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Calendar of Events
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Seminars will be video conferenced to Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Strathmore, Pincher
Creek, Taber and Hanna.
The location below is where the seminar will be based
All seminars will run from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
In order to participate in the seminars you must be registered with the Chinook
Entrepreneur Challenge. To Register go to www.chinookchallenge.com.
The final date for registration is also the business plan due date of May 29, 2008.
Video Conference Seminar Locations:
Lethbridge – Community Futures Office – 2626 South Parkside Drive
Medicine Hat – Entre-Corp Community Futures Office – 202 - 556 4th Street South East
Strathmore – Wild Rose Community Futures Office – 101-331 3rd Avenue
Drumheller – Big Country Community Futures Office – 181 North Railway Avenue
Pincher Creek – Community Futures Alberta Southwest – 659 Main Street
Kindersley Sk. – Community Futures Meridian Office – 125 1st Avenue East
Hanna – Hanna Learning Centre – 401 Centre Street
Seminar 1: Strategic Issues
April 16, 2009
Lethbridge
Overview
Why New Firms Fail
Keys to Success
The Entrepreneur
Introduction creating a business plan
Competition details
Seminar 2: Analyzing Your Business
April 23, 2009
Lethbridge
Solidifying your business idea description
Creating a business objective
Conducting a SWOT analysis
Gaining a competitive advantage
Introduction to marketing
Seminar 3: Discovering the Power of Marketing April 30, 2009
Lethbridge
Marketing Plan
Selecting your target market
Using the 4 P’s
Discovering Distribution
Seminar 4: How to Raise Capital
May 7, 2009
Lethbridge
Marketing Review
Analyzing the competition
How to raise capital
What investors look for in a financial plan
Basics of finance 101
Seminar 5: Financial Planning
May 14, 2009
Lethbridge
Basics of finance 101 continued
Managing cashflow
All about Break Even Points
Corporate structures
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