Scranton Area Foundation Supports University of Scranton Small Business Development Center Program

The Scranton Area Foundation provided $2,000 in support of The University of Scranton Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) Start Up! Program, which is designed to teach aspiring female business owners the basics of launching a small business. Topics covered during the six-week program include financial literacy, goal setting, gaining credit and capital and marketing. From left: Francene Pisano Dudziec, special projects coordinator for the University’s SBDC; Laura Ducceschi, Scranton Area Foundation president and CEO; and Lisa Hall Zielinski, director for the University’s SBDC.