Workshop Materials Posted!

The materials from our most recent presentation, "Quick Start: Your Own Business in 30 Days for Under $4,000", delivered on Oct. 10th, have finally been posted. We encountered several technical issues that took the better part of a week to resolve, but the good news is that the posted file has been significantly enhanced with new content during the intervening time.

Get your copy of the file at:
http://sites.google.com/site/entrepreneursloungematerials/

Thanks to all who participated, especially our wonderful panelists. Thanks also for the patience while our posting issues were ironed out. Enjoy the presentation!

“Quick Start Your Own Business in 30 Days for Under $4000" - Workshop - Saturday, October 10, 2009

Register Today! 

The Entrepreneurs Lounge is pleased to present a three hour workshop on Saturday, October 10, 2009, designed to inspire ideas and action for starting your own business in thirty days or less for under $4000.  Four categories of businesses will be presented that you can start TODAY!  A panel of entrepreneurs who have already started these businesses will speak and answer your questions on how you can also be a successful entrepreneur with the skills and knowledge you possess today. 

Topics to be discussed are the following:

·         Focus on low risk entrepreneurship:  What do you REALLY need to know to get started and what should you NOT do?

·         Taking stock:  Which type of business that will be presented is the right fit for you and what will it take for you to get started?

·         Feasibility: What is practical in a 30 day timeframe and a $4000 budget, and how can this apply to your own situation?

·         Generating ideas:  If the four categories and the multitude of example opportunities that will be presented aren’t quite right for you, how do you decide what is right?

The workshop will also tackle the following:

• Getting the word out: lessons in low-cost marketing and business development
• Competing with established businesses: practical strategies and techniques
• Basic start-up budgets: examples and tools
• Planning:  what you really need to do to be successful, and how to do it
• Backwards planning: moving from goals to results
• Scalability:  how you can grow your business model

The workshop is Saturday, October 10, 2009 and will begin at 10am, concluding at 1pm.  There will be two short intermissions between sections and an opportunity to network after the workshop.  The workshop will be held at the University of Georgia Gwinnett campus room 107.  The campus is in the IntelliCenter Building on Sever Road, Lawrencevile, GA (I-85 and exit 109 Old Peachtree).  Directions to the campus can be found at http://www.uga.edu/gwinnett/directions.html

Admission of $10.00 cash or check (made out to the Entrepreneurs Lounge) will be accepted at the door.  Coffee and bagels will be provided.  Please RSVP via email to Michelle Conkle m_conkle@bellsouth.net. 

We encourage you to attend this event that will be sure to inspire, encourage, empower and entertain you as you connect with other professionals and entrepreneurs in the Atlanta community.  We also encourage you to join the “Entrepreneurs Lounge” group on LinkedIn, which can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1660237&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

We hope to see you at this exciting event!

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