Discover the right financing path for your small business in our one-hour webinar, 'Finding the Financing Fit for Your Small Business.' Delve into the array of funding options available in 2024, from traditional funding to alternative options. This session guides you through these choices, providing actionable insights and expert advice to help you make informed decisions. Gain clarity on navigating the complexities of financing, empowering you to drive your business toward financial success in the upcoming year.
Course Outline
All About Financing
Analyzing What You Need Capital For
Determining the Loan You Need
Comparing Lenders
Applying for Loans
Closing on Your Loan & Payments
FAQs
Learner Outcomes
Develop a nuanced understanding of the diverse range of financing options available in 2024, allowing you to distinguish between traditional and emerging funding models, enabling better decision-making for your business's financial health.
Gain the ability to analyze and align specific financing solutions with your business's unique requirements. Learn how to assess the feasibility of different options and select the most suitable financing fit to fuel your business growth.
Acquire practical strategies to navigate the complexities and challenges associated with securing funding. Identify potential pitfalls and learn proactive measures to overcome obstacles, ensuring a smoother financing process for your small business. Discover the ''how-to'' aspects of gaining access to the Georgia Galileo online library portal and the wide range of easy-to-access business research databases.
The databases available for free include: industry reports from IBIS World, consumer demographics by geography from PRIZM/Nielsen, consumer product and financial service trends from Mintel, and consumer buyer behavior from MRI Simmons. Applications or ''use cases'' for each of these research insights will be covered to bring the data to life and help you see how the data can be used for business and profit growth.
LEARN HOW TO:
Easily access the Georgia business research databases through the Galileo online portal for business insights
Navigate among a wide variety of industry, marketing, demographic, consumer behavior and advertising databases
Apply the insights through the small business ''use cases'' Have an Idea? Turn it into a business!
Starting a successful business requires more than a great idea, conviction, and ceaseless energy to make it happen. A thorough Self-Assessment will identify your readiness to begin the journey to Start Your Own Business.
In this Live Online Workshop you will:
evaluate your preparedness to start a business
identify financial and other necessary resources
learn about business legal structures
collect data to build your business plan
You will have the opportunity to have your questions answered both during and at the conclusion of the Workshop.
About Our Instructor
User advocate Peter Hildebrandt has been helping companies make sound business decisions for 35 years. He is the principal in Covetability, a consulting firm specializing in bringing customer data into the design of product offerings. His clients range from high technology Fortune 500 companies to startup businesses. He is on three non-profit boards and plays the string bass professionally in his spare time. Mr. Hildebrandt has been a SCORE mentor for more than five years and has helped thousands of small business owners succeed.
Workshop - Finding the Financing Fit for Your Business
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