Simple Steps for Starting Your Business is a five-part series of pre-business workshops to help you reach a “go or no-go” decision for a start-up. The program is not designed to provide all of the information needed to start a business, but rather to help you decide whether you are ready to take the next step towards becoming an entrepreneur.
FREE: Do you dream of owning your own business but don’t know where to get started? Attend an introduction workshop covering what you need to know to get started. Learn what it really takes to start your own business.
Join us for this five-part series certificate program.
Part 1 – Jun 8 – Start-up Basics – FREE
Part 2 – Jun 22 – Business Concept
Part 3 – Jul 13 - Marketing Your Business
Part 4 – Aug 24 – Financial Matters
Part 5 – Sep 14 – Funding & Next Steps
Start-up Basics – What you will learn:
Cost to participate in the full program -- after the free initial introductory workshop-- is $130, paid in advance, no refunds. Note: The full five-part workshop program may not be held if there is not sufficient interest, in which case a full refund will be provided.
Client Commitment:
Speakers
SCORE mentors will provide expert and professional guidance throughout this program.
Part 1 Speaker
Dr. Kathryn Young, Vice President, Senior Learning & Development Consultant, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC.
Previously, Kathleen was a Marketing growth and productivity consultant. In that role, Kathleen was responsible for helping to increase financial advisor productivity and overall firm growth for First Clearing clients. Kathleen is an expert on behavioral research including the client preference model, as well as advisory, lending, Envision and other platform tools.
Kathleen brings more than 20 years experience as a liaison and advocate for financial advisors. Prior to this, she spent 17 years at A.G. Edwards, predecessor firm of Wells Fargo Advisors, most recently as a Vice President - Research.
Kathleen is on the adjunct faculty at a local college teaching business curriculum and is the recipient of the Missouri and Kansas Association of Private and Career Colleges Instructor of the Year award for 2011.
Kathleen has an MBA from Fontbonne College and a BS in Economics from Washington University. Kathleen also has a doctorate in management at Colorado Technical University and frequently speaks at educational seminars and conferences.