Developing a Workshop to Help Small Businesses Get Unstuck

Lauren G. St. George, Buffalo State College

Abstract

This master’s project presents my journey of developing and running a two-day workshop specifically designed to help entrepreneurs get unstuck. It includes principles, frameworks, and materials developed for this two-day workshop. Inspiration for this project came from my own entrepreneur experience over the last 13 years. Over that time period I have encountered many roadblocks and found that the resources available to established small business owners were limited and those that do exist did not always meet my needs. This workshop has been developed keeping in mind the two things that are most important to small business owners, time and money. The tools and materials shared in this project have been designed from my experience along with my studies at the International Center for Studies in Creativity.