Entrepreneurship Program

A comprehensive overview, this course is designed for entrepreneurs who intend to start or have recently started a small business.

The course will review the steps and requirements needed to start a business including federal and state registrations, licensing, insurance, payroll, personnel and record keeping. The key elements to building a strong foundation for a successful business will be discussed.

Developing a business plan is one of the most important challenges you will face as an entrepre­neur, but it doesn't have to be!

This course was developed to guide you through the process and give you a hands-on systematic way to develop an outline. All elements of the business plan and financial projections are reviewed.

This class is designed for entrepreneurs, small business startups and established businesses who are interested in learning more about the constantly evolving marketing landscape.

With so many advertising methods available now, it’s difficult to know which ones work best. In this session, we will cover the latest marketing strategies and tools that can help you reach more of your target audience even if you’re on a limited budget. Topics include digital, traditional and social media marketing research.

Gain an understanding of basic business financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow).

The class will demonstrate how the review and analysis of the financial state­ments can provide you with the information needed to improve profitability and/or grow your business. There will be detailed discussion of revenues and expense items, forecasting, and trend analysis.

This course explains the criteria used by lenders to evaluate a potential borrower. Sources of financing will be explored, including bank and non-bank lenders, the SBA, micro-lenders, venture capitalists and others.

One of the primary challenges facing a new business is obtaining the necessary funding to start or expand the business. This course explains the criteria used by lenders to evaluate a potential borrower. Sources of financing will be explored, including bank and non-bank lenders, the SBA, micro-lenders, venture capitalists and others. The borrowing basics will be directly tied to the contents of a business plan/loan proposal.

This class provides a basic understanding of business contract law with an overview of the dif­ferent types of contracts.

Topics include situations requiring attorney consultation, legal structures, partnerships and partnership agreements and corporation and shareholder agreements.