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Successful Startups Rescheduled to November

Because of the numerous wildfires in Solano and Napa-Sonoma counties, we had to cancel the Successful Startups workshops. We hope all of you are doing okay and recovering from the fires. The  Successful Startups workshops have been rescheduled for Monday, November 6 and Tuesday, November 7. Both workshops still have a few seats available, but act quickly! Please note the location of the Startups workshops have changed to a new location.

The Solano Small Business Development Center is pleased to welcome a Restaurant Business Advisor to our team.  Restaurant expert Louise Dawson has more than 30 years experience in the industry and is a Solano County resident herself.  Understanding Food Costs on  Oct. 23 and How to Write a Business Plan for a Restaurant Project on  Nov. 16 will be great additions to our Fall class schedule.

If you or someone you know needs help starting or growing their business, don't forget to tell them about our free workshop and advising resources. For more information on our programs, check us out at SolanoSBDC.org and click the "Apply Today" button.

Ann Johnson-Stromberg
Director, Solano SBDC

707.646.1071

Contents

WORKSHOP:
Successful Startups in Solano - Parts 1 & 2startups

Part 1 - First Steps: Learn the pros and cons of starting your own business and how to position yourself as a successful entrepreneur. We will share invaluable resources to take a new business through the nuts and bolts of starting your business including licenses and permits.

Part 2 - Business Planning: The second session will provide an overview of the business planning process and share a multitude of key information sources for developing your business plan.

You will also learn how to take advantage of the Small Business Development Center's free training and advising services for your new business, and more! 
Part 1
Monday, November 6, 2017
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Part 2
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Faifield Civic Center Library
1150 Kentucky Street
Fairfield

Instructor Sandy Markus has been in entrepreneurial environments her whole professional career in corporate divisions, venture capital funded start-ups, and launched her own small business. She has been a lead SBDC Advisor and Trainer for startup businesses for six years.

Sandy brings a unique understanding and experience in and with start-ups, marketing and business development in the service, retail, wholesale, software-as-a-service, education, and nonprofit sectors.
WORKSHOP:
Restaurant Series: Understanding Food Costs foodcost

Whether you are an existing restaurateur looking for a refresher course, or a start-up looking for training, this workshop is for you.  Join SBDC Business Advisor and Hospitality Specialist, Louise Dawson for an afternoon of Understanding Food Cost.  Do you really know how much that Chicken Caesar Salad costs you to make?

Topics to be discussed include:
  • Industry benchmarks for food cost
  • Industry techniques for calculating plate cost
  • How to price for profitability
  • Best practices for managing inventory
  • Weekly flashcards and how to establish a budget

Monday, October 23, 2017
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Fairfield Cordelia Library
5050 Business Center Drive
Fairfield
WORKSHOP:
Restaurant Series:
How to Write a Business Plan 
for a Restaurant Project restaurantbplan


Thursday, November 16, 2017
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Fairfield Cordelia Library
5050 Business Center Drive
Fairfield
Whether you are an existing restaurateur looking for a refresher course, or a start-up looking for training, this workshop is for you.  Join SBDC Business Advisor and Hospitality Specialist, Louise Dawson for an afternoon of Understanding Food Cost.  Do you really know how much that Chicken Caesar Salad costs you to make?

Topics to be discussed include:
  • Industry benchmarks for food cost
  • Industry techniques for calculating plate cost
  • How to price for profitability
  • Best practices for managing inventory
  • Weekly flashcards and how to establish a budget
Louise Dawson is an SBDC Certified Business Advisor and Hospitality Specialist who brings to her clients over 30 years of industry experience: owning and operating bars, restaurants and retail; consulting and advising and teaching and training, Louise brings real-life experience to both start-ups, with pre-opening education and organization and additionally, to existing businesses, with operational strategy and ongoing systems and training.  Louise is a small business advocate and won a congressional award for her work with small business from Nancy Pelosi.
FROM OUR PARTNERS:
In this free one-hour webinar, presented by PTAC, we'll review multiple online tools to find out which government agencies buy what YOU sell. We'll cover federal, state, local (city/county), utility and even university and school district purchasing.

Solano SBDC
707.646.1071
solanosbdc.org






 

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance of our workshops. Contact the Solano SBDC at 707.646.1071 or email [email protected]