Business Plans - The Secret Ingredients 

A Business Plan isn’t just a document you create and put in a drawer. It’s your roadmap for your business’ success. Join us for this workshop where you’ll learn how to create a plan for: what you need in place on Day 1, every-day use, measuring success, and attracting bank or investment capital.

In this workshop, attendees will gain visibility and insight into:

• what an effective Business Plan looks like
• how the various pieces of the Plan come together
• how to build a Business Plan the right way
• how the Plan can support your Mission Statement
• why this Plan shapes your “brand”
• how the Business Plan can drive your success in sales and market share
• how to attract bank capital and Angel Investment with a well-designed Business Plan

Co-sponsored by SCORE-Greater Hartford, Simsbury Public Library, and Chamber of Commerce

Workshop Leader - Mark Passacantando 

Mark is an accomplished speaker and presenter at national and local conferences/workshops. He has started 5 ventures, served in executive management at several wealth management firms and served on the Board of Directors for Not-For-Profit organizations. He recently founded a firm in West Hartford, CT focused on developing exit planning strategies and brokerage for privately held small- and mid-sized businesses. Mark is also a professor at Boston University after 17 years and taught at Harvard University for 10 years. He continues to serve as an expert witness in securities litigation with major Wall Street firms and invests his time in charitable endeavors involving Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the U.S. military and SCORE. Mark lives in Newington, CT and enjoys spending time with his family and promoting the sport of tennis.

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