The Final Training Session!
This session is open only to the following:
- Contestant Teams currently competing in the Spring 2010 HCC/Newspring Annual Business Plan Competition
- Business Advisors to each Contestant Team
- HCC Faculty Sponsors to each Contestant Team
- Newspring and HCC Center for Entrepreneurship staff
Sessions 1 and 2: Jack Barry covered the content of a business plan (with the exception of the financial section). Special emphasis was given to the target market, the customer, product and business differentiation, structure, organization and financing. The discipline required to write a concise and focused business plan was discussed. The milestone chart was introduced. Jack shared his vast experience and skills, and inspired you to “Dare to be Great!”
Session 3: Robert Westheimer was all about the numbers: projected revenues and break-even, income statements, cash flows, balance sheets, investment capital needs and other key issues to include in your Business Plan.
Session 4: Reserved to answer your specific questions and learn from other competing teams’ questions. If you’re meeting the milestone schedule, you should have a draft of your business plan complete by this fourth session. Last year’s contestants said this session is one of the most exciting and productive of all! Strategically timed, you’ll move forward by leaps and bounds to strengthen and polish your written Business Plan before the April 8th due date.
All Contestant teams are required to attend! Don’t miss it!