SpringBoard Registration Opens for July 10th - August 28th Seminar Series

SpringBoard is a learner-centered, activity-based curriculum enabling you, in the context of a group of peers, to discover what makes good business planning. By completing the learning tasks, you use your creativity, think for yourself, and practice group and individual problem solving. The curriculum provides a safe atmosphere of learning. You are never “put on the spot, quizzed or otherwise made to re-live negative experiences” that you may have had in earlier educational situations. 

Springboard is perfect for individuals interested in starting a new business or growing an existing one. Believing in yourself and your business idea, along with the desire to work hard and persist in spite of difficulty, will determine your success. 

SpringBoard offers basic tools, information, practice, access to financing, and support groups.  Participants will build a step-by-step business plan.
      
The Curriculum covers eight three-hour sessions, devoted to the following areas: business planning, applying for financing, and marketing.

Session 1 July 10 Welcome, Licensing and Legal Structures, Personal Budgeting
Session 2 July 17 Personal Credit, Start-up Cost, Overhead Cost
Session 3 July 24 Sales Unit, Break Even Point
Session 4 July 31 Sales and Profit Goals, Cash Flow
Session 5 Aug. 7 Target Markets, Research, Business Mission and Marketing Message
Session 6 Aug. 14 Competition, Pricing, Marketing Goals and Timelines
Session 7 Aug. 21 Financing Sources, the Loan Process
Session 8 Aug. 28 Presentation of Business Plans, Certificates