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NxLevelTM for Entrepreneurs
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NxLeveLTM for Entrepreneurs
Are you prepared for growth in 2012?
Are you ready for the 2012 Business Plan Competition?
The 2011 First Place Local winner received $8K cash/services!
Learn everything you need to create or revise your Business/Marketing Plan.
We are combining this course with the Tilling the Soil of Opportunity NxLeveL coursework for those with rural-based businesses.
10-week course: Mondays, Jan 23 - Apr 9 (holidays excluded)
plus a bonus class on Apr 16
Classes are 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Mason Enterprise Center:
202 Church Street SE, Leesburg, VA 20175
For the course to be offered, Loudoun SBDC must approve a minimum of 10 students, with a 15-student limit.
NOTE: a course application is required (form below).
Submit your application now for consideration!
Cost for this 30-hour course: $485, or roughly $16/hour
This fee covers instruction, textbook, workbook, guest lecturers and extensive peer networking.
It is due from approved students prior to the first class.
YES, THERE IS HOMEWORK!
*485 fee is non-refundable.
You may, however, earn a $200 rebate if you:
(1) Complete and turn in your business plan within 1 month of the course ending
(2) Attend at least 8 classes, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
(3) Attend 2 free one-on-one Loudoun SBDC counseling sessions during the course
You should attend NxLeveLTM for Entrepreneurs if you:
- Are serious about starting or growing your business throughout 2012
- Want to learn tips firsthand from subject matter experts and local business leaders
- Want to learn how to identify opportunities, market your business, manage your financials
- Want to take solid practical information and create an action plan that will become the blueprint for your success. IF YOU DO THE HOMEWORK, you walk away with a finished business/marketing plan.
- Love the energy of working with other entrepreneurs in a supportive team environment
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
In business, education is not a luxury - it is a necessity
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NxLeveL Application for
January-March 2012 Class:
Please provide the information requested below in an email to the Center at rsuomi@loudounsbdc.org or print and mail this form to:
Loudoun Small Business Development Center
202 Church Street SE, Suite 100 – Leesburg, VA 20175
Answers may be concise.
Name:
Company Name:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
1. What type of business do you have/hope to start?
2. What product or services do you sell/plan for your business to offer?
3. Is there a need for this product or service? Explain.
4. How does your product or service differ from others in the same business?
5. What kind of person buys/is going to buy your product or service?
6. Have you done any market research yet? If so, what have you learned?
7. Approximately what do you/will you charge for your product/service? On what do you base the fees?
8. What do you anticipate your startup/expansion costs will be?
9. Do you think that starting this business will be easy or difficult? Why?
10. Do you have enough savings to start the business? If not, could you start on a smaller scale or do you think you will need business financing?
11. Do you plan to go into business full time? If so, do you have enough savings put aside to live on until the business becomes profitable?
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