Entrepreneurial Support at WREN

Whether you’re starting a business or growing your small business, WREN is here to help!

BETA is back! Our popular Business and Entrepreneurial Technical Assistance (BETA) program is relaunching with a new name and a new curriculum!

Join us for the Spring 2025 session, led by Meg Brown of Miss MegaBug.

The course takes place on Tuesdays from 4 - 6:30 pm at the Gallery at WREN, with office hours on Fridays from 2 - 4 pm. Our spring session begins on Tuesday, March 11, and ends on Tuesday, April 29th.

This course is limited to 10 participants, so secure your spot today!

$350 WREN member | $425 non-member

Current members should email juliab@wrenworks.org for the discount code.

*Did you know that our CDBG program covers tuition for this program + more?! Learn more and find out if you qualify here.

Not a member? Click here to learn more and sign up today!

WREN’s Entrepreneurial Advisors

Looking for one-on-one support? WREN staff may be able to help. Meet our advisors here.

Mary Secor

Mary Secor has over twenty years of experience developing and delivering education programs and workshops for academic, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations.

In her role as Vice President, Curriculum at the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), an international train-the-trainer company, she led the development and implementation of CPI’s Program and Product Development Process and contributed to the design, development, testing, marketing, launch and evaluation of new training programs and products. As Program Coordinator for Outreach at the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), Ms. Secor was responsible for working with member institutions in planning, organizing, promoting and delivering over thirty entrepreneurship workshops and events each year including idea pitch competitions, business plan competitions and entrepreneurship conferences and workshops. She also served as an educational consultant and provided curriculum development expertise to colleges and universities working on developing and strengthening their undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. She has presented her work at regional and national conferences and co-authored articles on models and curricular approaches for developing and delivering collegiate entrepreneurship programs.

Ms. Secor moved to Bethlehem, New Hampshire in 2018. She served on WREN’s Board of Directors and teaches classes and provides 1:1 advising to WREN members.

If you would like to work with Mary, the first step is to complete our business assessment form. Contact us to receive the assessment form and to schedule a 1:1 consultation.

The CDBG program covers the cost of 1:1 consultations with WREN advisors. Click here for more information about the CDBG program.