Join Business Link Indigenous Services, Winfire Business Services and Alberta Indian Investment Corporation for a 6-part workshop series on Business Planning! This series will use Business Link’s Indigenous Business Planning Workbook as a guided template for your business planning success.
Please be advised that when registering for this event you will be committing to the full 6 workshops. Those who attend the entire series will receive a certificate of completion issued by Business Link Indigenous Services and Alberta Indian Investment Corporation…a great addition to the appendices section of your business plan!
STEP 1: February 8 (1:30-3:00 PM)
- Finding the right business idea;
- Evaluating your Idea;
- Creating a preliminary vision of your business
STEP 2: February 10 (1:30-3:00 PM)
- Learning about your industry and market;
- Learning about your customers;
- Analyzing your competition
STEP 3: February 15 (1:30-3:00 PM)
- Deciding what the business will do, defining the image of your business;
- Defining in more detail your products and services;
- Business process and procedures;
- Considering the distribution of your products and services;
- Making location decisions;
- Developing a promotional strategy
STEP 4: February 17 (1:30-3:00 PM)
- Deciding how the business will operate;
- Establishing human resource requirements;
- Developing an operational plan;
- Handling legal requirements
STEP 5: February 22 (1:30-3:00 PM)
- Working with financial plans;
- Determining start-up costs;
- Forecasting cash flow, creating income statements and balance sheet projections
STEP 6: February 24 (1:30 – 3:00 PM)
- Writing the business plan;
- Formatting the business plan;
- Putting the pieces together
Please reach out to is@businesslink.ca for any questions you may have regarding this workshop series.
Please note: This program may be recorded
