DO YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS?

WINTER 2017 SMALL BUSINESSSTART-UP ACCELERATOR• 10Sessions/Twopermonth• Developyourbusinessidea• Writeyourbusinessplan• StartYourBusiness

STARTING FEBRUARY 7, 2017• START: February7,2017• END: May30,2017• TIME: 6:00PM–8:30PM• SCHEDULE: Every1stand3rdTuesdayofthemonth• LOCATION: UrbanLeagueofGreaterAtlanta–229PeachtreeCenter,InternationalTower,Suite300,Atlanta,GA,30303,

• 404-659-1150• REGISTER: www.ulgatl.org,Programs,TheEntrepreneurshipCenter

Over for Workshop Schedule

WINTER 2017 SMALL BUSINESS START UP ACCELERATOR

START: February 7, 2017 END: May 30, 2017

TIME: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM SCHEDULE: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the

month AUDIENCE: Developing your business idea,

starting a business, writing your plan, in business less than 2 years

TO REGISTER Go To: www.ulgatl.org

View the calendar on the left Or

Select The Entrepreneurship Center under Programs

Questions: mparham@ulgatl.org

COHORT 1 START/END 2/7/17 – 5/30/17

WEEK NUMBER DATE TOPICS EXPECTED OUTCOMES

1 2/7/17 New Venture Ideas Venture Feasibility

Explore new venture opportunities Determine the feasibility a venture

2 2/21/17

The right mindset Developing the idea Success planning What is in a business plan

Learn how to put idea onto paper and evaluate. Understand what goes into a business plan

3 3/7/17 Develop the products/Services Market research Who is your competition

Evaluate what products they plan to sell and if there is a market for them.

4 3/21/17 Focus on the customer Positioning/Branding Marketing/pitching the business

How to determine who the target customer is and how to reach them through marketing

5 4/4/17 Pricing/Selling Building the plan Review Next Steps

How to price the products/services and how to start building the plan

6 4/18/17 Business financials Determining startup capital needs How to get funded

Understanding the basic business financials, determining how much money will be needed to start and where to get potential funding

7 5/2/17 Projecting sales Cash vs Profits Cash flow projections

How to do sales and cash flow projections.

8 5/16/17

Form of business Accounting and Taxes Record keeping Licenses and permits

Understanding the different forms of business, basic accounting and taxes and how to keep good records

9 5/30/17 Putting it all together Developing the action plan Completing the business plan

Building the plan and developing and action plan for business.

10 TBD Graduation Receive completion certificate

Urban League of Greater Atlanta – 229 Peachtree Center, International Tower, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA, 30303, 404-659-1150

WINTER 2017 SMALL BUSINESSSTART-UP ACCELERATOR