Start a Business of a Shoestring Budget

Workshop Topics:

• Powerful Quotes

• Identify Attributes of the Self-Employed

• Self-Employment Quizzes

• Investigate What Successful Businesses Have in Common

• Explore Why Small Businesses Fail

• The Upside of Owning a Small Business

• Define Company Vision/Mission

• Develop Business Goals/Objectives

• Research Sources of Funding, Coaching & Training

• Create a Business Plan in a Day (Make book with this name available for students to

buy)

• Transition into Self-Employment

• Obtain Startup Funding

• Richard Bowles What Color Is Your Parachute 2018 (Chapter on Owning Your Own

Business)

• Create Your Sales & Marketing Plan for Your Business

 Via US Post Office via Targeted Mailing to Specific Zip Codes (Cheap)

 LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Alignable, Instagram, etc.

 Create a 30 Second Marketing Video for YouTube, your website, and social media

sites, and cell phones via QR Codes, etc.

 Create Podcast to disseminate on the Web (See Chris Krimitsos who is local Podcast

guru and offer Podcasting Events too)

• Get Pictures for Your Business Card, Brochure, Website, Podcast Site, Video Channel on

YouTube, etc.

• Develop Your Company Logo

• Create Your Company QR Code

• Get a Professional Photo for Business Use

• Create Your Own Business Brochure

• How to Build your own Website with WordPress with eCommerce Capability