Gainesville SCORE Workshop - Simple Steps for Starting Your Business - Basics 

Is Starting a Business Right for You?

Our January, February, and March 7th versions of this workshop are already competely full so we have opened up another slot for March 21st. 

SCORE Gainesville is presenting a series of 5 workshops which help entreprenuers test their new business idea and get started on the right path. These sessions will help you understand the basics of:

• the concepts involved with assessing a business idea,

• marketing your product or service,

• understanding business financials and how they work, and

• how to fund and finance your business.

Free, one-on-one mentoring is also a part of the workshop process.

The first workshop in this series is designed to help you reach a "go" / "no go" decision on whether to pursue your opportunity. The remaining 4 sessions will be scheduled and advertised later for those who complete Session 1 with a decision to move forward.

Session 1: Start-up Basics (Free)

This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success. Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business. In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, licensing requirements, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.

.Note that free parking is available at the Sun Center.

Registration for our January and February versions of this workshop are already full. Register now to hold your spot in the March workshop.

Register Now!