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Seminars
In Entrepreneurship
This fee-based program is offered jointly with
Berkshire Horseback Adventures, Lenox, MA
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Starting
a new business is not for everyone ... but if you have a good idea
and want to explore expanding it into a business, Berkshire Enterprises'
Seminars in Entrepreneurship might be just what you need to get started.
Since 1989 Berkshire Enterprises has helped over 1100 people move
their dreams from the idea stage to a business plan and has assisted
over 850 businesses. Approximately 85% of these businesses are in
operation today.
In
order to serve those not eligible or unable to participate in one
of our publicly funded programs, Berkshire Enterprises, working with
Berkshire Horseback Adventures, has initiated a series of seminars
designed to assist the growing number of individuals in business or
planning to open a business. The eight week program covers all of
the basic concepts necessary to write a business plan. Participants
meet evenings in order to accommodate those who are employed.
Our
programs are intensive, hands-on and practical, designed to teach
participants how to develop their business ideas into a formal business
plan and how to operate a successful business.
Seminar
tuition is $350 and includes course materials plus two hours of one-to-one
business consulting (by appointment).
Week
1 |
- Developing
your business idea.
-
What is a Business Plan?
- What
it takes to be self employed.
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Week
2 |
- Target
Customer/Market Research
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Week
3 |
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Week
4 |
- Forms
of ownership/Legal issues
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Business environment
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Week
5 |
- Issues
related to home-based businesses
- Market
research to the Marketing Plan
- Promotion
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Week
6 |
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Week
7 |
- Cashflow
– Projected and Annual
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Company financial statements
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Week
8 |
- Financing/Funding
- Program
review
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