Originally presented on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 as part of the Business Workshop Series
Are you looking for a major change or opportunity in your life? Entrepreneurship may be just the answer!
This seminar discusses the personal characteristics and capabilities that are needed to succeed in business. We discuss “Questions to ask yourself” for you to evaluate if you have what it takes to be a business owner. We also discuss the business climate of today and steps to starting a business. Suggestions for preliminary market research and methods to determine the financial feasibility of your business ideas are offered. Requirements to succeed in business and the SCORE resources for getting advice and help are also provided in this two hour seminar. This seminar may be the start of a new and exciting adventure for you. Workshop narrated By Marty Schwartz from SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business.
Topics of the seminar:
· Today’s business climate and the role of the small business
· Personal characteristics & capabilities to help you succeed
· Requirements to succeed in a new business
· Preliminary market research & planning for a new business
· Examples of businesses you might start
· Steps to getting started in business
· Determine if the business is feasible and the business plan makes sense
· Advice and help available from SCORE
