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For 30 years Operation HOPE has made it their mission to expand economic opportunity, making free enterprise work for everyone. That means YOU.

Whether you are starting out or wanting to grow your established business, this online course will give you what you to need write your plan and put it into action. Instructor Brooke Ratliff will be your guide. She brings 15 years of accounting and tax experience as well as her experience teaching at the U of M business incubator, ExceLab.

  • Class 1: Evaluate Business Idea and Strategy
  • Class 2: Business Plan Outline
  • Class 3: Marketing Strategy and Transaction Cycle
  • Class 4: Business Accounting – Start-up Budgeting and Finances
  • Class 5: Access to Capital and Building Credit, plus Self-Employed Tax Basics

NOTE: If you are not enrolled in Operation HOPE you will receive an invitation to enroll. There is never a charge for programs or classes. Operation HOPE is a nonprofit organization.

NOTE: No class on Memorial Day.

This course is brought to you at no cost, thanks to Fifth Third Bank of Detroit.