For New Entrepreneurs

Learn to Start a Business that Works

Only 4% of businesses create revenues over $1 million. We are on a mission to teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills they need to start their own business doing something they love that can provide a better life and employ other people in the same way. If you are driven, ready, willing and able to do anything necessary to get your business off the ground, then we can help. This workshop for new and aspiring entrepreneurs will show you where to start, what to expect, what to do, what not to do, and how to manage it all.

The Roadmap for New & Aspiring Entrepreneurs

We speak to many organizations to help aspiring entrepreneurs build the skills they need to start their own businesses. This workshop covers everything from building a website and digital marketing to business planning and operations. We can arm you with all the knowledge and skills you need to get your business off the ground and make it profitable sooner rather than later.

Sample Content Agenda Topics to be Covered

• Getting the First Customer: Proof of concept
• Incorporating and Banking: Legal first steps
• Investors and Partners: Opportunities and black holes
• Business Plans: How to create a 2 page plan
• Strategy: Targeting the right people with the right offer
• Networking: CRMs, contacts, deposits before withdrawals
• Creating a Website: WordPress made easy
• Selling: Help solve problems – don’t sell
• Technology: Must have tools to get your business going
• Accounting: T accounts and Quickbooks made easy
• Forecasting: Microsoft Excel forecasts and assumptions
• Marketing: How things work and where to start on a budget
• People: Recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, and setting expectations
• Leadership: What leaders do better than everyone else
• Processes: Checklists for doing things the right way
• Office Space: Staring on the cheap
• Reading: The 5 books that matter most
• False Beliefs: The 9 lies you will tell yourself
• Years 1, 2 and 3: What to expect
• 100 Questions: Things to consider

Workshop Learning Objectives

• Learn what it takes to start a company from scratch (it’s easier than you think)
• Learn why a great product and customer experience trump marketing (be the best at one thing)
• Understand that no one has all the answers (so just do it)
• Learn what entrepreneurship looks like (good and bad)
• Learn the 2 sliver bullets to success (you & your sales offer)
• Learn to become your best self (so you can lead others)
• Learn the fundamentals of business & marketing (it’s easy)
• Learn the shortcuts to grow your business (there are many)
• Discover the key skills you must learn and then master to succeed (there are only a few)
• Discover the the magic formula for success (there is none)

Handouts

• 100 Questions to Consider
• Where to Learn Business Fundamentals Online for Free
• The 10 Free Tools You Need Start Your Business

Mark Twain