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Where can I learn about the fundamentals for creating a business plan?

Workshops and Crash Courses

Mentoring Office Hour Week

Recommended Web Links

Workshop Slides

WORKSHOPS AND CRASH COURSES

• A series of introductory business workshops will be offered by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University that address issues surrounding the formation of your business and preparation of a business plan. The workshops topics for 2009-10 are: Your Business Concept: Product and Service Offering; Your Market: Connecting with Customers; Selling Your Product: Reaching Your Customers; Making Money: Finding Economic Sustainability; Pitching and Selling Your Business Plan. In addition, participants are encouraged to attend the Silicon Flatirons Center’s Entrepreneurial Crash Course Series offered in 2009-10 on How to Pick a Company Worth Starting; How to Build a Company; Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs. The Schedule of Workshops and Crash Courses may be found on the Events page of this website.

MENTORING OFFICE HOUR WEEK

• Teams that register on or before January 20, 2010 may sign up for office hours with our mentors during mentoring week.

WEB LINKS TO BUSINESS PLANNING WEBSITES

• We recommend that you visit the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship’s business plan website at http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/Moyes/bplan/
• Additional resources and links may be found at faculty member Frank Moyes’ website at: http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/moyes/html/resources.htm

For a guideline on how to prepare a business plan go to: http://leeds-faculty.colorado.edu/moyes/html/documents/WritingaSuccessfulBusinessPlan2008.pdf

For researching your market and industry go to the business library in the Leeds School of Business: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/business