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Six Steps to Success
Starting A Business: Six Steps to Success

This quick, two hour overview will look at the basic questions to consider as you think about starting your business and gives you some of the planning tools and resources that will help you succeed. It is intended as an introduction, and will briefly address topics and issues you need to think about and plan for.  You will leave with a “workbook” that can help you write your business plan.

Topics:        
·         Is your business idea a good idea?
·         Do your numbers make sense?
·         Where will the money come from?
·         Making it legal
·         Put it on paper – Your business plan
·         Use your resources

Cost:                $20 per person with paid pre-registration; $25 at the door.
               Seminar fee includes all presentations and a copy of the workbook.

Location:        Minnesota Center for Business Development, Suite 100
                           616 Roosevelt Road, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Dates:            
                        August 19                                   Tuesday                                      5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
                          
(Future dates will be posted at www.StCloudSCORE.org)

Sponsors:       Central Minnesota SCORE Chapter 468, the St. Cloud State University Small Business
                           Development Center (SBDC), and the Anderson Entrepreneurial Center

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Complete and mail to SCORE, Attn:  SCORE Six Steps, 616 Roosevelt Road, Suite 100, St. Cloud, MN 56301
Checks should be made out to SCORE.  Pre-Registration is strongly encouraged.  Sessions may be cancelled due to insufficient prior registrations.

Name:  __________________________________________________________   Phone:  ______________________
E-mail: _________________________________________ @ _____________________________________
Address:  ________________________________________  City:  __________________________  ZIP __________
Pre-registration fee:  $20 enclosed __________           Pay at the Door (or within 5 days):  $25 (Cash or Check only)
Registering for (specify session date desired):  _________________________________________________________

Registration is limited by room capacity.  Sessions may be cancelled if there are insufficient pre-registered participants.
Cancellation policy:  Full refund ($20) if canceling more than 5 business days prior to session or if session is canceled due to lack of registrations.  Refund of $15 (processing fee of $5 withheld) if cancelled within 5 days prior session date.  No refund after session has begun.  For more information, please contact the Small Business Development Center, (320) 308-4842. 
Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.  Call the SBDC at (320) 308-4842

The Small Business Development Center and SCORE are resource partners of the U.S. Small Business Administration.  The Small Business Development Center program is funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, and sponsoring centers.  SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions or services.  All SBA programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.