Planning to Succeed (PTS) Series

You wouldn't build a house without blueprints, and the same rule applies to building a business. Learn to build and grow a business that is feasible, viable, and desirable with WomenVenture's Planning to Succeed series.

Newly incorporating CORE FOUR® Business Planning curriculum, WomenVenture's Planning to Succeed series includes a financial management course and one personalized business consulting session. By building upon the turn-key business planning curriculum of CORE FOUR® , the Planning to Succeed series provides a more comprehensive approach to becoming a knowledgeable small business owner.

Success Planning
Success Planning presents tools for self-assessment, financial goal setting, setting boundaries, communication skills, selling skills, and contingency planning. Success Planning will help you prepare your 'business owner' resume and personal financial plan and help you become aware of your wants, needs, and goals for your business.

Market Planning
Market Planning presents tools and strategies for transforming your dream into a real, market-driven business. The importance of matching your business with the needs and wants of customers is highlighted as you discover how to identify the features and benefits of your product or service and learn about imaging, packaging, pricing, selling, promotional planning, and contingency planning. You will learn how to target your customers, analyze your industry and competition, and identify your position in the market.

Cash Flow Planning
Cash Flow Planning presents detailed strategies for planning the financial future of your business with emphasis on projecting sales, setting sales goals, and contingency planning. Cash Flow Planning helps to clarify the personal financial needs of the owner as separate from the financial needs of the business.

Operations Planning
Operations Planning presents key issues and strategies for operating a legitimate business that complies with legal standards and federal, state and local requirements. It will help the business owner identify legal forms of business licenses, permits, taxes, employment issues, banking, and risk management.

Record Keeping and Financial Management
Learn the basic components of a Profit and Loss statement and Balance Sheets to track your business health. Understand that profitablity and positive cash flow are not the same. Identify critical financial ratios and how to analyze and use them.

The Planning to Succeed series is an indispensable learning tool for both novice and experienced entrepreneurs.

Fee: $325 for all five classes and a one-hour business consultation.