Accelerate Financial Management for Small Businesses
Summary: A hands-on, 4-session program where you learn the basics of business budgeting, bookkeeping, monitoring financial performance, and financial forecasting.
Audience: Entrepreneurs who own or are close to launching a small business and want to learn more about financial management . The more actual financials you have to apply the concepts to, the more concrete and useful you’ll find the material. Therefore, this course is likely not appropriate for entrepreneurs who are still defining their business idea and/or are far from launching.
Our spring cohort is FULL
EXITO! Launch Your Dream Program
Summary: EXITO! is a multi-level workshop series offering in-depth instruction to a cohort of 15-20 students. Sessions roll out throughout the year and are offered in Spanish and English.
Audience: Women who are interested in starting a small business and serious about creating a plan to launch and grow. Offered in Spanish & English.
Accelerate: Business Plan Intensive
Summary: A hands-on, 10-session program where you learn about each section of the business plan and write your own.
Audience: Those with newly launched businesses or a well-researched business concept.
Building Blocks for Starting Your Business
Summary: An introduction to entrepreneurship and starting a business. Learn the basic ideas on determining a need in the marketplace, target marketing, unique selling points, and building your support team.
Schedule: Offered twice a month
Audience: Those looking for a high-level overview of what it takes to start a small business
How to get started: Register for a session on EventBrite
Learning and Accountability Peer Groups
Summary: Learning & Accountability Groups are discussion-based peer groups focused on a specific topic. The goal is not just to learn new concepts, but actually take action.
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Audience: Businesses that have launched and are at any stage and experience level
A note for all of our programs: Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Our physical location in Equitable tower is wheelchair accessible. Contact wisecenter@syr.edu to request accommodations.
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