Cuyahoga Community College
ZPDI0902 - The Foundation Track for Entrepreneurs
Course Description
We no longer have scholarships available for the June 2024 Cohort. If you are interested in attending, add the class to the right to register and pay for the course. The cost is $840, which includes dinner, instruction and materials. Employees can use remission of fees.
Introducing the Foundation Track, an immersive curriculum tailored for entrepreneurs who have recently launched their business or have a year of experience under their belts. Delve into the core of your business's stability, a pivotal factor in achieving sustained success. Through the curriculum, you'll assess, reinforce and fine-tune your business foundation. By securing your structure, you can ascend with confidence toward your goals. Join us to ensure a robust business base, empowering you to shape a thriving future.
Course Outline
- Creating a Stellar Business Plan
- Define and begin craft your business plan
- Develop and review your business plan with advisors
- Empowering Your Earnings: Master Business Finances
- Analyze your business structure for profitability
- Assess your financial readiness for business ownership
- Price your products or services for market success
- Utilize financial statements to drive profitability
- Optimize taxes and financial outcome
- Review your financial construct with advisors
- Crafting Your Niche: Strategic Marketing and Branding
- Identify marketing options and target audience
- Refine value proposition and understand marketing lens
- Analyze marketing and design trends
- Refresh marketing strategy for sales and growth
- Craft marketing messaging with and without AI
- Learn marketing best practices from advisors
- Selling Your Vision: Techniques for Powerful Pitches
- Deconstruct and build persuasive pitch components
- Create and prepare a competition-worthy pitch
- Present and refine group pitches
- Perfect your pitch through panel presentation