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Four Part Business Planning Workshop Series

*Registration is for Business Planning Parts I, II, III, and IV*

This is the most popular business planning workshop series in the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center network. The new version of the program is based on our experience over the last five years and includes improvements suggested by the attendees. A key to your success is meeting experienced business counselors in each session. Also, you have access to the most effective online courses now available. And you get access to a new Web-based business planning tool. We welcome all entrepreneurs who want to start or grow their business.

The Business Planning Workshop Series contains the following four Workshops:

Business Planning I - Business Plan for Success

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, and what makes a good business plan. You have access to an excellent business planning online course that you can use in conjunction with the workshop series.

Business Planning II - Marketing Your Product, Service and Company

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. You have access to online marketing courses that you can use before or after the workshop.

Business Planning III - Financial Management - Projections and Statements

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.

Business Planning IV - 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 the merits of your loan application.

Business Planning Workshops may be taken as individual sessions. Registrations for individual Workshops are available below.

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Business Planning Part I - Business Plan for Success

*Registration is for Part I of this Workshop Series Only*

Business Planning I - Business Plan for Success

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, and what makes a good business plan. You have access to an excellent business planning online course that you can use in conjunction with the workshop series.

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Business Planning Part II - Marketing Your Product, Service and Company

*Registration is for Part II of this Workshop Series Only*

Business Planning II - Marketing Your Product, Service and Company

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. You have access to online marketing courses that you can use before or after the workshop.

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Business Planning Part III - Financial Management - Projections and Statements

*Registration is for Part III of this Workshop Series Only*

Business Planning III - Financial Management - Projections and Statements

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.

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Business Planning Part IV - Financing the Business and Feasibility Decision

*Registration is for Part IV of this Workshop Series Only*

Business Planning IV - 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 the merits of your loan application.

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Business Plan Now Part I: The Pitch

This 2 hour business planning Webinar (live, interactive, online workshop) based on one of the best selling books for small business, "The Art of the Start", will get you ready to make your pitch to an investor by meeting online with a team of SBDC business coaches, experts and advisors. The Webinar will be supplemented by self-paced online learning that will be customized to your own individual learning needs. Business Plan NOW will utilize integrated online tools to facilitate the business planning process. At the end, you’ll have your business plan model summarized on ten PowerPoint slides that will give any investor what they need to know to make a decision about investing in your business. In addition, you’ll be well on your way to building the specifics needed for a business plan and you’ll have a first year cash flow developed to help you define how much money you really need to launch the business. Business Plan NOW is limited to 8 participants to maximize the interactivity during the session. Participants will have time to get their individual questions answered.

*An Internet connection (broadband preferred) with a simultaneous telephone connection is required for participation in the Webinar.

*To access the web conference, there is a small software download that must go onto your computer. If you are using a work or community computer, you may need administrative rights to install the software.

**Instructions to access the Webinar will be emailed the day before or morning of the Webinar. These instructions will include a link to download the required software, a link to access the web conference, and a phone number with passcode to access the teleconference.**

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Business Plan Now Part II: The Plan

At the start of this second interactive Webinar you’ll be given an opportunity to make your pitch to the other participants. Topics covered include the product and pricing, market research, competition, marketing schedule, the location, structure and risk required funding. Prerequisite online self-paced pre-learning: Select slides from Crafting a Business Plan Recommended online prior learning: Conduct a Marketing Analysis, Market Insight and Research.

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Business Plan Now Part III: The Numbers

During the third interactive Webinar you’ll learn how to use our online business planning tool. The simple financial model, developed for non business people, will help you develop a pricing structure, develop a sales forecast, develop a marketing and operating budget and estimate your salaries and wages. Prerequisite online self-paced pre learning: Select slides from Crafting a Business Plan Recommended online prior learning: Creating Financial Projections, Assessing Your Company’s Financial Needs

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