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FastTrac NewVenture™

FastTrac

Join us for:
FastTrac NewVenture™ ... an entrepreneurship training program to explore the potential of your business idea.

The course outline:

  • Introduction to the Program and the Entrepreneurial Profiles
  • Identifying and Assessing Venture Opportunities
  • Concept Development
  • Entry Strategies
  • Market Research and Analysis
  • Pricing and Profitability
  • Market Penetration
  • Budgeting Next Steps

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Don't miss out on this opportunity to take charge of your business!

 

We'll help you succeed.

This course is for anyone interested in starting a business. An education program created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, FastTrac NewVenture is designed to help you evaluate and perfect your business concept. FastTrac's hands-on program uses your idea as a case study, giving you an opportunity to "workshop" your venture in a safe and supportive environment. FastTrac NewVenture is a nine-module, 31.5 hour, program.

In class coaching sessions, you'll take a three-dimensional look at your concept as well as study issues such as: What additional opportunities exist for entrepreneurs? How can I market my new business? How do I price my products and services? How do I begin developing budgets?

You'll learn and interact with a group of aspiring entrepreneurs who, like yourself, are trying to put their ideas into action. You'll also work with certified instructors, people with start-up business experience, who understand the benefits and pitfalls of starting a new enterprise. And by the time you finish, you'll know whether your idea has "legs" and if starting a business is right for you.

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In FastTrac NewVenture, you'll develop:

  • Knowledge of the feasibility planning process.

  • A feasibility plan that follows an assessment template designed to refine your ideas and assess your venture's viability.

  • Research skills you can apply to the workplace or any future business venture.

  • An understanding of the most common business entry strategies, including their pluses and minuses.

  • A network of entrepreneurial peers.

  • Valuable mentor relationships.

  • A sense of yourself as an entrepreneur.

  • A library of business reference materials, including an interactive CD-ROM that helps you write and build a feasibility plan.

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