Oklahoma Emerging Leaders Program
Limited spacing - act now! Each year the US Small Business Administration chooses a limited number of cities to host the Emerging Leaders Program. Once again Oklahoma City will host an Emerging Leaders Program. Emerging Leaders is an intense 13 class program that assists existing business owners in developing a strategic growth plan. The Emerging Leaders advanced training series is open to small business owners and executives that:
• Have annual revenues of at least $400,000.
• Have been in business for at least 3 years.
• At least one employee other than the owner.
The cost of the program is completely covered by the SBA and our program cosponsors. If you meet the above criteria and believe that developing a strategic growth plan would be of benefit, sign up soon as the registration deadline is quickly approaching and class size is limited to only 15 participants in Oklahoma. Additional information on the Emerging Leaders Program can be found at http://www.sba.gov/emergingleaders.
Course Curriculum:
Classes will be Held at Rose State
Module 1 - Business & Leadership:
Class 1: Goal setting Thursday, April 17, 2014 8am-Noon
Class 2: Setting growth goals Thursday, May 01, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 3: Challenges with growth Thursday, May 15, 2014 9am-Noon
Module 2 – Financial Management
Class 4: Financial statement analysis Thursday, May 29, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 5: Analysis as a business tool Thursday, June 12, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 6: How others see your Financials Thursday, June 26, 2014 9am-Noon
Module 3 – Sales & Marketing
Class 7: Your ideal customer base Thursday, July 24, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 8: Competitive strategy Thursday, August 07, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 9: Sales strategies Thursday, August 21, 2014 9am-Noon
Module 4 – Resources
Class 10: Human resources Thursday, September 04, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 11: Accessing capital Thursday, September 18, 2014 9am-Noon
Class 12: Accessing new markets Thursday, October 02, 2014 9am-Noon
Final Presentation Thursday, October 16, 2014 9am-Noon
Jump start your Small Business in 2014
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