Small Business

Be Your Own Boss

Entrepreneurial Business Workshop

3-Day Workshop

Ever wanted to test drive your skills as an Entrepreneur? Now you can. Our Entrepreneurial Business Workshop: Be Your Own Boss covers the foundational pieces you need to understand in running your own business. Then you are placed into a business simulation where you are opening and running your own business. Topics covered are:

Session 1

Our workshop opens with review of business fundamentals.

  • Defining yourself as an Entrepreneur: Consultant, Franchise, Buying or Starting a Business
  • Defining your vision and assessing your qualifications
  • Identifying internal and external opportunities
  • Understanding your market potential
  • Managing your business / leading your people

Session 2

Business Simulation: Being Your Own Boss

Now it’s time to put the foundations into action. This simulation entails opening and running your own business. The decision you make contributes to your success as an Entrepreneur. This simulation includes:

  • Start-up decisions: Name, location, and funding for the business
  • Purchasing and inventory management
  • Pricing, promotion and advertising
  • Staffing and wages
  • Leadership discussions other management topics

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Decisions

2 day workshop

The decision you make (or don’t) will determine your direction and success. This element of decision-making is more critical for the small business owner. In the Decisions simulation, you will explore the following:

  • Pricing: Answer the questions: How do I price, should I allow volume discounts, and what about promotional allowances
  • Planning: Answer the questions: What type of budget should I have, should I run a test market on a new product or service
  • Promotion: Answer the questions: What are consumer and trade promotions and how do I set coupon rates
  • Product: Answer the questions: When should I introduce a new product line and should I re-launch and existing line
  • Purchasing Reports: Answer the questions: When should I buy detailed competitor and channel studies

Don’t make critical errors on-the-job! Use this simulated course to grow your skills as a business leader.

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