Video Conferencing Session
Location: Patricia Area Community Endeavours Office, 66 Keith Avenue
All sessions are free of charge and are delivered through video conference.
Your Business Plan – Getting Started July 6, 2010 10:00am-1:00pm
You know that entrepreneurship is right for you so now it is time to get started. This session gets down to the nitty gritty of what you need to include in your business plan.
This session will cover:
• Executive Summary
• Business Description and Concept
• Market Research
• Primary and Secondary Research
• Your Target Market
• Your Competitors
• Marketing Your Business
• Selling Techniques
• Features and Benefits
• Advertising, Promotion, Publicity and PR
Meeting Management – Making Meetings Work July 14, 2010 10:00am – 12:00pm
Participants will learn to understand the value of meetings as a management tool. Recognize the critical planning steps that make time more effective. Develop and practice techniques for handling counterproductive behavior.
Dynamic Sales Presentations July 22, 2010 1:00pm-3:00pm
A great sales presentation does not demand you have all the bells and whistles to impress the client with your technical skills. Rather, try impressing your clients with your knowledge of the products and services you sell and your understanding of their problems and the solutions they need. This workshop will focus on your formal written proposal and in-person presentation.
Interviewing Skills July 27, 2010 12:00pm – 4:00pm
A Skill building seminar for those involved in interviewing and selection of employees.
LEARNING PLAN:
• Information gathering / Selection tools
• Interview planning & processes
• Efficient Screening Interviews
• Selection Questioning Discussion techniques
• Managing the interview
• Assessment of candidates
• Reference checking & final decision making
• Offers of employment
Your Business Plan – The Home Stretch – Operations & Financial Summary July 29, 2010 10:00am – 1:00pm
Many potential entrepreneurs find the most difficult part of the business planning process to be the financial projections. In this session, we will go through the different methods that might help you forecast your sales and expenses for your business.
This session will cover:
• Operations
• Inventory Controls
• Ongoing Monitoring and Planning
• Bookkeeping and Financial Controls
• Suppliers
Location
• Equipment, Furniture, etc.
• Staffing Requirements
• Start-up Costs
• Forecasting Sales
• Top Down Method
• Bottom Up Method
• Break Even Method
• Business Cash Flow Forecast
• Projected Income Statement
• Risk Analysis
• Appendices - Supporting Documentation
• Where to go when you need assistance?
