Workshops

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
DATE TITLE DESCRIPTION LOCATION COST HOW TO REGISTER

05/11/2010 Business Startup 101
YBUS 556 Focusing your business idea, planning the business, organizing the resources, directing the action, and controlling the tasks
more below HGTC Myrtle Beach Campus Bldg-200GS $40 HGTC - Continuing Education
(843) 477-0808
05/18 and 05/25/2010 Reinventing Your Small business Marketing Program
YBUS 589 Two session marketing workshop is aimed at existing businesses who are not satisfied with their current marketing performances
more below HGTC Myrtle Beach Campus Bldg-200GS $75 HGTC - Continuing Education
(843) 477-0808
05/20/2010 Using Financial Data to Profitably Manage Your Company
YBUS 596 Examines the key financial documents necessary to effectively manage a small business
more below HGTC Myrtle Beach Campus Bldg-200GS $40 HGTC - Continuing Education
(843) 477-0808

Take the FAST TRACK
to Business Success !! Grand Strand SCORE offers Community Workshops that are FREE and held across the region to aide in dealing with the current business climate. Subjects include "How to REALLY Start Your Own Business" and "How to Survive a Recession." Contact the SCORE office for scheduling.

Grand Strand SCORE, in conjunction with the Georgetown Chamber of Commercce and the Georgetown County Board of Education, conducts business education for middle school students the first week of summer break. The program, named "Junior Apprentice", teaches business planning, market research, and teamwork. At the end of the week, teams present their conceptual comapnies to a local CEO who critiques their work and chooses a winner. Contact the SCORE office if you want more information or if you think your school system would benefit from a course taught by experienced business people.

The following workshops are offered in conjunction with Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC). Schedules change, so please check the Continuing Education Catalog at the HGTC website for more information about the courses or contact the SCORE office.

STARTING OR REINVENTING A BUSINESS SERIES
YBUS 595 If you are well along the way and have a good idea about your business idea or are already in business, the "Starting a Business - Series" workshops will give you extensive detailed guidance to develop a meaningful business plan and a good, workable project plan aimed at a successful startup or an improved operation. Save by taking all six courses: Starting A Business-Basics, Market Planning I, Market Planning II, Managing Your Business Startup, Financial Planning, and Business Plans. Guest speakers will contribute on topics selected by the students. Extensive use of homework and student presentation of business ideas. 18 hours

STARTING A BUSINESS-BASICS
YBUS 529 A quick walk through of the necessary tasks required to start your own business. The concepts of focusing your business idea, planning the business, organizing the resources, directing the action, and controlling the tasks will be explored. Handouts included. 3 hrs

MARKET PLANNING I
YBUS 506 Counselors will assist you directly in the development of your business idea. Market planning activities will include determining your ideal customer, matching them to your product differentiators, pursuing and conversion of business leads, developing your core marketing message, and matching your message and your image. Prerequisite - Week I. Starting a Business, Basics or permission of the instructor. Handouts included. 3 hrs

MARKET PLANNING II
YBUS 594 Students will present their business customer descriptions, core marketing message, differentiators, and product summaries. Market planning will continue with review of media methods to find prospects and convert to customers. Advertising concepts, suggestions for pricing, and developing a marketing budget will be covered. Prerequisite - Week 2. Market Planning I. Handouts included. 3 hrs

PROJECT MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS STARTUP
YBUS 592 Students will present their pricing, sales estimates, and market budgets. Use of basic project management tools will be shown. Results will be a focused management plan for the successful startup of your new business. Topics include setting up project tasks, timing the use of resources, and achieving best startup performance. Guest presentations of topics selected by students. Suggested prerequisite - Week 1. Starting a Business-Basics. Handouts included. 3 hrs

FINANCIAL PLANNING
YBUS 518 Student will present their startup timing and funding needs. Presentation will show how to develop the critical financial information for use in the Business Plan. Topics will include the necessary information to obtain funding and to use as a guide in the startup and operation of your new business. Emphasis will be on budgets, cash flows, startup costs, financing requirements and timing. Ensuring your new enterprise's profitability is the key objective. Additional guest topics from student selections. Prerequisites- Starting a Business -Basics, Market Planning I, Market Planning II., and Project ManagingYour Business Startup. Handouts included. 3 hrs

