SIMPLE STEPS FOR STARTING YOUR BUSINESS #2 - #5 is a series of workshops which will help you decide if your idea for a business is viable! This SCORE series includes four three-hour workshops with action steps. Attend all four sessions for $150.00. (A second person from same company is an additional $50.00.) Ask your mentor for discount code. Each attendee will have to register individually.
Join us for four three-hour sessions that help you understand these basics:
· The concepts involved with assessing a business idea [September 15]
· Marketing your product or service [September 22]
· Understanding business financials and how they work [September 29]
· How to fund and finance your business [October 6]
Funding Sources and Next Steps. The final workshop offers information on how to finance your small business. In this session, discussions include sources of funds, accounting the six C's of credit, banking relations, ratio analysis, and monthly preparation and review of financial statements. A bank loan officer will give an inside view of how a banker assesses the merits of business plans and loan application. At the end of the series, you have all of the tools necessary to decide whether or not to launch your small business.