Be The Boss: Taking Charge of Your Career Through Business Ownership
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Our Mission: Help Small Businesses Succeed.
Our Mantra: We educate, counsel, mentor.
Founded in 1964, SCORE is a non-profit association and a Resource Partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Have you ever looked into your business future and thought, “What’s next?”
With the ever-increasing uncertainty in corporate America, many have decided to go into business for themselves.
And the first choice they face is how to make it happen. Should I start up a new business or should I buy an existing business? Or buy a franchise?
In this presentation, Mike Fadden, SCORE Mentor and Diana Trondsen, FranNet of Houston will deliver the pros and cons of going into business for yourself. Learn the differences between starting a business from buying a business and buying a franchise. We will review the most important factors you need to consider in evaluating each of the alternatives.
Sample topics include:
- What management experience is required?
- How to identify the best business option for you?
- Is funding one alternative easier than funding another?
- Will you control your own destiny?
- What are the valuation metrics?
- Risks and rewards of business ownership.
- Building your personal business model.
Join us, and take your first steps to Be the Boss.
Presenters
Mike Fadden founded three non-public start-ups, primarily in the energy and Oil & Gas sectors. He is personally familiar with starting up and running a small business, what it takes to grow a business and the hurdles that a young company has to deal with after the start-up phase. In addition, he was CEO and EVP of two public companies. His background includes finance, marketing, business development, general management, and company acquisitions and divestitures to support strategic growth plans.
Diana Trondsen is a franchise Consultant with FranNet, the oldest and most respected Franchise Consulting firm, with 75 offices in the US and Canada, that has helped thousands of people find the right franchise. Diana personally owned a franchise for over 10 years. Her expertise is in single and multi-unit franchises. In addition to helping you find the right franchise, she specializes in implementation of franchise systems, business operations, and regional/local marketing.