BUSINESS PLANS
YBUS 516 Students will give brief presentation of their Business Plan. Develop a complete, concise, and completely usable Business Plan, the key milestone for every small business. Use of the information from the earlier workshops along with Business Planning Software will be demonstrated. Software will be available for use by the students in follow-up individual counseling. Suggested prerequisites - Starting a Business -Basics, Your Business Idea, Market Planning, Sales and Advertising, Managing Your Business Startup, and Financial Planning. Handouts included. 3 hrs

USING FINANCIAL DATA TO PROFITABLY MANAGE YOUR COMPANY
YBUS 596 This "How to" session examines the key financial documents necessary to effectively manage a small business. Key areas covered will be budgeting, P&L statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Statements, Break Even Analysis, and key ratios to watch. How to get data and produce the above documents. How to use each document to do effective financial management. Key mistakes to avoid are also covered. Handouts included. 3 hours

REINVENTING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING PROGRAM
YBUS 589 This two session marketing workshop is aimed at existing businesses who are not satisfied with their current marketing performance. This session covers reexamining your business vision in light of the makeup of your ideal customer. How to recognize and exploit your differentiator. How to match customer needs with products offered. How to get prospects. How to convert prospects into customers, customers into good customers, and good customers into strategic partners. Students will develop or confirm their core market message and image. Detailed look at media tools, how to price, and how to develop a cost effective marketing budget. Handouts included. Homework between the two sessions. 6 hours.

BUSINESS STARTUP 101
YBUS 556 If you are just beginning to think about starting your own business, this class will help you begin the process. If you have already started, this will serve as a checklist to ensure you haven't missed anything critical. A quick walk through of the necessary tasks required to start your own business. The management concepts of focusing your business idea, planning the business, organizing the resources, directing the action, and controlling the tasks will be explored. Handouts included. 3 hrs

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
DATE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	LOCATION	COST	HOW TO REGISTER
05/11/2010	Business Startup 101 YBUS 556	Focusing your business idea, planning the business, organizing the resources, directing the action, and controlling the tasks more below	HGTC Myrtle Beach Campus Bldg-200GS	$40	HGTC - Continuing Education (843) 477-0808
05/18 and 05/25/2010	Reinventing Your Small business Marketing Program YBUS 589	Two session marketing workshop is aimed at existing businesses who are not satisfied with their current marketing performances more below	HGTC Myrtle Beach Campus Bldg-200GS	$75	HGTC - Continuing Education (843) 477-0808
05/20/2010	Using Financial Data to Profitably Manage Your Company YBUS 596	Examines the key financial documents necessary to effectively manage a small business more below	HGTC Myrtle Beach Campus Bldg-200GS	$40	HGTC - Continuing Education (843) 477-0808

