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Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, Workshop #1
Starting Your Business: Is it Right for You?
Session 1: Start-Up Basics
This Simple Steps for Starting Your Business Workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success. The Start-Up Basics Workshop provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business. In this session, you learn about the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, Workshop 1, is sponsored by SCORE Charlotte, a nonprofit that provides free mentoring for the small business community. The organization consists of active, semi-retired and retired business owners and executives, all volunteers.
To register, go to https://charlotte.score.org/local-workshops-4
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, Workshop #1
Is Starting a Business Right for You
Session 1: Start-Up Basics
Starting Your Business: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success. The Start-Up Basics Workshop provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business. In this session, you learn about the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, Start-Up Basics, is sponsored by SCORE Charlotte, a nonprofit organization and partner of the SBA. SCORE consists of all volunteers, both active and retired, who are experienced business owners and executives.
This Introductory Workshop is free.
To register, go to https://charlotte.score.org/local-workshops-4
A workshop to help start-ups and established entrepreneurs examine the feasibility of their small business idea in the current market. The discussion centers on business plan development, entity formation, managing risk, financial projections, and funding opportunities.
In this workshop you’ll learn how you can use Office 365 Business Premium to work from anywhere, safeguard your business, and work better together using unique services such as Outlook Customer Manager, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Teams, and trusted applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Exchange
This course will include the framework of various techniques that will build a fierce brand ready to take to market for your audience. Additionally,in this session you will discover the strategies that the pros utilize to get their brand acknowledged on social media; determine which platforms to use, create your biography, what content to post, and how to engage with others online. Your digital media strategy can be a game changer!!!
A workshop to help start-ups and established entrepreneurs examine the feasibility of their small business idea in the current market. The discussion centers on business plan development, entity formation, managing risk, financial projections, and funding opportunities.
1 Million Cups Charlotte is a vibrant community that meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month to improve their companies, increase visibility and gain feedback.
About 1 Million Cups
As a program of the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups works with entrepreneurs, empowering them with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses. Mr. Kauffman believed it was a fundamental right for anyone who had a big idea to be able to bring it to life—and we’re here to fulfill that mission.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, Workshop #1
Is Starting a Business Right for You?
FREE Workshop
Session 1: Start-Up Basics
This Business Start-Up Basics workshop introduces and focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success. The Start-Up Basics Workshop provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business. In this Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, Session 1, you learn about the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Starting Your Business Workshop is sponsored by Charlotte SCORE and taught by experienced SCORE Mentors at no cost to you. Charlotte SCORE is a SBA partner.
PitchBreakfast is a catalyst within the entrepreneurial community, a safe place where entrepreneurs go to connect, learn and grow.
SCHEDULE
8:00 AM Networking + Breakfast
8:15 AM Pitches
9:15 AM Networking
PitchBreakfast is the second Wednesday of every month at Packard Place, 222 S. Church Street (Between 3rd and 4th Streets), Charlotte, NC 28202.
2 to 4 companies have 5 minutes (with slides) to present their ideas followed by 10 minutes of feedback from our expert panelists and then a Q+A with the audience.
Once a quarter, we host IDEA Pitch, for the select pitchsters from PitchBreakfast. 2 to 4 companies have 2 minutes (no slides) to present their ideas followed by 15 minutes of feedback from IDEA Fund Partners.
Breakfast and coffee is provided, courtesy of our sponsors.
PARKING
Packard Place is located at 222 S. Church Street (Between 3rd and 4th Streets), just 3 blocks from the Lynx Blue Line 3rd Street/Convention Center stop.
Parking is available on the street around Packard Place and at many affordable parking decks shown on the map.