The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University opens its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.

The topic of the workshop will be “How to Connect, Position Yourself and Create Success” with Matt Brown and Jason Duff. This event is free and open to the public.

Duff is an acclaimed speaker, real estate developer and award-winning entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Community Storage & Properties Ltd. and COMSTOR Outdoor Ltd. Duff also serves in executive capacities with several other businesses and not-for-profit organi­zations. He received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from ONU in 2005. 

Brown is a nationally recognized Next-Gen leader, published author and entrepreneur. He has served as president of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and president of the Lima Young Professionals and is a marketing strategist and senior project manager for several businesses in advertising, marketing, insurance and real estate development. He received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from ONU in 2005.

For more information, contact Kevin Ernst, director of the CEDC, at 419-772-2722 or [email protected]