Course curriculum

  • 2

    Session 0 - Welcome!

    • Session Zero Welcome and Orientation

    • Tell us about you!

    • Software Tools for the course

    • Business Plan course syllabus - Learner Paced

    • TBC Startup Business Plan Template (MS Word doc)

    • Session 0 Evaluation

  • 3

    Session 1 - Business Canvas Modeling

    • Session 1 Objective

    • Session 1 Welcome and Overview

    • Business Model Canvas Video

    • Business Model Canvas source website with book chapter download

    • Business Model Canvas Word template and pdf version

    • TBC Startup Business Plan Template (MS Word doc) with Video (same as in session zero)

    • Session 1 Assignment

    • Session 1 Evaluation

  • 4

    Session 2 - Financial Planning - Budgeting: Personal Budgets

    • Session 2 Objective

    • Session 2 Welcome, Review and Overview

    • Self-Test: Budgeting 1

    • WATCH: Budgets with Ron Williford

    • Special guest speaker Shawn Curry

    • Online Business Budget Calculator

    • Worksheet - Monthly Expenses

    • This week's assignment

    • Session 2 Evaluation

  • 5

    Session 3 - Projections & Financials

    • Session 3 Objective

    • WATCH: Session 3 Welcome and Overview

    • WATCH: Ron on Financial Reporting

    • Financial Reporting presentation slide set - PDF

    • WATCH: Financial Management for a Small Business

    • Financial Management for a Small Business - presentation slide set - PDF

    • WATCH: Financial Documents with Ron Williford

    • Worksheet - Monthly Expenses

    • This week's assignment

    • Online Business Budget Calculator

    • IRS Income and Expense Statement

    • Opening Day Balance Sheet

    • Sales Forecast (12 months)

    • 12-month profit & loss projection

    • Optional: 3-year profit & loss projection

    • Cash flow projection

    • Optional: 3-year cash flow statement

    • Projected balance sheet

    • Break-even calculation

    • Required one-on-one session

    • Session 3 Evaluation