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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.
Spring 2025 classes start April 9.
Registration for the Spring session is now closed. To be added to the waitlist please contact Jennifer McGee at jemcgee@syr.edu.
Accelerate: Financial Management Series
Summary: This five-part online series covers financial management for small businesses, including budgeting and bookkeeping, understanding and using financial statements, creating a financial forecast, and building your credit.
Schedule: Classes start May 27, 2025
Audience: Business owners looking for greater understanding of budgeting, bookkeeping, and reading financial statements.
Registration Opens April 7, 2025. Learn more.
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
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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