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The UCF Technology
Incubator
and UCF College of Business Administration
announce the next offering of the
This dynamic, intense short course explores
the realities of planning and starting a company and helps
you learn how to successfully develop and launch a business.
Taught by experienced entrepreneurs, professional service
providers and entrepreneurship faculty from the University of
Central Florida , the course will help you clarify your business
concept and walk you through the steps of planning and starting
a business. The course will introduce you to resources
and advisors that provide invaluable support in laying the foundation
for a successful company. Below are comments from some of the
participants in a recent class:
Classes will be held
from 6-9pmat
the UCF Downtown Campus in the
Ying Academic Center at 36
West Pine Street.
The course fee is $395
for the first participant from a company and $195 for each
additional participant from the same company. We strongly
suggest that all individuals involved in management of the
company participate together in the course.
If you have applied to or expressed
interest in being considered for acceptance to the Incubator,
this course is a required element of the application process.
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October 18, 2005
Session 1 – Developing Successful Business
Ideas
Is your business concept an idea or truly an opportunity? Learn
how to tell the difference. Learn how to analyze the opportunity
to develop an effective business model.
October 20, 2005
Session 2 – Building a Strong Business
Team
The product or service you will offer is important. Even more
important is the team you build - management, employees, Board,
investors, service providers. Learn how to build the best team
possible to drive the success of your new venture.
October25, 2005
Session 3 – Proper Legal and Ethical Foundations
Many decisions are involved in establishing a new venture.
Learn what the legal options are. Explore how to establish high
standards of business ethics.
October 27, 2005
Session 4 – Marketing Strategies and Effective
Sales
No matter how beneficial your product or service is, if you
don’t know who the customer is and tell the message in
an effective way to get their attention, you won’t have
sales.
November 1, 2005
Session 5 – Funding and Financing
You’ve analyzed the opportunity and begun to build a
team to drive success. You’ve written a great business
plan. How do you secure the financial resources to make it all
happen?
November 3, 2005
Session 6 – Entrepreneurial Insights
A panel of experienced entrepreneurs will share their insights “from
the trenches”. What have they learned? What would they
do differently? What is their advice to you?
November 8, 2005
Session 7 – Business Presentations
You will have the opportunity to make a presentation to a group
of experienced entrepreneurs and get feedback about your business,
market and financial opportunities
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