WC MN SBDC AND MMCDC PRESENT Fast Trac, an 11 week immersive course designed to provide you with relevant content and tools as you design and refine your early stage business or your business idea. WHERE M State Detroit Lakes Campus 900 Highway 34 Eroom E105 Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 and online COST WHEN Friday, April 5:1pm 6pm in person Saturday April 69am-2pm-in person Friday, April 12-May 31:11 am-1pm-online Saturday: June 9am-3pm-in person Fast Trac is normally $300 per registrant Thanks to Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation's sponsorship, we're able to offer this course at just $50 per registrant. Attendees who participate in all sessions will be eligible to be entered in a free gift drawing with MMCDC You will need a computer and access to the internet for this course BENEFITS 1. Design Your Startup This rigorous course taught by an experienced SODC Business consultant will take you through lessons and homework assignments that will help you to complete a thorough business plan for your startup. 2. Refine Your Process You've managed the heavy lift of starting your business successfully, but now realize that you weren't fully prepared for every aspect of running a business Review key aspects of managing a business with an experienced SBDC consultant who can guide you through those weak spots 3. Legacy Planning Selling your business to a family member or trusted employee? This is a great course for them to attend to start thinking about every aspect of running the business. Attend with them to share your insights into your business Register: https://mnsbdcecenterdirect.com/events/11294 KAUFFMAN FAST TRAC WHO SHOULD ATTEND FAST TRAC? STARTUPS Entrepreneurs who are ready to turn their business idea into a plan of action EARLY STAGE BUSINESS Entrepreneurs in business 3 years or less wanting to fine tune their process SCAN ME COURSE OVERVIEW Section 1: IDEATE Assess your entrepreneurial traits and personal prior to better understand how your busi ness goals might be affected by your strengths What are the characteristics of a success What are my entrepreneurial? What is my personal vis Does my idea fix with my personal vision Section 2: POSITION identify your funding needs Finally, you leam how to protect your intelectual property your business, and yourself from legal r What do want my brand to communicate? How can best communicate that brand Will my marketing reach my customer Which financial tools can use to summariz and monitor my predictions? Any good idea will remain just that-andes-How much money will need unless e finds a place in the market and eams customers in this section, you'll figure out just who your customers and competiton) are and where to find them You'll identify critical attri butes of the business landscape and your cus you do you desin a business. You will learn about legal structures that are best suited to your business, and you's start to think about how you'll eat your business when the time comes is there opportunity? is there a path to reach them Who are my competito How much money can expect from my What startup costs will there be? Based on what I learned, how do I move Section 3: COMMIT A business real unless it is reaching paying customers and generating venue through bottom line You'll use that information to SBA Midwest Minnesota Dove any insectual property? How do stay on the right side of the law? Section & REFINE Now that you've sold and debuted your productservice you have valuable information about the assumptions you made about your customer and your market. Now is the time to in fine your business before you publicly launch this section you take your lessons learned from early sales and early customer feedback and apply them to the future of your bus ness. You measure and analyze your financial results against your previous predictions consider what people might need and yout think about how to protect the assets of your How can you protect your intelect property as you involve others in your business? Who might you want to help you decisions and think about the business? Where will you get any money that you need? Section 5: LAUNCH You're ready to launch your business in this sec tion you leam strategies for launching lead- ing and developing processes that will allow your business to grow. You learn how to draw attention to your new business You'll think about your leadership style your company's culture, and how to manage the exciting chal lenges of growing a business Wou'll leam about best practices in process management and identify the success metrics that make sense for your business You' forecast the financial future for your company and think about how yourself up for success Finally, you'll plan for worst-case scenarios and envision the best-case scenario-when you ex What does launching mean, and how can le more customers know est slow can lead inspine, and develop a healthy culture for my new b How should think about and document the cal processes that allow my business to How will measure success? might do to help you as you work to launch You will think about how you might fund your buscan plan for disasters and emergencies that news Finally, you learn how to build and com municate the plan for your business with poten tial funders and others What are your early sales numbers, and what are theyting yout How can you use early customer feedback to improve your productservice Who might you need to help you in the busines How will you identify recruit, and retain those people m EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT would disrupt my b What financial metrics can fra How might I exit this busine What actually happened with the finances of my business and why? What can do to improve my business finances AMERICA'S Minnesota State SBDC Community and Technical College INNE BOTA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KAUFFMAN FASTTRAC® | FASTTRAC.ORG | 877.450.9800 4801 ROCKHILL ROAD | KANSAS CITY, MO 64110-2046 WC MN SBDC AND MMCDC