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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 our last class:
"This course has brought an enormous amount of pertinent
information to my attention."
"It has helped me make my business plan more presentable
and improved my presentation skills."
"I'm much more focused now in my business idea and
more confident."
The course begins Tuesday, June 21 and concludes
Thursday, July 14. Classes are held from 6-9pm at the Disney/SBA
National Entrepreneur Center in Downtown Orlando at 315 East Robinson Street,
Ste 100.
The course fee is $395 for the first participant from a company and
$195 for each additional participant from the same company. A registration
form for the class is attached. Please complete and return it to the UCF
Technology Incubator no later than June 15th. We strongly suggest that
all individuals involved in management of the company participate together
in the course.
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 20 REGISTRATIONS.
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.
Registration
Form (PDF)
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Class Schedule*
June 21, 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.
June 23, 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.
June 28, 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.
June 30, 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.
July 7, 2005
Session 5 - Funding and Finances
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?
July 12, 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?
July 14, 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.
*The actual order of the sessions may vary depending on availability of our
guest instructors.
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