A week for entrepreneurs and anyone interested in business is coming up later this month at Missouri Western State University.

Workshops being offered during Entrepreneurship Week include Accounting for Beginners, Creating a Marketing Plan, What Your Financial Statement Can Tell You and Social Media Tools for Small Businesses.

Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Missouri Western Craig School of Business Annette Weeks said this year, the speaker for the capstone luncheon on Friday will be Peter Ueberroth.

“Our benefactor, Steve Craig, was able to get him to come to St. Joseph. A little bit of background on him is he was the architect for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics (1984), he was also voted Man of the Year by Time Magazine, he was commissioner of the baseball league as well as helped an effort to rebuild Los Angeles after the riots,” Weeks said. “We’re very excited to get someone of his esteem and such a vast background especially in entrepreneurship to come to Missouri Western in St. Joseph.”  

Weeks said whether or not someone has an interest in being an entrepreneur themselves, entrepreneurship affects everyone in a community.

“It’s important to know what (entrepreneurs) bring to our region, the economic stability, the job creation, the innovation, it comes from our local entrepreneurs,” Weeks said. “We really feel passionate about that and at Missouri Western, we are committed to cultivating and educating entrepreneurs for our region. Entrepreneurship Week is one of our efforts in supporting this entrepreneurial ecosystem.”

Entrepreneurship Week takes place March 25-29 on the campus of Missouri Western.

For more information or to register, call (816) 271-4283 or click here.