Is Your Business Plan Ready for the Board - Session I

Now that you’ve mastered the art of networking, have a killer elevator speech, your unique selling proposition is fine tuned and you’ve got a web traffic attracting video, does your business have a chance of getting off the ground?

Come be a member of a three part workshop to help entrepreneurs add some meat to the bones of their business plan. Richard Gabel will moderate a session of peers to review each others’ business proposition. Come be a member of the board and help your fellow Biznikers with a healthy mixture of support, enthusiasm and critical analysis when you’re not in the hot seat yourself.

Be prepared for some hard work. Participants will need to submit at least a one page description of their business or more if they have it. The more information you are willing to share, the more you will get out of the session. You will have the opportunity to approve any materials regarding your business that will be distributed to the group. Your business description should include:

• Description of your product or service

• Your market

• How you plan to reach your market

• Who is your competition

• How do you plan to manufacture your product or provide your service

• What are the top 3 issues you think you face in successfully launching your business

• I will contact you to discuss other questions and financial information

I will make sure participants are not in competitive situations. First come, first served as far as industries are concerned. All participants agree to respect the intellectual property rights of their fellow participants and not disclose any competitive information outside of the meetings.

We will not construct a business plan in its entirety, but look at the weak or problem areas of the business proposition. I will do my homework between sessions to help facilitate discussion. You should expect to do some homework as well.

The group size will be limited to 2. The event will be held in 3 sessions. The first will be on July 8th, the second on July 22nd and the last will be on August 5th. Each session will be from noon pm to 2:00 pm. You must RSVP for all three events:
• July 8th (the event you are viewing right now)
• July 22nd (click here to view this event)
• August 5th (click here to view this event)