SCORE Workshop

"Start-up Your Business With A Successful Plan"

2 of 6 Certificate Program

Date:

Wednesday September 10, 2014

 

Time: 

Check-in:   8:15 AM -   8:45 AM

Workshop: 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM

 

Location:

SCORE Chicago/SBA Office

500 W. Madison Street

Suite 1150

Chicago, IL 60661

 

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Cost:

 

$40.00 - Online Registration 

 

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Start-up Your Business With A Successful Plan

A thoughtful and well-executed business plan is the first step for every potential entrepreneur. Good planning increases the odds of success. This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals. With a good plan, build your road map to success.

 

To be covered:

* Establish the information needed for a detailed Business Plan. 

* Create the Environment of the Company, Product or Service that

  will be the basis of this Plan; identify the Operations, Marketing

  Approach and Financial Implications. 

* Establish Pro Forma P&L Statements, utilizing three Revenue

  Scenarios-Aggressive, Modest and Slow Revenue Growth. 

* Identify the Risks you'll face within each Pro Forma P&L

  Statement. Select the Most Likely Growth Scenario. 

* Develop the Expected Cash Flow from the Chosen Growth

  Scenario, Loan Needs and Expected Payback to

  Investors/Yourself. 

* Prioritize your Action Steps, recognizing those that are Absolute

  Musts, Very Important and Less Important. In essence, you're

  creating a Time Line/Calendar for the tasks you'll undertake to

  accomplish your Growth Objectives. 

* Create your Plan and the last critical item, the Executive

  Summary; note, this Summary must portray your view of the

  Business Opportunity as Positive, Enthusiastic and Succinct.

  Ideally presented on one page.

Aaron Lebedow is Co-Founder and Chairman of a global marketing consulting organization which served senior management of Fortune 500 companies; assessed these companies' market environments in terms of growth, technological threats/opportunities and competitive positioning. 

 

The consulting disciplines that were the focus of his firm were included in the development of his clients' Business Plans: 

* New Product Needs/Assessments 

* Acquisition Assessment/Divestiture 

* Market Size/Growth 

* Competitive Position/Future Strategy 

* Technology Evaluation 

* Distribution Channels 

* Product Planning/Diversification 

* New Markets/Geography Entry

Limited seating, save yours

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SCORE services are provided on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to race, gender, national origin, or disability   

 

SCORE Chicago/SBA Office

500 W. Madison Street

Suite 1150

Chicago, IL 60661

312-353-4540 

workshops@scorechicago.org

www.scorechicago.org