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Foundations Business Planning Class

Name: Foundations Business Planning Class
Start: 2025-02-25T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-25T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Virtual

with Brandy Mills

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Dates

Tuesdays

Feb 25 - Nov 12

Time

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Price

445

Location

Online — Zoom, NC + Google Map

Registration

Scholarships available

Request a scholarship within the online registration form if you live in a rural WNC location, have a low-to-moderate income, or are an agricultural business. You may qualify for a partial scholarship (discounted rate is up to 80% off for qualifying individuals).

Each class offering has a limited number of scholarships and they are available on a first come, first served basis.

For more information please visit our Scholarship Page.

Our Foundations business planning class helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment.

Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of their business operations, financials, research and development, and marketing strategies. They will leave the course with a comprehensive business plan, a clear vision for their business, and concrete tasks for future work.

Throughout the class, emphasis will be placed on developing the social capital of the group. Participants will be encouraged to gather feedback from their peers, creating a strong network of deep support and synergy. For more info, visit the Foundations Business Planning overview page.

If you have any questions please contact Holly Rivers holly@mountainbizworks.org.

Registration

Complete our online registration form to hold your seat in the class of your choice. We will follow up with you within a few days. You are welcome to contact us with any follow-up questions or ask about the status of your request.

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Facilitator

Meet our facilitator for this course.

Brandy Mills

Brandy is the owner and Executive Coach of Brandy Mills Consulting where she uses the variety of experience in business, leadership and growth coaching to help current and aspiring small business owners with establishing business, mapping out operations, vision sharing and decision making. She is the previous co-owner of T.B.M Smallcakes Cupcakery & Creamery, a cupcake bakery that she ran for over six years and uses her experience of being new to the entrepreneurial community, when she and her husband opened in 2016, to connect with class participants from lived experiences. Brandy is the business owner who also worked a full-time job while also running a full-time business. She is the owner who began “doing business” before “learning the business” and worked hard to undo and re-learn along the way. It is her experiences in the years of owning her bakery that ignited her passion to work alongside other small business owners, in hopes to help their journey be a little smoother.

Additional Course Details

Course Pricing

The course fee is $375; however, we offer a modest discount for virtual classes and needs-based scholarships are available (see below). If you are not applying for a scholarship, a minimum deposit of 50% of the total is due upon enrollment to reserve your seat and will be followed by an email confirmation of your placement within a few business days. A pay link will be included in your email confirmation for submitting any remaining class balances.

Class Schedule

Some classes have a built-in make up class for holidays or inclement weather. Attendance for all classes is recommended to not fall behind in any of the material. Week 1 is required, but if you have a scheduling conflict where you would miss any other classes, please let us know. Additional support may be available for any missed class material.

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1-on-1 coaching

Our dreamers build stronger companies with coaches.

During or following the course, One-On-One Business Coaching may be a great way to reinforce and deepen your understanding of the topics you learn in class and relate them to your business concept.

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