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Starting A Business: Six Steps to Success

This quick, two and one-half 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:       $30 per person - Pre-registration is required. 
               (Early registration savings -- $25 if registered one week in advance!)
               Seminar fee includes presentation and a copy of the workbook.

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

Dates:        January 14, 2012                          Saturday                           9:00 AM  -- Noon
                  March 8, 2012                               Thursday                           6:00 PM  -  9:00 PM
                  April 12, 2012                                Thursday                           6:00 PM  -  9:00 PM 
 
                            (Future dates will be posted at www.StCloudSCORE.org)

Sponsors:       Central Minnesota SCORE Chapter 468 and the Anderson Entrepreneurial Center

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To Register:    [pdf] Print Brochure and Registration form  (view as html)

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 required.  Sessions may be cancelled due to insufficient prior registrations.

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Registration is limited by room capacity.  Sessions may be cancelled if there are insufficient pre-registered participants.
Cancellation policy:  Full refund if canceling more than 5 business days prior to session or if session is canceled due to lack of registrations.  Refund less $5 (processing fee of $5 withheld) if you cancel within 5 days prior session date.  No refund after session has begun.  For more information, please contact SCORE, (320) 240-1332. 
Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.  Call SCORE at (320) 240-1332.

SCORE is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.  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.