|
Date
|
Topics
|
Reading
Assignment
|
Staffing
|
| Tuesday
Aug. 27 |
Introduction
What is business? |
Chapter 1
|
ISBT |
| Thursday
Aug. 29 |
What is entrepreneurship?
What makes an entrepreneur?
Do you have what it takes?
Why entrepreneurship? |
|
ISBT |
Tuesday
Sept. 3 |
Opportunity recognition
|
Chapter 3
|
ISBT |
Thursday
Sept. 5 |
Verifying the opportunity
Technical issues
Technical feasibility
|
|
ISBT |
Tuesday
Sept.10 |
What makes a successful entrepreneur
- An investors perspective |
Chapter
5 |
Terry Hicks
Ben Franklin Partnership |
Thursday
Sept. 12 |
Marketing issues
Market research
Overall feasibility |
Chapter
6 |
ISBT |
| Tuesday
Sept. 17 |
The Business Plan
- Components and format
- Value of plan
- Who is the audience
|
Chapter 11
Business Plan Pro |
ISBT |
Thursday
Sept. 19 |
Business Plan (cont.) |
|
ISBT |
| Tuesday
Sept. 24* |
Submit Business Proposal
Legal Issues
Business legal structure |
Chapter
12 |
Joe Stapleton |
Thursday
Sept. 26 |
Confidentiality Agreements |
|
ISBT
|
Tuesday
Oct. 1 |
Define
the product
Set Specifications
Market feasibility |
Chapter 4 |
Joe
Stapleton and Jim Cashell |
Thursday
Oct. 3 |
Regulatory |
|
FDA |
Wednesday
Oct. 9** |
PatentTrademarkCopyright |
Chapter
7 |
Marketing Expert
|
Thursday
Oct. 10 |
Requirement
for the business
- Team
- Facilities |
Chapter 13 |
ISBT |
Tuesday
Oct. 15 |
Exam
Design Company Web site |
Dreamweaver |
Web Expert |
Thursday
Oct. 17 |
Web site design (cont.) |
|
ISBT |
Thursday
Oct. 24 |
Technical issues
Make the product
Development steps |
Chapter 14 |
Manufacturing
Expert |
Tuesday
Oct. 29 |
Cost of manufacturing/goods |
Chapter 15 |
ISBT |
Thursday
Oct. 31 |
The Marketing Plan
-Who is the customer?
-How will you sell? |
|
Gary Mankin |
Tuesday
Nov. 5 |
Where will you sell?
Pricing |
Chapter 2 |
ISBT |
Thursday
Nov. 7 |
Submit Preliminary Business
Plan
Business impact
Moral and ethical implications of your business |
|
Philosophy/
Religion |
Tuesday
Nov. 12 |
Business practices |
|
ISBT |
Thursday
Nov. 14 |
Financial Data
Costs |
Chapter 16 |
Dr. Borkowski |
Tuesday
Nov. 19 |
Revenues
Pro forma quarterly profit and loss for two years |
|
ISBT |
Thursday
Nov. 21 |
Pro forma quarterly
cash flow for two years |
|
Dr. Borkowski |
Tuesday
Nov. 26 |
Balance sheets |
|
ISBT |
Tuesday
Dec. 3 |
Key ratios |
|
ISBT |
Thursday
Dec. 5 |
Submit Final Business
Plan
Presentations |
|
|
