Tell-Tale Signs that You're Ready to Expand Your Business
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You have a solid team of employees. You’re running out of space.
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You have a plan for growth. You’re meeting goals. You have enough cash.
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You have more business than you can handle. Your customers are seeking you out.
Your industry is growing.
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Work On Your Business - Not In Your Business
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Moving your business ahead may require that you step back … way back.
This new series is designed for the business owner that is ready to grow. There are many excellent reasons to pursue business growth. With business expansion comes increased revenue, wider brand recognition, and increased relevance in the industry. Most businesses, however, start small and stay there. If that's not good enough for you—or if you recognize that staying small doesn't necessarily guarantee your business's survival the Franklin Entrepreneurial Series is for you.
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Growing Your Own Business Has Many Moving Parts And The Most Important Part Is You, The Business Owner. Develop An Aspiring Brand Identity That Enables You To Grow And Flourish. Learn How The Buying And Selling Process Must Work Together; And Identify The Skills And Competencies It Takes To Effectively Execute The Selling Process. Walk Away Knowing What You Have To Do To Get Your Business To The Next Level.
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Work on your business strategy - together with other business owners and the facilitator. Develop a specific, hard-copy, written, strategy.
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Want to grow your business? Identify the qualitative and quantitative factors in presenting your business value to others. Develop a persuasive, logical and engaging message for investors, buyers, lenders and customers. Create a compelling presentation to share your business value proposition, while negotiating like a veteran business owner.
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Produce worksheets to guide your forward motions i
n a c
ollaborative
workshop with other business owners. Share and hone your
ideas.
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Interested in hiring staff and/or retaining your current staff? Understand the importance of good talent and engagement for your business. Develop a customized business value proposition and a list of competencies, skills and experiences your small business needs to grow. Explore how to write great job descriptions while learning six strategies for finding, keeping and developing the right talent. Walk away knowing what you have to do to be an employer of choice in your community.
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Real time development of the value proposition, and important job parameters including measurements. How to implement and communicate them.
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Or choose any of these 3 separately
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This is what the first class of Strategic Management (Brent Hutchinson & Melissa Hyde of Patuxent Architects; Yolanda Fanning; Theresa Brenner of Brenco Electrical Service; and Latrece Porcher of Equa, LLC) Said about:
Developing Your Business Mindset
"Instructor made class fun. Interaction was great! Enjoyable, related real world experiences."
Presenting Your Business Value
"Speaker's diagrams for determining value were helpful. Real life conversations, great information. Instructor was well informed, dynamic and the information was so valuable. So glad I took this course. Makes you want to tackle the world!"
Obtaining and Retaining Talent
"Discussion was great and good interaction." Media permission requested and granted prior to.
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Join 546,917* Maryland Small Business Owners
and
Be Your Own Boss - SBDC Helps You Get There
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Students' Said:
"This information helped me figure out which direction to take me into business" "I really enjoyed this class." "Excellent delivery of information." "
Bill is very knowledgeable and personable." Very engaging. "Great instructor in all areas. Excellent session." Very helpful!!!"
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Facilitator
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Bill Hitte, SBDC Business Consultant, Finance Specialist
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Students' Said Most Helpful: "Describing the tools to make decisions fruitful;" "advantages and disadvantages to types of businesses to own/buy;" "franchise disclosure, The fact you do not need to know a skill to own a franchise;" "the entire slide show; the myths and facts;" "learning about semi-absent;" Other Comments: Great Class Excellent and to the point information;" "This was one of the best classes of the series. I would love to keep in touch with Mr. Bock. Awesome class and good role model;"
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Facilitator
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Richard Bock, Franchise Business Consultant of Washington DC and Maryland. For more than 25 years,
FranNet
has educated people just like you on the pros and cons of the different opportunities to own a business.
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Students' Said:
"Great Class!!!
" Great tips and information!"
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If It's All About the Money
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with "
Preparing to Meet Your Lender
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June 12 6-8pm
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Local financial professionals will provide sound advice about what it takes to get a loan or an investor. Documents and information that are of interest to lenders and investors will be available and discussed. Seating is limited so
Register Early
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Then use what you learned from
Preparing to Meet Your Lender
to
"speed date"
lenders and investors at the
4th Annual EFEA Investment Marketplace
on Thursday,
July 19
*change*
Save the Date
read more
about this event's past year's from lenders and businesses that participated.
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Our online courses offer an excellent way to work training into your busy schedule when it's most convenient for you.
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Ellen Flowers-Fields | Regional Director |
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Lisa Creason | Program Assistant for Region |
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Bill Hitte | Business Consultant Charles County |
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Position Open | Business Consultant Calvert County |
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