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SUMMARY:Put Your Business Idea in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Are you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture?  Do you know if it is a viable idea\, one that will be a good investment of your time\, resources and money?  In our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program\, you will learn about the critical questions you need to ask\, and be given tools and resources you will need to use\, to make a “Go” or “No Go” business start decision. \nDuring this interactive session\, you will: \n\nLearn how to develop a winning value proposition\nKnow the resources available to help you start your market research\nBe introduced to the concepts and tools you need to identify startup costs and working capital needs.\n\nParticipants are given short activities to apply what they learn to their business idea. \nAudience:  This program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business. \nNote:  The session does not include information related to legal structure\, tax or licensing information. \nLocated in: Huntington University\, Room 200 \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/put-your-business-idea-in-motion-3/
LOCATION:Huntington University\, Peoria Campus\, 8385 W Mariners Way\, Peoria\, AZ\, 85382\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190411T160000
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SUMMARY:Put Your Business Idea in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Are you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture?  Do you know if it is a viable idea\, one that will be a good investment of your time\, resources and money?  In our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program\, you will learn about the critical questions you need to ask\, and be given tools and resources you will need to use\, to make a “Go” or “No Go” business start decision. \nDuring this interactive session\, you will: \n\nLearn how to develop a winning value proposition\nKnow the resources available to help you start your market research\nBe introduced to the concepts and tools you need to identify startup costs and working capital needs.\n\nParticipants are given short activities to apply what they learn to their business idea. \nAudience:  This program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business. \nNote:  The session does not include information related to legal structure\, tax or licensing information. \nLocated in: Ocotillo Building\, Room 101 \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/put-your-business-idea-in-motion-11/
LOCATION:Estrella Mountain Community College — Ocotillo Building\, Room 101\, 3000 North Dysart Road\, Avondale\, AZ\, United States
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SUMMARY:Put Your Business Idea in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Are you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture?  Do you know if it is a viable idea\, one that will be a good investment of your time\, resources and money?  In our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program\, you will learn about the critical questions you need to ask\, and be given tools and resources you will need to use\, to make a “Go” or “No Go” business start decision. \nDuring this interactive session\, you will: \n\nLearn how to develop a winning value proposition\nKnow the resources available to help you start your market research\nBe introduced to the concepts and tools you need to identify startup costs and working capital needs.\n\nParticipants are given short activities to apply what they learn to their business idea. \nAudience:  This program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business. \nNote:  The session does not include information related to legal structure\, tax or licensing information. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/put-your-business-idea-in-motion-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190418T110000
DTSTAMP:20260607T133159
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SUMMARY:Get a Handle on Financial Projections
DESCRIPTION:As a business owner it is challenging to forest sales and expenses. This program will give you a basic understanding of how to unwrap the mystery of making realistic financial projections. Participants will learn how to easily follow the path to develop real\, beneficial\, and supportable forecasts. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/getting-a-handle-on-financial-projections/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190423T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190423T193000
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SUMMARY:Put Your Business Idea in Motion
DESCRIPTION:Are you an entrepreneur in the early stage of exploring and planning a new business venture?  Do you know if it is a viable idea\, one that will be a good investment of your time\, resources and money?  In our Put Your Business Idea in Motion program\, you will learn about the critical questions you need to ask\, and be given tools and resources you will need to use\, to make a “Go” or “No Go” business start decision. \nDuring this interactive session\, you will: \n\nLearn how to develop a winning value proposition\nKnow the resources available to help you start your market research\nBe introduced to the concepts and tools you need to identify startup costs and working capital needs.\n\nParticipants are given short activities to apply what they learn to their business idea. \nAudience:  This program is intended for new entrepreneurs and first time business owners who have not yet opened their doors for business. \nNote:  The session does not include information related to legal structure\, tax or licensing information. \nLocation: Business Building – Bldg B\, Room B-208 \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/put-your-business-idea-in-motion-9-2/
LOCATION:Glendale Community College\, 6000 W Olive Ave\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85302\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190424T110000
DTSTAMP:20260607T133159
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SUMMARY:Set Up Your Business for Success
DESCRIPTION:How you structure your business from day one will go a long way towards your ultimate success. An unintended mistake could result in unnecessary costs and unproductive use of time when you can least afford either. This workshop covers everything from choosing a business entity to hiring other people to setting up useful financial documents. It will serve as a road map to your grand opening! \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/set-up-your-business-2/
LOCATION:GateWay Community College\, Small Business Development Center\, 108 N 40th Street\, South Building\, PHOENIX\, AZ\, 85034\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190425T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190425T110000
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SUMMARY:Set Up Your Business for Success
DESCRIPTION:How you structure your business from day one will go a long way towards your ultimate success. An unintended mistake could result in unnecessary costs and unproductive use of time when you can least afford either. This workshop covers everything from choosing a business entity to hiring other people to setting up useful financial documents. It will serve as a road map to your grand opening! \nSpeaker: Michael Cohen\, SBDC Business Analyst \nLocated in: Huntington University\, Room 200 \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/set-up-your-business/
LOCATION:Huntington University\, Peoria Campus\, 8385 W Mariners Way\, Peoria\, AZ\, 85382\, United States
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SUMMARY:Angel Investors and What Makes Them Tick
DESCRIPTION:Paradise Valley Community College\nEntrepreneurship Education Center\nBuilding K\, Room 117\n18401 N 32nd Street\nPhoenix\, AZ  85032 \nHave you heard the term Angel Investor? Looking for Investor Capital? Understanding who Angel Investors are and what makes them tick can be the difference between getting your startup funded or not. Let’s discuss what motivates Angels to open their wallets. In this workshop you will learn what goes on inside the mind of an Angel Investor. \nAfter this session you should be able to…..\n• Understand the sequence of equity investing thereby allowing you to position your venture to optimize its capital acquisition strategy\n• Know the difference between Angel and Venture Capital and when they each are applicable.\n• Profile Angel Investors and their mindset thus enabling smooth engagements.\n• Appreciate Angel Investor’s ROI and time horizon expectations so that your venture’s “asks” aligns with their expectations.\n• Enhance pitch decks by incorporating key themes that are important to Angel Investors\n• Gain a realistic view on how Startups are valued thereby increasing your chances of closing a deal with Angels\n• Be more comfortable with the Angel Group Investment Process \nSpeaker: This workshop is led by SBDC Business Analyst\, Lou Farina.  Lou is a local angel investor.  He is a former technology leader with over 20 new ventures\, mergers\, acquisitions\, turnarounds and divestures.  For most of his career he focused large scale corporate ventures involving of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and revenue on a global scale. More recently he has focused locally as an angel investor\, strategic advisor and university consultant. Lou enjoys working with high-potential technology companies within the Arizona Ecosystem. \nRegister Online
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/angel-investors/
LOCATION:PVCC Entrepreneurship Education Center\, 18401 N 32nd Street\, Building K\, Room K117\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85032\, United States
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