BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2b793979-298c-4be4-b728-163d014f8720.154199@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20150827T161543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150827T161543Z LOCATION:Plaster Free Enterprise Center\, Robert W. 1000 SUMMARY:The Successful Business: Planning & Funding DESCRIPTION:Preparation is key to the success of any business venture. Whe ther you are starting a new business\, growing an established business\, or launching a new product or service\, preparation is the key.  Learn ho w to utilize several tools in the process of developing a plan for your b usiness.  Whether formal or informal\, translating your ideas into a work ing plan will increase the odds in your favor.  This seminar provides an overview of two approaches to business plans and the steps necessary to d evelop those plans.  Also\, a special emphasis will be placed how to fund the business\, once the plan has been developed.  In addition to the cou rse instruction\, support material is provided which includes a workbook\ , software\, and other documents.      \n\nTopics include:\n\nDiscuss bus iness success factorsCritical steps to a great business planUnderstand th e Business Model Canvas for an informal planExplore the planning processI dentify the critical components of a formal Business PlanReview funding o ptionsHow to research the feasibilitySources for evaluating the industry\ , market and competitionHow to develop basic financial projections for fi nancingSuccessful writing techniques that appeal to lenders/investorsUsin g the plan to manage your business X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s pan>Preparation is key to the success of any business venture. Whether yo u are starting a new business\, growing an established business\, or laun ching a new product or service\, preparation is the key.&nbsp\; Learn how to utilize several tools in the process of developing a plan for your bu siness.&nbsp\; Whether formal or informal\, translating your ideas into a working plan will increase the odds in your favor.&nbsp\; This seminar p rovides an overview of two approaches to business plans and the steps nec essary to develop those plans.&nbsp\; Also\, a special emphasis will be p laced how to fund the business\, once the plan has been developed.&nbsp\; In addition to the course instruction\, support material is provided whi ch includes a workbook\, software\, and other documents.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><br /><br /></p><p align="left">Topics in clude:</p><ul><li><div align="left">Discuss business success factors</div ></li><li>Critical steps to a great business plan</li><li>Understand the Business Model Canvas for an informal plan</li><li>Explore the planning p rocess</li><li>Identify the critical components of a formal Business Plan </li><li>Review funding options</li><li>How to research the feasibility</ li><li>Sources for evaluating the industry\, market and competition</li>< li>How to develop basic financial projections for financing</li><li>Succe ssful writing techniques that appeal to lenders/investors</li><li>Using t he plan to manage your business</li></ul></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160713T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160713T210000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://cbed.missouristate.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp3?&course=BP010 716 CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Faculty,Staff,Community,Visitors END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR