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Core Programs
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What is Preview Day?
We offer regular core programming to address the fundamentals of your business facilitated by an all-star team of industry experts.
We're offering each session in a repeating series throughout the year, with each course schedule alternating between lunch and learn events held from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM and evening events held from 5:15 - 6:30 PM. Workshops are free to iSPI members and $35/workshop for non-members.
Business Plan Development
In this session participants will crack the business-plan-development code; determine the business plan format that's right for their venture, learn the key components to include in their business plan, and receive the tools and resources needed to develop their plan.
Multiple dates available. Click the "Register Here" button to reserve your seat.
Feasibility, Viability, & Feedback Loops
Participants will learn concrete ways to determine whether or not their business idea provides a desirable solution for consumers, a feasible solution that can be undertaken, and a profitable solution with a sustainable business model.
Multiple dates available. Click the "Register Here" button to reserve your seat.
Fundamentals of Finance and Legal
In this interactive and individualized session participants will learn the fundamentals of finance and legal issues as they relate to starting and running business. Participants will walk away from this session knowing 1) the three most common financial statements and how to interpret them, 2) the typical legal and financial pitfalls facing business owners, and 3) the tools and resources needed to avoid these drawbacks and plan for a sustainable future.
Multiple dates available, click "Register Here" to reserve your seat.
How to Pitch
Whether it's for attracting customers or clients, fundraising or just doing a better job of talking about their business, participants will learn 1) what to include in their pitch deck, 2) what NOT to include in their pitch deck, 3) how to present their content in a clear and compelling way...in a nutshell, the art of pitching for what they want.
Multiple dates available, click the "Register Here" button to reserve your seat.