Entrepreneur and Small Business Training Program


Goal: Promote sustainable healthy economic development through direct assistance to local entrepreneurs in learning the tools of the trade required to successfully launch and grow their small business concepts.

Program Overview

According to Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation in a statement in October of 2008, “More than 70 percent of voters say the health of the economy depends on the success of entrepreneurs, and a full 80 percent want to see the government use its resources to actively encourage entrepreneurship in America .” The Maricopa Small Business Training Program curriculum is designed to help entrepreneurs and existing small business owners learn the steps needed to achieve their business development goals with training in strategic planning, legal issues, market research and analysis, financial documents and cash flow management. Prescreened and suitable expert guest speakers - with a focus on local talent - will be brought into the classroom to explain how their disciplines contribute to the success of a growing business.

 

Fall 2010 - New Venture Session

The ‘New Venture’ program is geared specifically for entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development, provideing the tools to develop a business concept, determine its viability, and outline the critical steps to a successful business launch.

 

Schedule
This will be an 8-week module program held from 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. every Thursday except on major holidays from October 7 - December 16.


Training Firm
Stealthmode Partners is a ten year-old network of entrepreneurs and companies working
together behind the scenes (in “stealthmode”) to help it’s portfolio companies grow bigger,
better, and faster. Companies that are accepted into the Stealthmode Partners portfolio receive coaching, consulting, and connections to the people and resources they need to reach success. Stealthmode offers acceleration services that include the Kauffman Fasttrac programs for taking entrepreneurs step by step from where they are to where they wish to be. Stealthmode Partners has a long history of working with municipalities in Arizona to bring quality business education and networking services to the community. Stealthmode Partners is a meber of the National Business Incubator Association and founder of the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference.


Want to learn more about the training provider?
Visit Stealthmode Partners’ Kauffman Foundation affiliate website at:
http://Stealthmode.affiliate.Fasttrac.org

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