Session 1: Business Planning
Learning Objectives
- After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Explain how an evolving planning process can help you make key decisions as business owners.
- Describe how to convert a vague idea into a resource plan.
- Explain the importance of a healthy personal credit score and healthy relationships with lenders.
- Describe how a business plan helps motivate stakeholders to understand and support your business ideas.
- Explain the benefits of creating a day-to-day action plan for running a small business
Session 2: Entrepreneur Mindset
Learning Objectives
- After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Clarify some of the myths and realities of small business ownership.
- Start a self-assessment to determine your readiness to become a small business owner.
- Set a plan of action to complete your self-assessments by seeking feedback from stakeholders, such as family, friends, and potential customers.
Session 3: Financial Management
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Explain the concept of financial management and why it is important to a small business and its owner
- Identify financial management practices, rules, and tools commonly available to small businesses
- Explain how financial management practices, rules, and tools work
- Explain financial management basics for a small business, including:
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- Start-up financing
- Financing for growing business
- Financing working capital
- Financing Fixed Assets
