The Business Planning Certificate Program: Skills & Strategies to Launch Your Business

Are you thinking about starting a new business or buying an existing business or franchise?  Evaluate your options and develop skills, strategy, and information to write and implement your business plan with a solid direction, competitive edge and confidence to insure the success of your new business.  Complete all courses to earn the certificate; first course optional but highly recommended.

Instructor: Michael Salach, with extensive experience in strategic planning, marketing, sales, financial analysis, mergers, acquisitions and franchising

Exploring Business Options: Should You Start a New Business or Buy an Existing Business or Franchise?

Explore the options of starting a new business, purchasing an existing business and purchasing a franchise including the pros and cons, risks, rewards, and special considerations for each to enable you to determine the best option for you.

160 ESBD1082-NAA: Tu, 6-9pm, one eve, 2/23, $51, North Andover

The Basics: Critical Business Planning Skills

Develop the basic skills and information to identify and tackle critical business planning elements including cash flow, budgeting, marketing and sales strategies, legal concerns and organization,  management, due diligence, financial planning and performance.  Note: materials used for balance of program.

161 ESBD1083-NAA: Tu, 6-9pm, 4 wks, 3/2-3/23, $204 + $74 materials fee, North Andover

Developing Your Business Plan

Outline the elements of a solid business plan and begin to develop useful information about your markets, your customers, capitalization and the business you are in plus begin to use forecasting as an important tool to project and evaluate key aspects of your business.

162 ESBD1084-NAA: Tu, 6-9pm, 4 wks, 3/30-4/20, $204, North Andover

Financial Analysis and Strategies to Successfully Implement Your Plan

Increase your chances of success with a plan that includes sales, cash flow, breakeven, profitability and other financial information - it's easier than you think!   Combine this with the strategic and tactical elements of your business plan and you'll have both the direction and confidence to be successful if you follow the plan.

1010 ESBD1085-NAA: Tu, 6-9pm, 4 wks, 11/24-12/15, $204, North Andover

163 ESBD1085-NAA: Tu, 6-9pm, 4 wks, 4/27-5/18, $204, North Andover