QuickSTART Business Series  to attend  click here  then click on the workshop to register

What is the Quickstart Program?

The Program helps answer the following questions:

Am I well suited to be an entrepreneur and am I really ready to start business? 
Is my business idea a viable one? 
How do I build a business plan that will help guide me toward success?
Do the financials make sense and can I make money?
What are the steps I need to form a company? - Should I create an LLC or an S-Corp?
How will I find customers? - How will I price my products and services?
Where will I find start-up funding? - What does a bank need to see to make me a loan? 
My business is struggling, what can I do to improve?
And many more...

SCORE offers a workshop series that guides you through the process of starting and growing your business.  One-on-one mentoring is offered throughout the series.

Session 1. Startup Basics :helps you answer key questions before you start abusiness

• Myths

• Self assessment

• Business basics in our area

• Legal structures

• Licensing and taxes

• Insurance

• Intro to marketing and finance

• Business concept development

• New product or service idea?

• Purchase an existing business?

• Purchase a franchise?

• Collecting critical marketing information

• Other key issues

• Competition

• Size, product/service features

• Supplier reliability

• Business Risks

• Product and services description

• Pricing strategy

• Competition

• Target markets

• Marketing strategies to reach customers

• Building your financial model

• Forecasting sales units and prices

• Understanding your financial plan

• Financial statement analysis

• Accounting & bookkeeping systems

• The “six C’s of credit”

• Banking relations

• Sources of capital (traditional and non-traditional)

• Further research your idea

• Finalize your financial forecast

• Develop your business plan

• Prepare your loan package

• Launch and grow your business!

Session Schedule:

                         Time:    9AM-noon

                           Day:   Saturday

 Session & Date:

  1. Start Basics*                2/5               4/2              7/9              10/1

  2. Business Concepts       2/12             4/9             7/16            10/8

  3. Marketing Plan             2/19             4/16           7/23            10/15

  4. Financial Proj.               2/26             4/23           7/30            10/22

  5. Funding Sources           3/5               4/30           8/6              10/29

To register for full 5 sessions or an individual session click here  for the events calendar then click on the workshop to register or call 520-505-3636

Pricing:   Session 1 -- free
                Session 2 thru 5  ----$40 per session
                Register for all 5 sessions for $125 and save

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