Starting a Business
How to Start a Business Step-by-Step
In this 4-hour workshop, you will learn what it takes to start a business. Basic, introductory information will be provided to individuals who are considering starting their own business in the State of Alabama.
This workshop includes:- Are You Cut Out to be an Entrepreneur?
- Business Start-up Checklist
- From Idea to Personal Commitment
- Technical and Managerial Experience Needed
- Choosing a Legal Structure
- Financial Statements
- Ten Steps to Business Success
- Feasibility Checklist
- Obtaining Business Licenses
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Marketing
- Tips on Media Planning: Reaching Customers Cost-Effectively
Ever wonder how best to spend your advertising dollars? There are so many choices and so many variables. Some people try everything and some people try nothing, and wonder why they are not getting more customers or even better, the right kind of customers. In this session, you will learn about a variety of media choices and how to choose the ones that are right for you and your business. - Top 10 Website Tips and Internet Marketing Strategies
In this session, you will learn how to make your website more user-friendly and how to generate visitors to your site...that come, stay awhile, and come back again.
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Building an Awesome Website
Internet design expert, Ellen Didier, Red Sage Communications, takes you through the process of building an effective website. You'll learn how to determine the purpose of your website, how to build a website that caters to your target audience, how to create content users want to read, how to work with a designer, and more.
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