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The UCF Business Incubation Program and
UCF Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation 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.
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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!"
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The course begins Tuesday, January 19, 2010 and
concludes Thursday, February 11, 2010. 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 12, 2010. We strongly suggest that all individuals
involved in management of the company participate together in the
course.
Class Schedule
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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 21, 2010
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 26, 2010
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 28, 2010
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 2, 2010
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 4, 2010
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?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 &
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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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