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Develop a Business Plan with Purpose and Durability – 2-part session

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Develop a Business Plan with Purpose and Durability – 2-part session

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

Curt Bear

Founder, LoCo Think Tank - Value-Driven Peer Advisory

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Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Creative Business After Hours: Advocacy, Agency, and Anti-Oppression in the Arts

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Creative Business After Hours: Advocacy, Agency, and Anti-Oppression in the Arts in partnership with Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

How do artists advocate for themselves in spaces that have limited resources and no real functioning systems of support?

Where do artists go when they have a complaint or need help navigating the space that they are in?

This panel discussion is designed to help the performer and artist navigate these unique business situations, and understand what some of the resources available to them are.

As artistic spaces evolve, Full Expression! wants to connect our creative community with individuals who are doing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion work daily while offering practical ways and resources on how to embody advocacy. Panelists will represent different areas of advocacy ranging from anti-bullying, sexual abuse prevention and education, anti-racism, disability activism and other fields.

This panel is for anyone who identifies as an artist and wants to be part of the conversation. We will offer a facilitated group panel followed by smaller group discussions, as well as an opportunity to network with guests.

Agenda:

5:15pm – 5:45pm: Check-in
5:45pm – 6:00pm: Networking
6:00-7:45 pm: Panel and Breakout session (with networking breaks)

This is a FREE event and will be hosted at the Museum of Discovery. We do have limited capacity and ask that you pre-register.

Speaker(s):

Josef Canaria (he/him) Program Manager at Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence

Patrice Palmer (They/Them) – CSU Director of Social and Cultural Inclusion in the College of Business

Alicia “Lisa” Young (She/Her) – Founder, ShEO, actorvist of IDEA Stages

Ben Raanan (He/Him) – Artistic Director at Phamaly Theatre 

Karen Wong Brown (She/Her) – Founder of Unified Workforce

Breakout Moderator: Andrew Magaña (He/Him) – Odell Brewery

Panel Moderator: Maya Jairam (she/her) – owner/founder/consultant at Equity Works, LLC, JEDI Director at Full Expression! A Dance Collective, Creative District Steering committee member, IDEA Stages board member

Co-Sponsor(s): Presented by: Full Expression!, Larimer SBDC, The Downtown Fort Collins Creative District, in partnership with Fort Collins Museum of Discovery.

This is a FREE event and will be hosted at the Museum of Discovery. We do have limited capacity and ask that you pre-register to reserve your FREE spot today!

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Money on the Mind

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Money on the Mind

How you make financial decisions is influenced by many factors.

This class helps you understand your financial decisions by exploring your personal beliefs around money. We begin by discussing how our beliefs about money influence the financial decisions we make, whether personal or in business, then we will guide you through a short assessment that will help you understand your individual money beliefs.

Afterwards, we’ll review common ways people think about money, what to know to make more informed financial decisions, and specific actions to take that can help you stick to your spending plan.

Speaker(s): Sara Bickers and Katie Griffin Ent Credit Union Community Educator Lead and Supervisor of Community Education

Partnered with ENT 

Katie Griffin & Sara Bickers

Ent Credit Union Community Educator Lead and Supervisor of Community Education

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Thank you to our sponsors!

New Workshops at the SBDC!

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We are excited to announce two new workshops being held at the Larimer SBDC!
 
Improve Your Local SEO – a 6-Step Blueprint to Boost Your Local Search Rankings 
~ Sept 26th & Nov 14th, 2019
 

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.

Winning Against Your Competition 
~ Nov 7th, 2019
 

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.

Topics include:

  • Understanding who your REAL competition is
  • How to prepare to sell against your competition
  • Identifying your competitive advantages
  • Learning when to “cut bait”
  • Asking for the order before they do
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