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Business Plan course - February 2021 Syllabus
Session 1 Objective
Session 1 Orientation live meeting recording
Business Model Canvas Video
Session 1 Assignment
Business Canvas source website with book chapter download
Business Canvas Word template and pdf version
TBC-Startup-Business-Plan-Template-102020 -Word version
Session 2 Objective
Session 2 Orientation Recap recording
Session 2 Content and Assignment
Session 3 Objective
Session 3 Live Meeting Q & A and session orientation recording
Session 3 Introduction video
Industry Study - Guest Video and information
Checklist To Determine Feasibility of Your Industry
Industry Studies-Research Questions
Industry Study Assignment
Demographics - Your Customers! Video
Demographics Assignment
Session 4 Objective
Session 4 meeting Orientation Recording
Special Guest Speaker Robin Gillespie talks about Market Research and the assignment
Watch these Market Research Videos from Ron and the Free Library of Philadelphia
Your assignment this week (with template) - Due Sunday morning
Session 5 Objective
Session 5 Orientation Video
WATCH: Budgeting 1 with Ron Williford
Special guest speaker Solomon Wheeler
Slides from Budgeting 1 video
Self-Test: Budgeting 1
Online Business Budget Calculator
Worksheet - Monthly Expenses
This week's assignment
Session 6 Objective
Session 6 Recap recording
Online Business Budget Calculator
This week's video and additional info
Slide set from the Profile video
Your Profile Assignment - submission
Beginning to complete the Business Plan Template
Session 7 Objective
Session 7 Meeting Recap/Overview recording
Business Structure/Legal Session Video and Details
This Week's assignment
Session 8 Objective
LIVE Meeting Zoom Link - meeting 6:30 pm ET Monday, March 29
Session 8 Meeting recap recording
Operations Planning Session Video and Details
Continuing to complete the Startup Business Plan Template - Assignment
Session 9 Objective
Session 9 - Marketing - Orientation live recap
This week's videos and additional info
Marketing Assignment
Session 10 Objective
Welcome to Session 10: Review and Introduction to this week with special guest Derrick Librud
WATCH: Financial Statements with Ron Williford
Special guest speaker Solomon Wheeler talks Budgeting (originally presented in session 5)
Worksheet - Monthly Expenses
This week's assignment 1
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
Session 11 Objective
Session 11 Recap recording
Session 11 - Business Plan Preparation Review - Notes and Assignment!
Your week to catch up and prepare for presentations
Session 12 Objective
Submit your final Plan
Session 12 - Presentations recording