Looking to start a business? Join Ann Arbor SPARK and our community partners to learn about personality traits that impact entrepreneurialism, creating a marketing plan for your business, legal, accounting, and risk considerations, product development, business plans and financing options. Attendees have an opportunity to get advice from a variety of business experts and organizations that are available to support new ventures.
Agenda
8:30am Continental Breakfast & Registration
9:00am Welcome, Overview & Participant introductions
9:15am How to go from Start-Up to Small Business Success Story
10:15am Break
10:30am Product Development / Intellectual Property / Crowdfunding
11:15am Financing Your Business
12:15pm Lunch
12:15pm Ask the Expert and Individual Coaching
1:15pm Setting Up Your Business & Mitigating Risk – Legal, Accounting and Insurance Considerations
2:00pm Your Marketing Plan on a Napkin
3:00pm Business Plans
3:30pm Getting Connected to Local Resources
Receive Valuable Insight and Counseling from Companies Specializing in:
Financing your Business
Insurance Considerations
Understanding Corporate Formation
Marketing your Business
Developing your Product and Intellectual Property Advice
Tax Considerations
Personal Development
Strategic Business Planning
215 West Michigan Avenue
Ypsilanti
MI, USA