Business Planning - Series of Four Workshops

Session 1 (BP) - Business Concepts

Business Concepts - First of a four part business planning series. In this course, you will learn a personal business plan model that gives you step-by-step guidance in researching and writing your business plan. This workshop s topics include: getting in shape to start a small business, target marketing, descriptions of products and services.

Session 2 (BP) -Marketing

Marketing This workshop covers important marketing concepts such as: What is marketing? What does marketing include? And what makes your product and/or service unique? Other topics include pricing strategies, market information resources, market positioning, marketing communications, the difference between features and benefits.

Session 3 (BP) - Financial Projections

Financial Projections This workshop uses exercises to help you better understand financial concepts. Using a hands-on approach, you learn how to use our financial model to forecast sales revenue and build solid pro-forma financial forecasts.

Session 4 (BP) - Financing the Business and Feasibility Decision

Financing the Business and Feasibility Decision This final workshop offers information on how to finance your small business. We discuss various sources of funding, credit scoring, and the 5 C s of Credit. A bank loan officer will join the workshop to give you an inside view of what a banker is looking for and how he/she assesses your plan.

Classes will be held from 6pm - 8pm at the Chester County Library - Exton Branch

Thursday, Sept. 10 Business Concepts
Thursday, Sept. 17 Marketing
Thursday, Sept. 24 Financial Projections
Thursday, Oct. 1 Financing the Business and Feasibility Decision

$80/series

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Contact

Kerry Francis
Chester & Delaware County SCORE
610-344-6910
contact.0544@scorevolunteer.org