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:20250721T140000Z DTEND:20250721T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Webinar - StartSmart DESCRIPTION:SBDC StartSmart provides the resources\, support\, and motivation to put your dream within reach.\n\n\n\nStartSmart 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. \n\n\n\nWhether 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!\n\n\n\nSBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:\n\n- Evaluate & refine your business concept\n\n- Improve your knowledge of business concepts\n\n- Research markets and competition\n\n- Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success\n\n- Develop a thorough\, practical business plan\n\n\n\nCourse Outline\n\nEight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:\n\n- MODULE 1: Business Success How do we get there?\n\n- MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions\n\n- MODULE 3: Marketing for Success\n\n- MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies\n\n- MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources\n\n- MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers\n\n- MODULE 7: Management with a Plan\n\n- MODULE 8: Plan\, Run\, Review\, Revise\n\n\n\nLearner Outcomes\n\nOwning your own business is the American dream. Building it to withstand the test of time requires a unique set of tools. SBDC StartSmart provides the resources\, support\, and motivation to put your dream within reach.\n\n\n\nSBDC StartSmart provides the tools to:\n\n- Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.\n\n- Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.\n\n- Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.\n\n\n\nSBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:\n\n- An actionable business plan and access to business planning software\n\n- Access to financial and business resources.\n\n- A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

SBDC StartSmart provides the resources\, support\, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
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\nStartSmart 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. \;
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\nWhether 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&mdash\;and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
\n
\nSBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
\n- Evaluate &\; refine your business concept
\n- Improve your knowledge of business concepts
\n- Research markets and competition
\n- Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
\n- Develop a thorough\, practical business plan
\n
\nCourse Outline
\nEight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
\n- MODULE 1: Business Success &ndash\; How do we get there?
\n- MODULE 2: Opportunity &\; Solutions
\n- MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
\n- MODULE 4: Digital Marketing &\; Online Strategies
\n- MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
\n- MODULE 6: Operations &\; Managing by the Numbers
\n- MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
\n- MODULE 8: Plan\, Run\, Review\, Revise
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\nLearner Outcomes
\nOwning your own business is the American dream. Building it to withstand the test of time requires a unique set of tools. SBDC StartSmart&trade\; provides the resources\, support\, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
\n
\nSBDC StartSmart provides the tools to:
\n- Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
\n- Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
\n- Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
\n
\nSBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
\n- An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
\n- Access to financial and business resources.
\n- A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals.

\n LOCATION:Virtual UID:e.544.6752 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260409T231057Z URL:https://business.dekalbchamber.org/events/details/webinar-startsmart-07-21-2025-6752 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR