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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; The University of Scranton Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center will host Coffee and Confidence, a free information session for women interested in exploring the idea of starting their own businesses, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, on the fifth floor of Brennan Hall, 320 Madison Ave.</p><p>Participants will meet with guest entrepreneur and mentor Lenora Delvecchio, owner of Lenora&#8217;s women&#8217;s clothing boutique.</p><p>Designed for women with lower incomes, those in transition or those trying to make a better life for themselves and their families, the session will offer women support and guidance in determining if self-employment is an option for them. Admission is free and reservations are requested, but not required.</p><p>For more information or to register, contact Francene Dudziec, special projects coordinator at the university&#8217;s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), at 570-941-4168, francene.dudziec@scranton.edu or register online scrantonsbdc.com.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Representatives from The University of Scranton&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center and SBDC meet with entrepreneur, Lenora Delvecchio, women&#8217;s clothing boutique owner, to plan for the upcoming Coffee and Confidence, a free information session on May 18 for women with lower incomes interested in learning about self-employment. From left, Lenora Delvecchio, of Scranton, Lenora&#8217;s Women Clothing Boutique; The University&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center student intern Larissa Hoffmann, &#8216;15 of Sussex, New Jersey; The University&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center student intern Danielle Guari, &#8217;17, Archbald, and Francene Pisano Dudziec, of Moosic, special projects coordinator at the University&#8217;s SBDC. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_ABJ-Confidence.jpg</photo0><caption0>Representatives from The University of Scranton&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center and SBDC meet with entrepreneur, Lenora Delvecchio, women&#8217;s clothing boutique owner, to plan for the upcoming Coffee and Confidence, a free information session on May 18 for women with lower incomes interested in learning about self-employment. From left, Lenora Delvecchio, of Scranton, Lenora&#8217;s Women Clothing Boutique; The University&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center student intern Larissa Hoffmann, &#8216;15 of Sussex, New Jersey; The University&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Entrepreneurship Center student intern Danielle Guari, &#8217;17, Archbald, and Francene Pisano Dudziec, of Moosic, special projects coordinator at the University&#8217;s SBDC. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Businesswoman Lenora Delvecchio to speak at Coffee and Confidence event in Scranton