{"id":408,"date":"2013-11-07T13:45:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.eckerd.edu\/?p=187"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:27:50","slug":"eckerd-college-selected-as-first-site-for-national-workshop-on-entrepreneurship-after-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-selected-as-first-site-for-national-workshop-on-entrepreneurship-after-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College Selected As First Site for National Workshop on Entrepreneurship After 50"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]It is estimated that 70% of all baby boomers expect to work in some capacity after they retire, indicating the nation has a significant pool of aging human capital that will be exploring an entrepreneurial third age. While media attention on entrepreneurial activity in the United States has been focused on millennial generation, twenty-something techies, the reality is that more than 40% of all start ups in America are by adults over 45 years of age.<\/p>\n

On December 6 and 7, 2013, Eckerd College will host “Don’t Retire from Your Life: Explore Encore Entrepreneurship and Renew, Re-imagine and Unleash You<\/a>,”<\/strong> the first-ever workshop in the region on entrepreneurship after 50. Conducted by a team of nationally recognized thought leaders on senior entrepreneurship, this eProv Studio<\/a> workshop will combine college-level instruction with fun, mind-flexing improvisational work.<\/p>\n

The cost to attend the workshop is $349. There is no minimum required education level to participate. Eckerd College’s Lewis House Executive Education Center is located at 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711. Click here<\/a> to register for the event or call 727-864-8827.<\/p>\n

This eProv Studio workshop is co-sponsored by Eckerd College, AARP and the Encore Academy of Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

About the Workshop<\/strong>
\nLed by Cheryl Kiser, executive director of Babson College’s Social Innovation Lab, and Elizabeth Isele<\/a>, the co-founder and CEO of SeniorEntrepreneurshipWorks.com, the two-day eProvStudio workshop will introduce participants to Entrepreneurial Thought & Action (ET&A\u00ae), a dynamic methodology created by and taught daily at Babson College, the top-ranked school in the world in entrepreneurship education.<\/p>\n

Additionally, participants will take and receive their own personal Entrepreneurial Dimensions Profile TM<\/sup> (EDP), Eckerd College’s new, cutting-edge assessment tool based on extensive research into the traits, motivations and skills of entrepreneurs. Developed by Eckerd’s Leadership Development Institute and used by undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs throughout the world, the EDP is a tool to benchmark an individual’s latent, entrepreneurial skill-set and empower him or her to build real-world success on top of those strengths.<\/p>\n

Entrepreneuring is not an individual sport\u2014doing it in “community” amplifies the results. In this highly interactive workshop, participants will learn how to:<\/p>\n