In this 1-hour session, you’ll learn tips from an SBA banker for getting your SBA or bank loan approved with less stress and hassle.
Senior Business Advisor | First National Bank
A quick look around will show you that there are 1,001 ways to write a business plan, but how do we write the right plan? And how do we write a business plan that won’t just gather dust on the shelf? Whether you’re writing a plan for investors, banks, or your internal team, this course will help get you on the right track. This 2-session business-planning workshop will prepare you to create a written plan ranging from a planned startup or existing business enterprise, and give you a reason to re-engage with your plan as conditions and seasons change.
In this comprehensive 2-session course, we will focus on:
Session 1
• Value Proposition, Mission, Vision, Values, Purpose Exercises
• Business Model Canvas – Business Plan on a Page
• Know Thyself and Know Thy Needs – Personality Exercises, SWOT Analysis, Capital Needs Discussion
Session 2
• Financing Plan & Projections – Market Research & Assumptions
• Marketing & Operational Plan – Role Definitions / Process Development
• Business Plan In Action – Activation, Check-in’s & Accountability
Founder, LoCo Think Tank - Value-Driven Peer Advisory
Join us in person the 1st Monday* of every month to jump start your business idea and make it a reality!
*moved to 2nd Monday on holiday weekends
What You Will Learn
• All the steps to becoming an official business – registering with the state, legal entity understanding, local registrations, license requirements
• The Business Model Canvas – a one page business plan outline to think through all the elements of running a business
• Marketing Plan considerations
• Budget fundamentals
• How the SBDC can support your on your journey
This workshop is full of information, hands-on activities to get those ideas out of your head and into a tangible format, and a stepping stone to further resources. Optional follow up activities include meeting with a SBDC consultant, signing up for a class, accessing On Demand videos, or finding a meetup group with other small business founders, owners and entrepreneurs.
Workshop Agenda
9:00 – 10:00 – Walk through the official steps to become a legitimate business
10:00 -11:00 – Introduction to the Business Model Canvas
11:00 – 12:00 – Introduction to creating a marketing plan & budget
Beverages and light refreshments provided.
Prerequisites: Make It Official On Demand video (fee waived with registration for this workshop)
You will walk away with:
• A one page business plan outline
• A marketing plan checklist
• A budget checklist
• SBDC network of resources and services
• New small business acquaintances and friends!
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a topic many small business owners know about but few truly utilize. But here’s the thing, showing up on page one of Google can be the difference between your business booming or just getting by. And, when it comes to getting your business to rank locally, utilizing Local SEO is a powerful strategy if done right. Fortunately, there are some basic (and pretty painless) steps you can take that will help your business rank locally.
This workshop will cover local search – what it is and how it will help your business. We’ll also go through six key steps to help your business win at local SEO:
1. How to create (and optimize) your Google My Business (GMB) listing.
2. How to build citations (and get listed on local directories).
3. How to manage your reputation and grow online reviews with a review funnel.
4. How to write location-based content to help your website rank well.
5. How to implement on-page local SEO basics.
6. What local link building is and why you need it to compete locally.
You have a high quality product or service, but your competition is right there, winning the business. In this hands-on tactical course, you’ll learn how to wind more deals by outsmarting your competition with skill.
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Front Range Community College
4616 South Shields St
Blanca Peak 151
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Ph: 970-204-8600
info@larimersbdc.org
The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network is a partnership between the State of Colorado, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Colorado’s institutions of higher education, local economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Small Business Administration.