Take the FAST TRACK to Business Success !!	Grand Strand SCORE offers Community Workshops that are FREE and held across the region to aide in dealing with the current business climate. Subjects include "How to REALLY Start Your Own Business" and "How to Survive a Recession." Contact the SCORE office for scheduling.
	Grand Strand SCORE, in conjunction with the Georgetown Chamber of Commercce and the Georgetown County Board of Education, conducts business education for middle school students the first week of summer break. The program, named "Junior Apprentice", teaches business planning, market research, and teamwork. At the end of the week, teams present their conceptual comapnies to a local CEO who critiques their work and chooses a winner. Contact the SCORE office if you want more information or if you think your school system would benefit from a course taught by experienced business people.
	The following workshops are offered in conjunction with Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC). Schedules change, so please check the Continuing Education Catalog at the HGTC website for more information about the courses or contact the SCORE office.
STARTING OR REINVENTING A BUSINESS SERIES YBUS 595	If you are well along the way and have a good idea about your business idea or are already in business, the "Starting a Business - Series" workshops will give you extensive detailed guidance to develop a meaningful business plan and a good, workable project plan aimed at a successful startup or an improved operation. Save by taking all six courses: Starting A Business-Basics, Market Planning I, Market Planning II, Managing Your Business Startup, Financial Planning, and Business Plans. Guest speakers will contribute on topics selected by the students. Extensive use of homework and student presentation of business ideas. 18 hours
STARTING A BUSINESS-BASICS YBUS 529	A quick walk through of the necessary tasks required to start your own business. The concepts of focusing your business idea, planning the business, organizing the resources, directing the action, and controlling the tasks will be explored. Handouts included. 3 hrs
MARKET PLANNING I YBUS 506	Counselors will assist you directly in the development of your business idea. Market planning activities will include determining your ideal customer, matching them to your product differentiators, pursuing and conversion of business leads, developing your core marketing message, and matching your message and your image. Prerequisite - Week I. Starting a Business, Basics or permission of the instructor. Handouts included. 3 hrs
MARKET PLANNING II YBUS 594	Students will present their business customer descriptions, core marketing message, differentiators, and product summaries. Market planning will continue with review of media methods to find prospects and convert to customers. Advertising concepts, suggestions for pricing, and developing a marketing budget will be covered. Prerequisite - Week 2. Market Planning I. Handouts included. 3 hrs
PROJECT MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS STARTUP YBUS 592	Students will present their pricing, sales estimates, and market budgets. Use of basic project management tools will be shown. Results will be a focused management plan for the successful startup of your new business. Topics include setting up project tasks, timing the use of resources, and achieving best startup performance. Guest presentations of topics selected by students. Suggested prerequisite - Week 1. Starting a Business-Basics. Handouts included. 3 hrs
FINANCIAL PLANNING YBUS 518	Student will present their startup timing and funding needs. Presentation will show how to develop the critical financial information for use in the Business Plan. Topics will include the necessary information to obtain funding and to use as a guide in the startup and operation of your new business. Emphasis will be on budgets, cash flows, startup costs, financing requirements and timing. Ensuring your new enterprise's profitability is the key objective. Additional guest topics from student selections. Prerequisites- Starting a Business -Basics, Market Planning I, Market Planning II., and Project ManagingYour Business Startup. Handouts included. 3 hrs
BUSINESS PLANS YBUS 516	Students will give brief presentation of their Business Plan. Develop a complete, concise, and completely usable Business Plan, the key milestone for every small business. Use of the information from the earlier workshops along with Business Planning Software will be demonstrated. Software will be available for use by the students in follow-up individual counseling. Suggested prerequisites - Starting a Business -Basics, Your Business Idea, Market Planning, Sales and Advertising, Managing Your Business Startup, and Financial Planning. Handouts included. 3 hrs
USING FINANCIAL DATA TO PROFITABLY MANAGE YOUR COMPANY YBUS 596	This "How to" session examines the key financial documents necessary to effectively manage a small business. Key areas covered will be budgeting, P&L statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Statements, Break Even Analysis, and key ratios to watch. How to get data and produce the above documents. How to use each document to do effective financial management. Key mistakes to avoid are also covered. Handouts included. 3 hours
REINVENTING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING PROGRAM YBUS 589	This two session marketing workshop is aimed at existing businesses who are not satisfied with their current marketing performance. This session covers reexamining your business vision in light of the makeup of your ideal customer. How to recognize and exploit your differentiator. How to match customer needs with products offered. How to get prospects. How to convert prospects into customers, customers into good customers, and good customers into strategic partners. Students will develop or confirm their core market message and image. Detailed look at media tools, how to price, and how to develop a cost effective marketing budget. Handouts included. Homework between the two sessions. 6 hours.
BUSINESS STARTUP 101 YBUS 556	If you are just beginning to think about starting your own business, this class will help you begin the process. If you have already started, this will serve as a checklist to ensure you haven't missed anything critical. A quick walk through of the necessary tasks required to start your own business. The management concepts of focusing your business idea, planning the business, organizing the resources, directing the action, and controlling the tasks will be explored. Handouts included. 3 hrs

	SCORE is a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration	SCORE Counselors Login Here	Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Disclaimer Copyright This site looks best in 1024 X 768 resolution © 2008, 2009 Grand Strand SCORE
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