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A step-by-step 2 hour workshop that arms each participant with the fundamentals on how to write an effective and winning business plan. This is useful for anyone in the process of starting a new business or for someone who started a new business in the past couple years. It also discusses the importance of the Business Plan\, how to tailor it to the audience it'\;s being presented to\, and how SCORE will assist you as you develop your plan through free one-on-one mentoring.
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The workshop will include the following:
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\n - Why do you need a business plan
\n - What your business plan needs to include
\n - The importance of the Executive Summary &\; what must be included
\n - Making the plan shorter &\; more dynamic
\n - Suggestions on developing the required financial projections &\; making them realistic
\n - Critiquing a fictional business plan
\n - Reviewing a modified successful business plan
\n - The real truth about who reads business plans &\; how they evaluate them
\n - Review available templates to assist in preparation of your Business Plan
\n - Participate in an exercise to prepare a Business Plan using a suggested model proven to be successful with banks\, investors\, and business managers. \; \;
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