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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 been extremely helpful
and beneficial. I really appreciate how 'the
good, the bad and the ugly' were presented and the
wealth of resources in Central Florida I learned
about."
"We've had an amazing restructuring
due to what we learned in class and are experiencing
an increase in business."
"The class really helped to crystallize
what I was doing, how to do it better and who
I am doing it for. Thanks!"
"I'm better prepared to build
a quality team and I'm excited about the marketing
ideas I learned. The course is an outstanding
value!"
The course begins Tuesday, January 20, 2009 and concludes Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Classes will be held
from 6-9pm at the Disney Entrepreneur Center facility located on 315 E. Robinson Street, Suite
100, Orlando FL., 32801.
The course fee is $400 for the first participant from a company and $200 for each additional participant
from the same company. A registration
form for the class is attached. Please complete and return it to the UCF Office of Research & Commercialization no later
than January 13,
2009. 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.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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?
Monday, February 9, 2009 and Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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
ENROLLMENT FOR EACH COURSE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST
20 REGISTRATIONS.
Application (pdf)
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