Systematize Your Business for Growth - Carlsbad 2-20-13

Did you know that more than 50% of small businesses fail in the first 5 years? One of the key reasons this is true is that the business itself doesn't work - the business owner or a few key employees do it all ...to the point of burnout.

In this interactive workshop, you'll learn the steps to systemize your business for significant growth, so you can build a business that works without you. Learn how creating systems will enable you to perform the functions that grow your business while delegating those better done by others in a way that assures their success.

You'll walk away knowing:

Which systems you need to grow your business, why, and how to create them
How to gain leverage through hiring the right people and training them properly
How to use technology rather than letting it use you
Tips for building effective and useful operations manuals
Tools for building and retaining a great team

Registration Fee:
$49 Early / $59 after 2/18/13

Featuring:
Cheri Carroll is a franchise consultant and developer who assists companies to become franchisors. She writes their operations, marketing, and franchising manuals, designs franchise sales programs, and consults with existing franchisors to improve their operations and sales systems. Ms. Carroll was a systems analyst before moving to California. In San Diego she and her husband opened and operated a successful independent temporary employment agency. In 1980, she began her franchising career with Jack In The Box, and was in franchise management until she started her own consulting firm in 1998. Ms. Carroll has written or been featured in articles for BIZ Magazine, Successful Franchising magazine, the Chicago Tribune, San Diego Commerce, San Diego Business Transcript, and San Diego Union Tribune. She holds a BS.E. from the University of Kansas and has completed graduate courses at the University of Kansas and UCSD, plus numerous professional courses each year. Cheri has been a SCORE volunteer since 1996.

Kathe Kline‘s business experience includes being self-employed since 1990 as a Financial Planner specializing in Retirement Plans and employee benefits. In 1998 she became the president of a small 401(k) brokerage house with 5 employees, and in 2006 she sold the business. Her areas of expertise include general business startup activity, employee management, employee benefits, financial services, business financing, and she has a general business background. She has experience as president of a C corporation and also in working with Professional Employer Organizations, which assume the HR functions of a company. Other experience includes web design, virtual office management, and the use of technology to assist small business to look larger. She is also experienced in using social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and others to create buzz around a business.

On a personal note, Kathe's volunteer activities have included Big Sisters, Healthcare Financial Management, East County YMCA, WITI (Leadership Council), Association for Corporate Growth, Project Wildlife, Soroptimist, and the San Diego Small Business Advocacy Committee through the San Diego Chamber of Commerce. She graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in business and a financial services specialty.

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You may want to consider registering for one of SCORE's Discounted Series
* 7 workshops for only $350 *
Click on the links below for more information on each series:

Business Essentials and Planning

Increase Your Sales and Profit through the Internet

Maximize Your Company's Potential through Systems and People

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