Where
Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd.
Anheuser-Busch Hall
Room 208
St. Louis, MO 63105
Driving Directions
Contact
SCORE St. Louis - Chapter 21SCORE Education Committee
314-539-6601
email_score@stlscore.org
The Importance of a Business Plan - Fontbonne University
This course will cover the following topics:
- The Purpose of a Business Plan
- Key Parts of a Business Plan
- Connecting with a SCORE Counselor
- Writing Your Business Plan
- Presenting your Business Plan to a Lender
- Cost: $35 Prepaid Registration; $45 Pending or At-the-Door; Fontbonne Students FREE with Student ID ; Veterans FREE with Vet ID.
Prepay with a credit card using PayPal or with cash or check at the door.
Speaker:
Gary O'Grady, SCORE Mentor, has over 35 years of executive level experience shaping critical financial operations. Most recently he spent twelve years developing public and private partnerships in the St. Louis area. As the Director of Economic Development and the Chamber Executive for the City of Eureka, Gary worked with city government and the business community to build close working relationships. As the Vice President of Business Development for the St. Louis County Economic Council, he was responsible for the growth and development of County businesses.
As an entrepreneur, Gary started a multi-store, non-franchise ice cream and yogurt business which he later sold. He spent over twenty years in retail credit management for Rhodes Furniture and J.C. Penney in positions of Vice President of Credit to the Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Credit.
For the last 11 years, Gary has been a counselor with SCORE. Gary is a graduate of St. Louis University with a major in Finance and has a MBA from New York University.
