Info Session - LEADING EDGE™ Entrepreneurship Series

Join us at this information session with the series' facilitator to learn more about the LEADING EDGE™ Entrepreneurship Series!

Tues, August 27 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm | Online | No cost to attend info session - Register Below

A 10-part peer group series for start-up and early-stage Longmont businesses

PLAN | NETWORK | GROW

• Create a fully-realized business plan
• Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs
• Develop a plan that leads to business growth

The LEADING EDGE™ Entrepreneurship Series is a hands-on, step-by-step business planning program for start-up and early-stage businesses across any industry. Through this 10-part Cohort Series—with expert help all along the way—you can test the feasibility of your idea, solidify your business model and build a road map to growth. You can finish the series with an actionable business plan to access potential financing or to use as a blueprint to manage your business.

The LEADING EDGE Entrepreneurship Series makes you an active participant in a program designed for (and with) entrepreneurs just like you. Facilitators and guest presenters are knowledgeable entrepreneurs and specialists who are attuned to the issues you will face every day. Thoughtful, insightful—and above, all practical—the series covers all aspects of successful business planning.

During this program, you will:

• Develop an effective marketing plan
• Create meaningful financial projections
• Understand legal and organizational issues
• Use research for competitive advantage
• Understand the financing options to help you access capital to grow your business
• Receive five or more hours of one-on-one customized consulting with a wide range of business specialists

About the Facilitator:

Dan’s extensive career spans the fields of banking, real estate, hotels, restaurants, consulting and property management. He has worked for HSBC Bank, HVS International and has started three businesses of his own. He has been actively involved with the City of Boulder, was the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce and on the Executive Board for the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau. His areas of expertise include financial modeling, market analysis and general business operations. Dan is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration.

SERIES INFORMATION

Dates & Location

Tuesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:30 pm | Sept. 10 - Nov. 19, 2024 (no class Nov. 4) | Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce - 528 Main St., Longmont, 80501

Cost to attend

$495/attendee | $125/attendee for Longmont businesses (or residents who are launching a business in the City of Longmont)*, thanks to a sponsorship from the City of Longmont

To confirm that you qualify for the Longmont sponsorship, please contact Dan King at dan.king@bouldersbdc.com

The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network is a partnership between the State of Colorado, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Colorado’s institutions of higher education, local economic development organizations and local chambers of commerce.