Virtual Workshop - How to write your own business plan 

Starting a business involves some risks so it’s important to do all you can to help improve your chances of success from the beginning. A business plan helps you start off on the right track by providing a guide as to where you see your business in the next few years. A business plan can give you clarity about your goals and a deeper understanding of your market. It can help you make financial and management decisions. In addition, investors and banks will want a comprehensive plan for your startup before deciding to give you financing. Come learn how to write your own business plan.

Speaker Biography

Jess Roper McLamb

Jess McLamb is President of The Roper Group, Inc. (DBA Roper Bookkeeping and Roper Strategies) a business consulting and accounting company based in Raleigh since March of 1993. Roper Bookkeeping specializes in providing one-on-one and classroom training and consulting for QuickBooks, a small business accounting software package and in-house and onsite bookkeeping service for clients across the country. Roper Strategies specializes in virtual CFO services. Prior to forming The Roper Group, Jess was a senior officer in the financial services industry for close to 20 years. In 1994, she founded the Wake County Women Business Owner’s Network and she is a past President and current Treasurer of the Greater Raleigh Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the North Raleigh Civilian Club.