2025 Small Business Series
Launch and Grow Your Business
Join our series to engage in hands-on activity to help you apply strategic principles directly to your business. Inviting all counties: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, etc.
Tuesdays - March 11 thru April 15, 2025
Topic Highlights:
- Understanding Business Strategy
- Business Planning Process
- Strategic Execution and Performance Measurement
Start from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Held live at the Borra Center for Health Sciences at Rhodes State College. 8 Town Square, Lima, OH 45801 Room 103/104
Simulcast available at participating locations Bluffton Wright State Lake Campus-BEC Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce Van Wert Economic Development Office
- Attend all 6 sessions and one on one counseling to receive a small business training certificate and a complete business plan!
- Series is FREE of charge!
- Automatic entry for the regional Pitchfest 2025!
The 2025 Business Series is a 6-Week Series.
Small Business Series Curriculum
Week 1: So…. You Want to be an Entrepreneur
- Traits
- Expectations
- Requirements
- Business Plan
Week 2: Launch & Grow Your Business Right Feasibility Study
- Market Research
- Getting to Market
- Legally Establishing Your Business
Week 3: Marketing & Social Media for Small Business
- What is Marketing
- How Can You Reach Your Market
- Effective Use of Social Media Platforms
- Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
Week 4: Financial Accounting 101
- Break-Even Analysis
- Income Statements
- Profit & Loss Statement
- Balance Sheet
Week 5: Profitability Analysis
- Cost of Goods Sold
- Markup
- Expenses
- Sales
- Net Profit
- Cash Flow
Week 6: Acquiring Capital & Risk Management
- Loan Options
- Lender Expectations
- 4 C's of Credit
- Mitigating Risk