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SET Sample Syllabus | |
Week
1 | SEP 6-9 | Topics
Course Objectives, Introductions, Personal Finances
Guest Speaker: Alumni Panel |
| | 2 | SEP 13-16 | Setting the Stage for Business Development
Guest Speaker: Time Management / Self Management |
| | 2B | SEP 18 SAT | Saturday Session 9am - 4pm
Mind Mapping, Visualization, Passion / Marketing Niche,
Networking / Public Speaking, Credit Issues |
| | 3 | SEP 20-23 | Business Start-up Practicalities, Intro to Marketing, Personal Cash Flow
Guest Speaker: Getting Organized in Your Office / Business |
| | 4 | SEP 27-30 | Competition, Industry Analysis, Location
Library Research - Downtown Library Tour |
| | 5 | OCT 4-7 | Variable & Fixed Costs, Breaking Even, Profit, Sales Forecasts
Guest Speaker: Marketing, Pricing |
| | 6 | OCT 11-14 | Business Financing, Sales, Customer Service
Guest Speaker: Loans / Sources of Funding |
| | 7 | OCT 18-21 | Marketing, Advertising, The Internet
Guest Speaker: PR Panel -- All Media Types and PR Persons |
| | 8 | OCT 25-28 | Management, Operations Planning
Guest Speaker: Business Insurance or Human Resources (based on needs of class) |
| | 9 | OCT 1-4 | Business Cash Flow Projections, Financial Statements, Business Finances, Record Keeping |
| | 10 | NOV 8-11
| Mission Statements, Writing the Business Plan
Guest Speaker: Legal Forms of Business |
| | 10B | NOV 13 SAT | Saturday Session 9am - 4pm
Business Plan Writing Workshop
Guest Consultants Needed: CPAs, Financial Experts, Marketing Experts, Business Attorneys |
| | 11 | NOV 15-18 | Business Plan Writing
Guest Speaker: Tax Issues
Guest Consultants Needed |
| | 12 | NOV 22-25 | Mastermind Introduction, Business Plan Writing
Guest Speaker: Investing
Guest Consultants Needed |
| | 13 | NOV 29
-DEC 2 | Mastermind practice, Business Plan Writing
Guest Consultants Needed |
| | 14 | DEC 6-9 | Mastermind, Business Plan writing, Completion
Guest Consultants Needed |
| | | DEC Dates Vary by Region | Graduation! |
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