Course 1 - Starting and Growing Your Own Business

Suggested attendees: individuals who are thinking about starting a new business or people who already have a small business.

• Basics of setting up a business

• Legal entity structures – Sole proprietor, Partnerships, Sub Chapter S, LLC and others

• Paying taxes

• Keeping financial records

• Insurance

• Business Plan introduction

• Marketing basics

• Financing a business

Course 2 – Writing a Business Plan

Suggested attendees: People who already have a small business and others who have taken Course 1.

• Components of a business plan – what needs to be included

• Start up costs

• How to prepare a budget

• Cash flow projections

• How to use a business plan to get financing

• Walk through an example

Course 3 - Marketing Your Own Business

Suggested attendees: People who already have a business and others who have taken Courses 1 and 2.

• Developing a Marketing Plan

• Performing market research

• Pricing

• Advertising and promotion

• Internet marketing

• Tracking results

Course 4 - Financial Management In Business

Suggested attendees: People who already have a business and others who have taken Courses 1, 2 & 3.

• Bookkeeping & Accounting In Business

• Budgeting

• Forecasting

• Funding a Business

• Tracking Income & Expenses