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A FREE Workshop Presented by SCORE Fairfield County and Co-Sponsored by the Greenwich Library
How to Develop a Business Plan in Six Easy Steps
"A simple, pragmatic approach to planning, execution & achievement"
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | check-in starts at 5:30 pm
Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830
A business plan is an essential road map for business success, but few small businesses ever complete a plan due to over-complicated approaches that entail too much theory, writing and detail. This workshop will give you pragmatic, straightforward tools for setting goalss, developing action plans for achieving them, measuring how you are doing on a ongoing basis and adjusting accordingly.
You will learn:
- What is a Business Plan and why should a business owner develop one?
- The format of a classical Business Plan - the critical sections and issues to be addressed.
- Business Description and Market Analysis
- Marketing, Operations, Management and Financials
- The "Business Plan Express" method for existing businesses.
- How to research the market - your industry, customers and competitors
- How to define/refine your business niche
- How to set business objectives
- How to create a simple action plan to achieve your objectives
- How to set up monthly tools to monitor your progress against your goals