BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230315T130000Z DTEND:20230315T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:GrowSmart DeKalb DESCRIPTION:If your business is ready for growth\, SBDC GrowSmart gives you the tools and strategies to reach your goals. GrowSmart was developed by the UGA SBDC to meet the needs of growing businesses. Combining the latest ideas with timeless principles\, GrowSmart will propel your business forward! UGA SBDC training has helped thousands of business owners build a foundation for growth. GrowSmart is the product of our experience and commitment to Georgia's small businesses.\n\n\n\nThis program gets results! In full or half day weekly sessions\, learn to analyze and manage your business like a seasoned CEO.\n\n\n\n35 hours of class time covering all areas of business operation Evaluate your business\, competition\, and target markets\n\nHands-on\, interactive program promotes sharing of best practices Expert speakers add insights to the topic of the day\n\nStep-by-step development of your company's strategies for growth\n\nCombined with long term one-on-one consulting with SBDC professionals\, learn to apply course principles and build a business for today's challenging times. SBDC GrowSmart is a dynamic program for owners and senior managers of growing businesses.\n\n\n\nCourse Outline\n\nModule 1: Planning for Growth\n\nMaking strategic decisions requires careful consideration of internal and external factors. You will examine your operating environment\, document company vision and goals\, and develop growth strategies based on a thorough assessment of your company's strengths\, weaknesses\, opportunities\, and threats.\n\n\n\nModule 2: Marketing: Research\, Planning and Implementation\n\nThoroughly analyze your core competencies and competitive advantages matching them to needs in the marketplace. Learn to protect your business from competition and develop strategies for effective\, profitable pricing. Connect with customers using the latest marketing and communication tools.\n\n\n\nModule 3: Leadership & Management\n\nFocus on your changing role as the leader of your company. Identify people resources and leadership strategies that will be necessary to achieve your growth plan. Explore proven methods for hiring\, compensating\, and motivating your team.\n\n\n\nModule 4: Financial Analysis\, Tools & Resources\n\nLearn how to analyze your company's financial condition and develop strategies to improve profits and cash flow. Create a financial plan that quantifies the results of your marketing and management strategies. Determine how much money it will take to grow the business as well as how to fund it.\n\n\n\nModule 5: Operations & Implementing Your Plan\n\nDocumented\, consistent processes are a key to building a scalable\, well managed company that has lasting\, transferrable value. Assess your current operations and learn methods to document and streamline processes. The program concludes with a short presentation of your one page plan and a challenge to put the program's lessons to work in your business!\n\n\n\nLearner Outcomes\n\nWhether you've been in business for twenty years or two years\, SBDC GrowSmart can align your vision for your business with the steps to get you there. Create a framework to improve the performance of your business and shape the success of your business for years to come. Work ON your business\, not just IN your business!\n\n A step-by-step evaluation of your business and markets.\n A hands-on\, interactive forum that promotes sharing of best practices. Tools to build your business\, both now and for the future.\n\nSBDC GrowSmart graduates gain:\n\n\n A strategic business plan with a long-term vision and strategies. A mastery of key business concepts.\n A network of entrepreneurial peers and professional resources.\n Learn to analyze\, plan and manage your business like a seasoned CEO. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:If your business is ready for growth\, SBDC GrowSmart gives you the tools and strategies to reach your goals. GrowSmart was developed by the UGA SBDC to meet the needs of growing businesses. Combining the latest ideas with timeless principles\, GrowSmart will propel your business forward! UGA SBDC training has helped thousands of business owners build a foundation for growth. GrowSmart is the product of our experience and commitment to Georgia&rsquo\;s small businesses.
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\nThis program gets results! In full or half day weekly sessions\, learn to analyze and manage your business like a seasoned CEO.
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\n35 hours of class time covering all areas of business operation Evaluate your business\, competition\, and target markets
\nHands-on\, interactive program promotes sharing of best practices Expert speakers add insights to the topic of the day
\nStep-by-step development of your company&rsquo\;s strategies for growth
\nCombined with long term one-on-one consulting with SBDC professionals\, learn to apply course principles and build a business for today&rsquo\;s challenging times. SBDC GrowSmart is a dynamic program for owners and senior managers of growing businesses.
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\nCourse Outline
\nModule 1: Planning for Growth
\nMaking strategic decisions requires careful consideration of internal and external factors. You will examine your operating environment\, document company vision and goals\, and develop growth strategies based on a thorough assessment of your company&rsquo\;s strengths\, weaknesses\, opportunities\, and threats.
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\nModule 2: Marketing: Research\, Planning and Implementation
\nThoroughly analyze your core competencies and competitive advantages&mdash\;matching them to needs in the marketplace. Learn to protect your business from competition and develop strategies for effective\, profitable pricing. Connect with customers using the latest marketing and communication tools.
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\nModule 3: Leadership &\; Management
\nFocus on your changing role as the leader of your company. Identify people resources and leadership strategies that will be necessary to achieve your growth plan. Explore proven methods for hiring\, compensating\, and motivating your team.
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\nModule 4: Financial Analysis\, Tools &\; Resources
\nLearn how to analyze your company&rsquo\;s financial condition and develop strategies to improve profits and cash flow. Create a financial plan that quantifies the results of your marketing and management strategies. Determine how much money it will take to grow the business as well as how to fund it.
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\nModule 5: Operations &\; Implementing Your Plan
\nDocumented\, consistent processes are a key to building a scalable\, well managed company that has lasting\, transferrable value. Assess your current operations and learn methods to document and streamline processes. The program concludes with a short presentation of your one page plan&mdash\;and a challenge to put the program&rsquo\;s lessons to work in your business!
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\nLearner Outcomes
\nWhether you&rsquo\;ve been in business for twenty years or two years\, SBDC GrowSmart&trade\; can align your vision for your business with the steps to get you there. Create a framework to improve the performance of your business and shape the success of your business for years to come. Work ON your business\, not just IN your business!\n\nSBDC GrowSmart&trade\; graduates gain:\n\n\n LOCATION:In-Person UID:e.544.4260 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260407T233825Z URL:https://business.dekalbchamber.org/events/details/growsmart-dekalb-03-15-2023-4260 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR