How to Write A Business Plan (Online)

A business plan can be the most important tool a small business owner has. Learn how to turn your ideas into a solid plan for financing and long-term success.

This seminar teaches you the important components of a business plan and helps you lay the foundation for a winning plan. Find out how marketing, operations, and finance are interrelated. Discover how a business plan is used by potential lenders, the do's and don'ts of writing a plan and steps for making the process easy.

Tonya is founder and CEO of tenBiz, Inc., a firm of business professionals that provides training, consulting and project management services to small businesses, organizations, and several SBCs across the state. She has over 25 years of experience in business development and consulting, with expertise in commercial lending, leadership development, marketing and entrepreneurship. As a business owner herself, she sees first-hand the challenges and opportunities that exist in today's competitive and volatile environment. Her philosophy in creating tenBiz was to build a "one stop-shop" for business owners and leaders by having a team of vetted experts who are well established in their respective fields. tenBiz operates on the belief that every company is different, just like every company's growth looks different- therefore, helping clients choose the right strategy and tools to tackle each situation is critical.

The SSBCI TA Program is administered by the SBTDC on behalf of the NC Rural Center and the NC Department of Commerce. This program offers assistance to small businesses in North Carolina facing limited access to capital, guiding them through loan applications, business development, financial management, and strategic planning. The program is part of a nationwide initiative funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and is administered in North Carolina by the NC Rural Center on behalf of the NC Department of Commerce.