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Weds 9.1.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Optimism

Dedication

Knowledge

Keys to Your Business Success

Instructor:  Mike Conway

General Course Overview

Personal & Business Goals

Importance of Entrepreneurship

Keys to Business Success

Session

2

Weds 9.8.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Assessing Your Business Ideas

Instructor:  Mike Conway

Checking It Out

Look at Business Niche

Business Ideas

Where Do They Come From

Who are your Customers?

Weds 9.15.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Session

3

Business Planning

Instructor:  Rick Leibowitz

Think Ahead & Grow Rich

The Importance of Planning

Business Goals & Objectives

Session

4

Weds 9.22.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

The Marketing Plan

Instructor:  Susan Fisher

Hello Buyers!

Iintroduction to the Marketing Plan

Creating Sales Forecast

Setting up your Business Legally

Laws That Affect Your Business

Contracts & Leases

Be a Legal Eagle

Guest Speaker:  Doug Wright, Hayes and Wright, LLC

Government Regulations

Instructor:  Mike Conway

Weds 9.29.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

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5

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Weds 10.06.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Management

Instructor:  Mike Conway

First Things 1st

Why Management Matters

Managing a Home-Based Business

Managing Risk

Managing Business Communication

Managing Time

Session

7

Weds 10.13.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Market Analysis

Instructor:  Ernest Hoymeyer, Owner

Lake Clear Lodge

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Chart It Before You Start It

Introduction to Marketing

Understanding Your Market

Expanding Your Market Research

Product Description

Weds 10.20.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Product and Pricing

Instructor:  Rick Leibowitz

Right Product, Right Price,

Right On!

Overview of Marketing Strategies

Pricing Strategies

Product Strategies

Weds 11.03.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

E-Commerce

Instructor:  TBD

Be an Online Guru

Intro to the Internet

Customer Service Online

Intro to E-Commerce

Online Marketing Strategies

Weds 11.10.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Selling Success

Instructor:  Rick Leibowitz

Attitude is EVERYTHING

Your Image is Your Business’s Image

Creating Customer Loyalty

The Art of Selling

Weds 10.27.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Placement & Promotion

Instructor:  Rick Leibowitz/J.R.

Spice it Up

Guest Speaker:  Andy Flynn, Hungry Bear Publishing

Iplacement Strategies

Promotional Strategies

Weds 11.17.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Where’s the Cash?

Instructor:  Nikki Wright

Right on the MONEY

Cash Flow Projections

Preparing a Cash Flow Projection

Using Cash Flow Management Tool

Financial Statements

Weds 11.22.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Managing the Money

Instructor:  J.R. Wrisley/Mike Conway

Budget Don’t Fudge it

Preparing for Success

Business Ownership and Tax Forms

Accounting

Getting Professional Help

Weds 12.01.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Weds 12.08.10

6:30-9:30pm

Brick Oven Cafe

Tupper Lake, NY

Financial Tips & Tools

Instructor:  J.R. Wrisley/Mike Conway

Bringing it All Together

Instructor:  Mike Conway

Bank on it

Ready Set Go!

Financing Your Business

Understanding Financial Ratios

Money Sources

Credit and Collections

Making the Deal

Overcoming Barriers & Pitfalls

What’s Next?

PANEL REVIEWS

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