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Date: July 31, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: PILLAR Tax Servicess
Cost: Sliding scale
Deadline for Registration: July 30, 2010
Instructor: Norberto Chavez
Contact: adriana@mountainbizworks.org
Una vez que usted haya elegido confiar en usted mismo y en el negocio de sus sueños, nosotros le invitamos a que inicie el curso de Fundaciones. Este curso es esencial para la planificación de su negocio, con una duración de nueve semanas. Cuando usted participa en la clase de Fundaciones, también tiene la oportunidad de compartir con otros futuros comerciantes y explorar las necesidades que tendrá al iniciar su propio negocio. Al finalizar el curso, usted habrá convertido su idea a un plan de negocios por escrito que le ayudará a iniciar o crecer su sueño.
What are the advantages of Foundations: the Mountain BizWorks business training program for small business?
1. Comprehensive: The 24-hour course covers the key elements of a business plan, including:
• Business mission, goals and structure and management capacity
• Financial planning and resources
• Marketing (defining and targeting markets, product features and benefits, marketing strategy)
• Presentation
2. Stimulating, empowering and enjoyable: New and expanding small business owners ‘discover’ how to
apply their knowledge, skills and experiences to realizing their dream of economic independence.
• Actively involves participants in their own learning process
• Encourages creative thinking, discussion and problem-solving
• Develops life skills as well as business skills
• Generates immediately relevant learning in a safe, fun environment
3. Flexible: To be effective in a wide range of environments, the innovative content and methodology are
designed for:
• Dynamic delivery in informal classroom setting
• Low cost reproduction and supplies
• Accessibility/effectiveness with culturally and educationally diverse groups
• Learner-focused; participant controls what and how he/she learns
• Targets start-up or expanding business owners in every industry
4. Value-based AND results-oriented: The underlying principles are the same, regardless of the group:
respect, empowerment, trust. Inspired by these values, participants build their OWN business plans
based on their goals, experiences, management style and resources over nine weeks.
* All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made of requested two weeks in advance. Contact the staff member listed with said event to request accommodations.
