Doing Business Better: The Intentional Entrepreneur

About the Workshop

This innovative workshop is designed for those women who dream of owning their own business; those who have a desire to create their own future, to realize their passion through business ownership. The activities in the workshop have been designed to help you investigate your entrepreneurial mindset by exploring both the emotional and practical aspects of business ownership.

In the Intentional Entrepreneur you will:

• Assess your entrepreneurial interest
• Align your priorities with your vision
• Recognize how to generate ideas and discover business opportunities
• Identify action steps toward meeting your goals

This workshop is offered in partnership with the McNair Center for Entrepreneurism at Columbia College.

About the Presenters

Dr. Christine Lomer La Cola serves as executive director of the Institute for Leadership for Professional Excellence at Columbia College, overseeing the work of five centers and serving on the president’s senior team. Dr. La Cola joins Columbia College with over twenty years’ experience in higher education and business with expertise in organizational management and program and curricular design. Most recently, Dr. La Cola served as assistant dean and director of the Graduate Division at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Dr. La Cola graduated with a B.A. in economics and business administration from Kalamazoo College. She earned an M.B.A. from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and a doctorate in Higher Education Management from The Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. 

About Doing Business Better

Doing Business Better, presented by BB&T, is designed to help small businesses be more profitable, compliant, and efficient.

4:30-5:00PM: Sign-in and networking

5:00-7:00PM: Workshop

A light dinner, soft drinks and water will be provided.