WESTERN CATSKILLS COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION COUNCIL ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOT CAMP Oct. 21 in Margaretville

MARGARETVILLE — Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council, Inc. (WCCRC) is hosting its annual Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm at the MTC Conference Room, 61 Academy Street, Margaretville, NY 12455. Registration fee is $25, and includes lunch and refreshments. The program is partly funded by NYS Homes and Community Renewal, and MTC Birdsall Project.

The Boot Camp will include a variety of business workshops such as tech and transformation, how to form a business, insurance and risk management, marketing and branding, and how to write a business plan. The program also includes a panel discussion on funding, followed by networking and one-on-one conversations. David Madie, founder of GrowthWheel and co-founder of Bovina Center Montessori School, will deliver the keynote address titled “Getting the Big Picture: New Ideas for Growth through a 360º View on Business.”

Presenters include award-winning business advisor Sam Kandel, Small Business Development Center; Barbara Puglisi, Economic Development Director, Catskill Watershed Corporation; Lindsay Whitbeck, Delaware County Economic Development; James Hannahs, Greene County Economic Development; Julie Pacatte, Schoharie Economic Enterprise Corporation; Margaret Ellsworth, MARK Project; Anique Morrison, Krystin Woodcock and Sean Land, NBT Bank; Christopher Slonaker, Market Leader at NBT Insurance Agency; business lawyer Nicholas J. Frandsen; branding expert Eva Green; and Jacob Johnson, Customer Experience Manager at Margaretville Telephone Company and founder of Compass Coaching Group.

125 Main Street, Suite A, Stamford, N.Y. 12167 (607) 652-2823

You can download the program at https://westerncatskills.org/business/entrepreneurship-boot-camp/. To register, contact Simona David at (607) 652-2823, ext. 102, or sdavid@westerncatskills.org.

WCCRC Entrepreneurship Boot Camp is an opportunity for both start-ups and existing businesses to learn, access resources, adapt and grow, and contribute to a thriving local economy.

Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council, Inc. (WCCRC) is a 501 ( c ) 3 not-for-profit rural preservation company whose services include housing improvements, financial counseling, business and economic development, and Main Street revitalization. To learn more, visit westerncatskills.org.