Join us for a ribbon cutting at Juici Patties. Founded in Jamaica in 1980, Juici Patties is a growing U.S. franchise. Their Decatur location serves authentic Jamaican patties, coco bread, and Caribbean favorites, with catering for all occasions. Exclusive Brain Health Spa Experience at CerebroFit Integrated Brain Health for Founders with employees or HR professionals employed by a company. Starting a business can be overwhelming, especially when you don?t know what you don?t know.
Whether you?re just starting to brainstorm your idea or ready to turn your passion into a profitable venture, this class will give you a roadmap to success. You?ll learn what you need to start a business in Georgia, from assessing the feasibility of your idea to marketing, finding financing, building a team, and operating legally. You?ll leave with actionable steps, essential tools, and resources to start your business on a strong foundation. Small businesses are the backbone of America; this class will help you start yours.
LEARN HOW TO:
Determine the feasibility of your business idea using market research and competitive analysis
Estimate start-up expenses for your business and identify requirements for pursuing start-up financing options
Differentiate between different legal structure options for business formation
Identify who you should include on your team when making plans and executing business formation
Navigate the steps to start your business in the State of Georgia SBDC StartSmart provides the resources, support, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
StartSmart is tailored to be held virtually to facilitate virtual discussion, class engagement, & mastery of content. Participation in StartSmart will also allow access to LivePlan, an online business planning software. The program is facilitated by specially trained SBDC consultants and a long-term relationship with the SBDC and follow-up consulting is available and encouraged following the program.
Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or are still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools?and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
SBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
Evaluate & refine your business concept
Improve your knowledge of business concepts
Research markets and competition
Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
Develop a thorough, practical business plan
SBDC StartSmart includes 16 hours of instruction delivered over a period of 4 weeks. Sessions will be held twice a week for 2 hours.
LEARN HOW TO:
Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
SBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
Access to financial and business resources.
A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals
Eight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
MODULE 1: Business Success ? How do we get there?
MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions
MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies
MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers
MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
MODULE 8: Plan, Run, Review, Revise Storytelling is more than a business buzzword?it?s a practice that requires time and skill.
You know a good story when you hear one, but how do you use narratives to grow your company and fulfill your mission? Your audience needs what you offer?they just don?t realize it yet.
In this Marketing Monday webinar, Your Guide to Small Business Storytelling, Robert Carnes, Author, Marketing Strategist and Communications Director for the Whitefield Academy explains how to shape a a clear narrative that invites your prospective and existing customers to listen and engage. Storytelling Marketing involves using a narrative to communicate a message so the consumer will be inspired to take action. Storytelling in marketing helps consumers to understand why they should care about your brand. Stop struggling with marketing and embrace a path toward better storytelling.
LEARN HOW TO:
Identify the critical elements of an organizational story
Use tactics for listening to your audience for stories
Approach crafting your business narratives
Sharing stories with an audience effectively Participants will learn how to optimize operations, elevate guest experience, and drive financial performance.
Participants will examine menu engineering, pricing and food costs. Better understand their target customer, improve the guest journey and deliver exceptional hospitality. Learn how to attract, hire, train, schedule, motivate, and retain employees and learn how to analyze, cash flow, budgets, and review and understand financial statements. The workshop will provide practical strategies for improving operations, margins and making better operating decisions.
LEARN HOW TO:
Design and optimize profitable menus
Enhance customer experience and loyalty
Build and retain high-performing teams
Understand and manage key financial metrics
Align all four pillars into a cohesive business strategy The DeKalb Chamber Small Business Committee assists the Chamber with recruiting, educating, and mentoring small businesses. Create and identify opportunities for growth and facilitate partnerships to improve small business programs. Help identify opportunities in the public and private sector.
This committee meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. SBDC StartSmart provides the resources, support, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
StartSmart is tailored to be held virtually to facilitate virtual discussion, class engagement, & mastery of content. Participation in StartSmart will also allow access to LivePlan, an online business planning software. The program is facilitated by specially trained SBDC consultants and a long-term relationship with the SBDC and follow-up consulting is available and encouraged following the program.
Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or are still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools?and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
SBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
Evaluate & refine your business concept
Improve your knowledge of business concepts
Research markets and competition
Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
Develop a thorough, practical business plan
SBDC StartSmart includes 16 hours of instruction delivered over a period of 4 weeks. Sessions will be held twice a week for 2 hours.
LEARN HOW TO:
Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
SBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
Access to financial and business resources.
A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals
Eight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
MODULE 1: Business Success ? How do we get there?
MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions
MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies
MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers
MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
MODULE 8: Plan, Run, Review, Revise Starting a business from scratch isn?t the only path to entrepreneurship. Buying a business can be far less risky, less expensive and easier to finance than starting one. In fact, buying a business may be the best strategy for success. This program will provide entrepreneurs with guidance to search, assess, value, finance, and execute a business acquisition. This session will also feature an attorney and franchise broker who will discuss their roles in business acquisition.
Course Outline
Search
Valuation
Preliminary Due Diligence
Financing the Deal
Getting the Deal Done
Buying a Franchise
Learner Outcomes
Attendees will gain an understanding of:
why buying a business can be best strategy for success.
terms used in buying a business
the process for buying a business.
what franchise opportunities offer AI-Powered Email Marketing for Business Owners Who Hate Writing Emails
Email is the highest-converting marketing channel for small businesses.
The biggest hurdle to taking advantage is finding the time and the words to actually create the messaging.
This Live Online Workshop teaches how to overcome the obstacle by assisting with writing, organizing, automating campaigns, and sending emails that sound like the owner.
You'll learn how to use AI to:
Write emails that sound like you
Create welcome sequences for new subscribers and customers
Master following-up on leads
Structure sales messages addressing client needs, solutions, offers
Construct strong Calls to Action ? every email should have a purpose that tells your audience what to do next.
Know where and how to deploy your content
Business owners who should attend are those who:
Have an email list but rarely use it
Hate writing emails
Know what they want to say but getting it onto the screen takes too much time
Don't know what to send
Need a repeatable process for deciding what the audience should hear
Rather spend their time running the business
This is the second workshop in a five-part series focused on the how and why of effectively applying AI to your business.
You don't need to be an AI expert. You simply need to be someone who wants to use AI strategically and practically.
Ribbon Cutting at Juici Patties
Brain Health Spa Pop-Up Experience
Workshop - How to Start a Business in Georgia
Workshop - StartSmart (8-class series)
Workshop - Marketing Monday: Your Guide to Small Business Storytelling
Workshop - 4 P's of Restaurant Success- Product, Patrons, People and Profit
Small Business Committee Meeting
Workshop - StartSmart (8-class series)
Workshop - How to Buy a Business
Workshop - AI-Powered Email Marketing for Business Owners Who Hate Writing Emails