PRESENT Fast Trac , an 11 week immersive course designed to provide you with relevant content and tools as you design and refine your early stage business or your business idea . WHERE M State Detroit Lakes Campus 900 Highway 34 Eroom E105 Detroit Lakes , MN 56501 and online COST WHEN Friday , April 5 : 1pm 6pm in person Saturday April 69 am-2pm-in person Friday , April 12 - May 31:11 am - 1pm - online Saturday : June 9 am-3pm-in person Fast Trac is normally $ 300 per registrant Thanks to Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation's sponsorship , we're able to offer this course at just $ 50 per registrant . Attendees who participate in all sessions will be eligible to be entered in a free gift drawing with MMCDC You will need a computer and access to the internet for this course BENEFITS 1. Design Your Startup This rigorous course taught by an experienced SODC Business consultant will take you through lessons and homework assignments that will help you to complete a thorough business plan for your startup . 2. Refine Your Process You've managed the heavy lift of starting your business successfully , but now realize that you weren't fully prepared for every aspect of running a business Review key aspects of managing a business with an experienced SBDC consultant who can guide you through those weak spots 3. Legacy Planning Selling your business to a family member or trusted employee ? This is a great course for them to attend to start thinking about every aspect of running the business . Attend with them to share your insights into your business Register : https://mnsbdcecenterdirect.com/events/11294 KAUFFMAN FAST TRAC WHO SHOULD ATTEND FAST TRAC ? STARTUPS Entrepreneurs who are ready to turn their business idea into a plan of action EARLY STAGE BUSINESS Entrepreneurs in business 3 years or less wanting to fine tune their process SCAN ME COURSE OVERVIEW Section 1 : IDEATE Assess your entrepreneurial traits and personal prior to better understand how your busi ness goals might be affected by your strengths What are the characteristics of a success What are my entrepreneurial ? What is my personal vis Does my idea fix with my personal vision Section 2 : POSITION identify your funding needs Finally , you leam how to protect your intelectual property your business , and yourself from legal r What do want my brand to communicate ? How can best communicate that brand Will my marketing reach my customer Which financial tools can use to summariz and monitor my predictions ? Any good idea will remain just that - andes - How much money will need unless e finds a place in the market and eams customers in this section , you'll figure out just who your customers and competiton ) are and where to find them You'll identify critical attri butes of the business landscape and your cus you do you desin a business . You will learn about legal structures that are best suited to your business , and you's start to think about how you'll eat your business when the time comes is there opportunity ? is there a path to reach them Who are my competito How much money can expect from my What startup costs will there be ? Based on what I learned , how do I move Section 3 : COMMIT A business real unless it is reaching paying customers and generating venue through bottom line You'll use that information to SBA Midwest Minnesota Dove any insectual property ? How do stay on the right side of the law ? Section & REFINE Now that you've sold and debuted your productservice you have valuable information about the assumptions you made about your customer and your market . Now is the time to in fine your business before you publicly launch this section you take your lessons learned from early sales and early customer feedback and apply them to the future of your bus ness . You measure and analyze your financial results against your previous predictions consider what people might need and yout think about how to protect the assets of your How can you protect your intelect property as you involve others in your business ? Who might you want to help you decisions and think about the business ? Where will you get any money that you need ? Section 5 : LAUNCH You're ready to launch your business in this sec tion you leam strategies for launching lead- ing and developing processes that will allow your business to grow . You learn how to draw attention to your new business You'll think about your leadership style your company's culture , and how to manage the exciting chal lenges of growing a business Wou'll leam about best practices in process management and identify the success metrics that make sense for your business You ' forecast the financial future for your company and think about how yourself up for success Finally , you'll plan for worst - case scenarios and envision the best - case scenario - when you ex What does launching mean , and how can le more customers know est slow can lead inspine , and develop a healthy culture for my new b How should think about and document the cal processes that allow my business to How will measure success ? might do to help you as you work to launch You will think about how you might fund your buscan plan for disasters and emergencies that news Finally , you learn how to build and com municate the plan for your business with poten tial funders and others What are your early sales numbers , and what are theyting yout How can you use early customer feedback to improve your productservice Who might you need to help you in the busines How will you identify recruit , and retain those people m EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT would disrupt my b What financial metrics can fra How might I exit this busine What actually happened with the finances of my business and why ? What can do to improve my business finances AMERICA'S Minnesota State SBDC Community and Technical College INNE BOTA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KAUFFMAN FASTTRAC® | FASTTRAC.ORG | 877.450.9800 4801 ROCKHILL ROAD | KANSAS CITY , MO 64110-2046