Create a Business Plan

Create a Business Plan Location: BRCC Henderson County Campus - Flat Rock Date: Saturday December 12, 2015 Time: 8:00am-5:00pm Building: Technology Education & Development Room: 201 Cost: Program is offered at no charge, due to sponsor support, from the State of North Carolina and Blue Ridge Community College Small Business Center. How to Write a Business Plan Description In this day, create a business plan. 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 inter-related. Discover how a business plan is used by potential lenders, the dos and don’ts of writing a plan and steps for making the process easy. This seminar is designed for pre-start, start-up and existing business owners that want to create a business plan for 2016 to manage their business or access money through through local microloan organizations, SBA, traditional banks, angel investing, bootstrapping, crowd funding, etc. Note: Class will take place in a computer lab. If you have a lap top computer you can bring it. Note: There are business plan competitions coming up in 2016 be ready i.e. Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Business Plan Competition. Application available in the class. Note: There will be an hour lunch break with local food establishments near campus: Subway, Popular Leaf Cafe, McDonalds, Zaxby's, etc

Speaker(s): Gary C. Heisey Director of the Small Business Center at Blue Ridge Community College Dr. Molly A. Parkhill 2014 Staff Person of the Year Award Presented to Gary C. Heisey Director Small Business Center for service to the College, leadership, initiative, and exceptional performance. Your outstanding efforts have contributed to the continued success of our College and community.

Fee: No Cost