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Our Business Builders Series is designed to help you take your business to the next level. The series is open to the public. Limited Space available.
Classes will meet for six consecutive weeks beginning March 1 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Chamber office. Classes will not meet during Spring Break March 15 & March 17.
Tuesday classes will cover the topic with an assignment to be completed outside class and on Thursday, those assignments will be discussed as participants work through an action plan for their business. Participants will learn the material and then put it to work in their business.
Tuition for the series is $200
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WEEK ONE
3/1 & 3/3
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Overview - General Business Planning, Market Analysis -
Tara Stelluti, YourBizFinancial.com & Jodi Ann LaFreniere, McKinney Chamber President
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Create a written business plan, learn steps to grow your business at a manageable pace, identify the structure that fits your business |
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WEEK TWO
3/8 & 3/10
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Marketing:'Targeting the Sweet Spot' - Dane Miller & Eric Diller, Azure Marketing Communications
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Create the make-sense marketing plan, streamline the process for ROI, Get simple, essential ingredients to create a self-sustaining marketing plan, identify your unique selling proposition |
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WEEK THREE
3/22 & 3/24
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Sales - Dennis Wagner, ActionCOACH
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Identify what separates you from your competition, learn how to get away from price competition, Identify how your sales process helps you close sales |
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WEEK FOUR
3/29 & 3/31
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Finance - Budget/forecasting/ratios - Tara Stelluti, YourBizFinancial.com
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WEEK FIVE
4/5 & 4/7
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Catalyzing Organizational Success
Tom Pearce, i Lead Consulting & Training |
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Leadership & staff development strategies in a tight economy
Creating "healthy dialogue" in a stress filled, hyper-busy world
Seven HR practices which catalyze organizational success
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WEEK SIX
4/12 & 4/14
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Operations - Key performance measures, benchmarking, analysis, best practices - Rich Allen, ActionCOACH
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Contact Becky Horn, bhorn@mckinneychamber.com, 972-542-0163, for more information. |
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