777 Business Program
3 Day Seminar, Information for the Entrepreneur
Item #:
| Duration: |
3 DAY SEMINAR |
| Course Title: |
Information for the Entrepreneur |
| Price: |
$450.00 |
| Prerequisite: |
None |
Who Should Attend?
Entrepreneur's thinking of starting their own business, independent contractors, or business owners needing to learn other ways to grow and succeed.
Course Code: 7ED
Learning Outcomes:
Day 1: (Morning) Business Start-up -
History of Business in the United States; Understanding the U.S. Business System; Discussion on starting your own business in Pennsylvania; Understanding types of business organization; Steps in creating and managing a corporation; Understanding Small Business; Entrepreneurs and Small Business; Reasons for Failure and Success of Small Business; and Why organizations are changing.
Day 1: (Afternoon) Business 101 –
Special issues in corporate ownership; Discussion on the various departmental functions, such as: Accounting; HR; Financial Manager and Risk Management; Interviewing and hiring the best employees; and Understanding the Labor & Management; and Understanding the U.S. Economic System.
Day 2: Business and Beyond –
Managing the Business Enterprise; Motivation and Leadership; Ethics and Responsibility in the workplace; Understanding Securities and Investments; Understanding the Global context of business; Evolution of Environment and Technology; eCommerce; Organizational Information Systems; How organizations use Telecommunications and Networks; Computer Research lecture and lecture on Operations Planning.
Day 3: The Business and Marketing Plans –
How to develop the Business Plan and create and complete a Statement of Purpose and the various sections included in the Business Plan. The Marketing Plan lecture will have a discussion on the Growth-Share Matrix and its impact on business thinking. You will learn to identify an organizations strengths and weaknesses by designing a SWOT Analysis. Review various terminology and the various sections included in the Marketing Plan.
SYLLABUS
COURSE STRUCTURE: The methods of teaching used in all three classes; Business Start-up/Business 101; Business and Beyond; and The Business and Marketing Plans include but are not limited to:
- Lectures with appropriate student/faculty interaction
- Cases of real situations to present course concepts
Seminar Structure: Refreshments will be served at the beginning of each seminar and at the breaks. As a thank you for completing the evaluation door prizes will be drawn from those completed entries after each class. The seminar will be a warm, friendly and professional discussion of the subject material. Interaction with peers and the instructor is encouraged.
COURSE OUTLINE-Business Start-Up/Business 101:
| TIME |
MATERIAL DISCUSSED |
| 8:45AM to 10:15AM (1.50 hours) |
History of Business in the United States
Understanding the U.S. Business System |
| 10:15AM to 10:30AM |
BREAK |
| 10:30AM to 12:00PM (1.50 hours) |
Starting your own business in PA –Understanding small business
Understanding types of business organizations |
| 12:00PM to 1:00 PM |
LUNCH |
| 1:00PM to 2:30PM (1.50 hours) |
Steps in creating and managing a corporation
Reasons for the Failure and Success of Small Business |
| 2:30PM to 2:45PM |
BREAK |
| 2:45PM to 4:15PM (1.50 hours) |
Entrepreneurs and Small Business --
WHY organizations are changing! |
| 4:15PM to 4:30PM |
NOT MANDATORY: Evaluation and Door Prize Drawing from completed evaluation forms. |
COURSE OUTLINE - Business and Beyond
| TIME |
MATERIAL DISCUSSED |
| 8:45AM to 10:15AM (1.50 hours) |
Special issues in corporate ownership
Discussion on departmental functions and expertise |
| 10:15AM to 10:30AM |
BREAK |
| 10:30AM to 12:00PM (1.50 hours) |
Interviewing and hiring the best employees |
| 12:00PM to 1:00 PM |
LUNCH |
| 1:00PM to 2:30PM (1.50 hours) |
Understanding Labor and Management |
| 2:30PM to 2:45PM |
BREAK |
| 2:45PM to 4:15PM (1.50 hours) |
Understanding the U.S. Economic System |
| 4:15PM to 4:30PM |
NOT MANDATORY: Evaluation and Door Prize Drawing from completed evaluation forms. |
COURSE OUTLINE - The Business and Marketing Plans
| TIME |
MATERIAL DISCUSSED |
| 8:45AM to 10:15AM (1.50 hours) |
How to develop the Business Plan
Complete a Statement of Purpose |
| 10:15AM to 10:30AM |
BREAK |
| 10:30AM to 12:00PM (1.50 hours) |
Discuss each section of the Business Plan and the importance of the document. |
| 12:00PM to 1:00 PM |
LUNCH |
| 1:00PM to 2:30PM (1.50 hours) |
How to develop the Marketing Plan
Discussion on Growth-Share Matrix – discuss each section of the Marketing Plan |
| 2:30PM to 2:45PM |
BREAK |
| 2:45PM to 4:15PM (1.50 hours) |
Identify strengths and weakness by designing a SWOT analysis |
| 4:15PM to 4:30PM |
NOT MANDATORY: Evaluation and Door Prize Drawing from completed evaluation forms. |
Seminar Structure: Refreshments will be served at the beginning of each seminar and at the breaks. As a thank you for completing the evaluation door prizes will be drawn from those completed entries after each class. The seminar will be a warm, friendly and professional discussion of the subject material. Interaction with peers and the instructor is encouraged.
| SEMINAR |
CLASSES |
DATE 2012 |
| 7ED -3 Day Information for the Entrepreneur |
DAY 1: (Morning) Business Start-Up and (Afternoon) Business 101; DAY 2: Business and Beyond; DAY 3: The Business and Marketing Plans |
Call for 2012 |
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