Course Information
Course Overview

Turn your business ideas into a solid plan for financing and long-term success. Committing your idea to paper in the form of a business plan not only increases your chances of obtaining financing, but also in keeping your business strategically focused.
This course will guide you through all the major components of writing a business plan and emerge with your first draft in hand. And most importantly, you will have completed the first—and most difficult—step on the path to small business success.
What You’ll Learn
• A Strategy for Success
• Defining Your Business
• The Role of the Customer
• Structuring Your Organization
• The Marketing Plan
• The Competition
• Marketing in Action
• Operations and Manufacturing
• Understanding the Finance Section I & II
• Financing Your Business
• The Final Document