HHIEDC, SBA, & AARP SC to Host Speed Mentoring Event Aimed at Entrepreneurs Over 50 Years of Age

The Hilton Head Economic Development Corporation  will partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP South Carolina on Tuesday, June 16, to host an “Encore Entrepreneur + Mentor Matchmaker” event. The free event will connect aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners with a variety of business experts through a series of roundtable mentoring sessions. Topic categories will include starting, running, marketing and financing a business. The event will also include a panel discussion with several Hilton Head Island entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is a key focus area of the HHIEDC’s program of work.

WHO: Aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners. Although the event is targeted to entrepreneurs 50 years old and over, all ages are welcome.

WHAT: The “Encore Entrepreneur + Mentor Matchmaker”-- a series of small group mentoring sessions with experts in starting, running, marketing and financing a business. The business experts will include successful local entrepreneurs, SCORE counselors, Small Business Development Center consultants, and more.

WHERE: Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane, 2nd Floor
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

WHEN: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Matchmaker mentoring sessions
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 – Panel discussion with Q & A

Attendance is free, but space is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information or to pre-register, contact Mary Ellen Tschupp at 843-686-0868 or email METschupp@hhiedc.com.

The HHIEDC, a South Carolina nonprofit corporation, was created by the Town of Hilton Head Island in 2013 to help grow and diversify the Town’s economy.