Beginning March 16, a select group of small business owners and those percolating ideas for new businesses will have the opportunity to spend nine Monday evenings with local entrepreneur Jay Goltz, founder of Artists Frame Service and Jayson Home.

Goltz will be teaching the new Certificate in Entrepreneurial Leadership: Lessons in Small Business Development, offered by Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership as part of its newly launched Center for Jewish Leadership.

During the nine sessions, Goltz will be challenging participants to understand the elements essential to business success and to assess their own abilities to determine if they have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. He is the author of The Street Smart Entrepreneur: 133 Tough Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (now translated into three languages).

Sessions meet Monday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. at Spertus Institute. The cost is $2,500 for the nine sessions including all materials. Scholarships are available for professionals working at nonprofit institutions. Enrollment is limited. To apply or for more information, those interested should visit spertus.edu/entrepreneur or contact Tal Rosen, director of the Center for Jewish Leadership, at [email protected].

Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership is a partner in serving our community, supported by the JUF/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

The Center for Jewish Leadership is supported by generous grants from the Crown Family and an anonymous foundation. We are grateful for their support.