703 W. Monroe St.   (312) 906-9908       


Start Your Own Business
generously underwritten by Charter One Bank

This comprehensive 8-week training course for aspiring entrepreneurs covers all the essentials information to start your own business.

Next session not yet scheduled 

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at 703 W. Monroe Street
(The CARA room)


Registration and payment

Highlights:

Course will cover: The Entrepreneurial Spirit, The Successful Business Plan, Competitive Analysis, Target Market Analysis, Legal and Accounting Issues, Getting and Keeping Customers, Financial Matters, Managing the Business, and Publishing and Presenting a Business Plan, plus more.

 

Why Attend:

This focused workshop enables prospective entrepreneurs to determine if starting their own business would be a good fit for their career goals and personality. The 8-week program integrates a dynamic mix of classroom instruction, guest entrepreneurs, in-class exercises, and case studies. At the end of the 8-week program, participants will have learned how to start, fund and grow a company, as well as how to conduct a thorough competitive analysis and craft effective marketing strategies.

Facilitators:

Bill Higgins, founder and chairman of Higgins + White Inc., a marketing and technology company. Bill has been a successful entrepreneur for over 20 years.

Kyle Barnett, senior VP of Business Banking at Charter One Bank. He is a member of Citizen's Financial Group and a member of the CTC Board.

Dennis Eslick, Vice-President of Strategic Development for a lighting technology company in rapidly evolving Solid State Lighting field. Dennis brings experience as a corporate and trial attorney with 20 years in his own law practice.

Participants...

  • Dream of being their own boss 

  • Are curious about self-employment as a career option

  • Want to take control of their professional lives 

  • Started a new business recently 

  • May assume control of a family business 

  • Are interested in buying a business

Questions?  Please call 312-906-9908


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Career Transitions Center of Chicago  ~  703 W. Monroe St.  ~  Chicago IL 60661  ~  (312) 906-9908

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