2010 Entrepreneurial Traning Series - The Bedrock of your Business Tuesday, April 27, 2010 The Key Step – Start and Grow your successful business – This course will show attendees how to start, manage and grow their own business. Such topics discussed are: characteristics of successful small business owners, how to determine feasibility of your business concept, forms, licenses and regulations needed to open the business, and a look at legal structures to help determine which is right for you. Dates and Times: April 22nd (6-9pm), July 8th (9am – noon), September 14th (6-9pm) Cost: $45 Market Research – This course will discuss why successful market research allows you to preview your business opportunity the smart way so you don’t have to learn about it later the hard way. The science of market research is well developed and major companies spend billions per year on it because it works. Yet it is surprising how much market information can be obtained at relatively little cost. Dates and Times: April 29th (6-9pm), July 15th (9am–noon), September 28th (6-9pm)   Cost: $45 Sales and Marketing Tactics – The Essentials of Small Business Sales Strategy and Tactics – In this seminar you will learn how to get a leg up on your competition by developing a successful selling strategy that will lead to the expansion of your customer base and increase your revenue. You will also gain valuable insight and tips related to sales tactics involving day-to-day selling, prospecting, sales process and customer follow-up. Dates and Times: May 6th (6-9pm), July 22nd (9am-noon), October 12th (6-9pm)   Cost: $45 Create your Savvy Image – Marketing Strategies - This course will walk you through the step-by-step process for writing a marketing plan, allowing you to gain a greater understanding for target marketing, advertising and on-line demos. Dates and Times: May 13th (6-9pm), July 29th (9am-noon), October 26th (6-9pm)   Cost: $45 Management Team - Human Resources program - This course will guide you through the thought processes, decision-making and action steps you need to be not only an effective business owner, but a capable manager and team leader. You’ll come to have a full understanding of the responsibilities you take on as an employer in the state of Pennsylvania and you will be able to use the references and checklists provided here to make hiring (and firing) decisions, report and remit payroll taxes, and manage your human resources to the advantage of both your business and the individuals you employ. Dates and Times: May 20th (6-9pm), August 5th (9am-noon), November 2nd (6-9pm) Cost: $45 Accounting to Success - This seminar will deal with the different options of keeping track of your business revenues and expenses. Learn how the preparation of accurate monthly financial statements provide “report cards” to you for the management of your business. Discussions will cover various sources of capital formation including bank loans, SBA guaranteed loans, and low interest governmental loans. Dates and Locations: May 27th (6-9pm), August 12th (9am-noon), November 16th (6-9pm_ Cost: $45 Writing a Winning Business Plan - Many entrepreneurs are fearful of creating a business plan. This fear often prevents many from moving forward, often with devastating consequences. Business planning should be a part of your start-up research, and this session will help you to understand why planning is so important. In addition, you will be given a simple format to follow in developing your own plan. By following this outline, you will find business planning to be less intimidating than you may think. Dates and Locations: June 10th (6-9pm), August 19th (9am-noon), November 30th (6-9pm) Cost: $45   Select a class or join us for the series! Introductory Rates: Complete Training (7 topic sessions): $275 Single Topic Sessions: $45 for each session (Valued at $315) Seating will be limited, please reserve your seat in advance. To register please call 814.871.7232, toll-free: 877.258.6648 or via email: gusbdc@gannon.edu Erie: Gannon University Small Business Development Center, 110 West 9th Street, Erie PA, seminar room (basement) Click here for flyer. » Previous Page