Small Business Consulting

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MN Small Business Networking
& Web Training Group

January 20th, 2009
11 – 12

2010 is Just Around the Corner… Do You Have a Plan?
Learn the fastest, easiest way to write a business plan!”

Starting a business or considering one? Ready to take your business to the next level? Changing careers? Need to “re-think” your business due to changes in the economy?

You know you should have a plan to get your thoughts organized and to help keep you on track, but the thought of writing a business plan is frankly overwhelming. Most small business owners can’t or won’t write a business plan unless their banker, investors or board of directors demand one. It’s just too difficult. Until now!

Come to this 45- Minute One Page Business Plan Seminar to Learn:

• How to write a business plan on one page that will change your business forever.
• The 5 essential ingredients every business plan must have to be successful.
• How to write a vision statement that graphically describes any business in two sentences or less.
• How to create a mission statement that describes why your customers want to buy.
• How to design quantitative business and financial objectives that drive behavior and produce results.
• How to craft strategies that everyone must have in their plan.
• How to write action plans that help you implement your strategies and achieve your overall goals.

Agenda:  11 – 11:45 – Seminar
11:45 – 11:55 – Q & A

Barbara Hoganson, is the President of Harden & Associates, Inc. She is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience specializing in planning and executing strategy and tactics for businesses from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She has a unique combination of business strategy development, marketing, sales, technology and financial expertise and clearly knows how to help clients accelerate their business in short time frames by maximizing growth and profits across all major aspects of a company. And the One Page Tool is an important framework and tool to make this happen.

Barbara earned a B.A. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, and has earned professional designations as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Project Management Professional (PMP).  She is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s, Project Management Institute, and American Marketing Association. She is a certified One Page Business Plan professional, and holds several other business and technology certifications.

Personal Mission: Barbara is committed to helping businesses be as productive and profitable as possible; so they can attract ideal customers, have employees that are productive and happy, and through this solid growth will help businesses be in a better position to create good, value added jobs for the people in MN and throughout the US.

Brian Campbell has tons of information on his blog at http://TheSocialMediaSource.com to help you prepare for the Social Media Event coming in just a few days. If you haven’t already signed up for it, you will definitely want to do so. Below is a video of his to help you learn how to utilize Twitter as part of the Social Media and so much more at the blog as well as follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/socialmania

Keep a lookout as well, I am just putting the finishing touches on a Twitter ebook that gives you some great tips and “how to” automate so you don’t to waste too much time on twitter and then don’t tend to any of your work.

Blessings and Success,
Lori

PS. You may have noticed I joined the Google Friend Connect so feel free to add me as a friend and become a member of my blog through your Google profile. I look forward to learning how to utilize this Social Media tool.