CDBG program can provide funding for technical assistance and training to help your business grow. Learn more about this program and see if you qualify here.
For artists: Artist Marketing in the Middle of Nowhere will be led by landscape painter Rebecca M. Fullerton. This class will teach simple ways to market your art in real life and online, participate in fairs and other live events, and find the opportunities that are right for your art practice. Learn more and register here.
For everyone who relies on the outdoor economy, please join us for an evening of networking and at the Outdoor Economy Networking Summit on April 9th at the Rek’-Lis Pint House! Presented in partnership with the Northern Forest Center, this event is a must for emerging and established business owners in the areas of forest stewardship, outdoor rec, and anyone who relies on outdoor recreation tourism. Learn more and register here.
Our spring session of Taking Flight: Starting Your Small Business, led by Meg Brown of Miss MegaBug, is underway. If you’re interested in registering for a future session of Taking Flight, email Julia at juliab@wrenworks.org to save your space!
WREN’s Entrepreneurial Advisors
Looking for one-on-one support? WREN staff may be able to help. Meet our advisors here.
Mary Secor
Mary Secor has over twenty years of experience developing and delivering education programs and workshops for academic, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations.
In her role as Vice President, Curriculum at the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), an international train-the-trainer company, she led the development and implementation of CPI’s Program and Product Development Process and contributed to the design, development, testing, marketing, launch and evaluation of new training programs and products. As Program Coordinator for Outreach at the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), Ms. Secor was responsible for working with member institutions in planning, organizing, promoting and delivering over thirty entrepreneurship workshops and events each year including idea pitch competitions, business plan competitions and entrepreneurship conferences and workshops. She also served as an educational consultant and provided curriculum development expertise to colleges and universities working on developing and strengthening their undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. She has presented her work at regional and national conferences and co-authored articles on models and curricular approaches for developing and delivering collegiate entrepreneurship programs.
Ms. Secor moved to Bethlehem, New Hampshire in 2018. She served on WREN’s Board of Directors and teaches classes and provides 1:1 advising to WREN members.
If you would like to work with Mary, the first step is to complete our business assessment form. Contact us to receive the assessment form and to schedule a 1:1 consultation.
The CDBG program covers the cost of 1:1 consultations with WREN advisors. Click here for more information about the CDBG program.