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Learn What it Takes to Be Your Own Boss!

February 27, 2023

Explore the fundamentals of starting your own business

A partnership with UC Merced Extension and UC Merced Small Business Development Center

By the end of our 6-week sessions, you’ll be able to create your own business plan with confidence. Establishing a Successful Small Business is a 6-week course that introduces you to the fundamentals of starting a new business. The course is designed for anyone who has always dreamed of owning a business and needs to learn exactly what is needed to succeed.

What You Will Learn:

*Is Owning a Business Right for Me: Defining the Entrepreneurial Mindset; Concept Feasibility;

Overview of Starting a Business

*Setting Your Business Up by the Book: Licensing & Permitting; Insurance, Taxes, and

Legal Requirements; Human Resources and Employer Requirements

*Planning for a Healthy Business: Business Planning, Market Analysis, and Identification;

Competitive Analysis

*Business Financial Literacy & Management : Budgeting, Bookkeeping, Financial

Management Software, Financial Statements; Cash Flow Management

*Funding Your Business: Access to Capital; Next steps, including how to apply for grants

and/or other capital

By the end of our 6-week sessions, you’ll be able to create your own business plan with confidence.

All classes are conducted online via Zoom and course materials are shared via Google Classroom for a collaborative virtual environment. Attendees should also have a gmail account to access the Google Classroom.

This course is taught by Rhonda Lowe, a UC Merced Small Business Development Center (SBDC) instructor.

LEARN MORE

Attend our free Information Session on

Thursday, February 23, 2023

6:30-7:30 PM

Zoom link: ucm.edu/MMz9XG

COURSE SCHEDULE

Saturdays, March 2 through April 4, 2023

6:30-8:00 PM

(Note: no class on March 30)

HOW TO ENROLL (non-credit hours) Enroll by February 27, 2023

https://enroll.uconline.edu/modules/partners/ucmercedunex/shop/index.html?action=section&OfferingID=306

COST

$65 for the 6-week series