If the challenges of growing your business are simply too much for you to handle and you have weak spots that could hurt your chances to succeed, then focus on these key areas of your business:

Planning: Evaluate your current business conditions and gain clarity about where you want the business to be in one (three/five) years.

Marketing: Analyze your customer base to find your best customers and develop a marketing message for them.

Finance
: Understand the foundation for financial analysis of your business. Monitor your business revenue, cost of sales and expenses by analyzing profit and loss reports.

Management: Determine your personal strengths and weakness as the manager of your business.

The Business Growth Program is designed for existing small businesses. Participants in this program benefit from peer-to peer interaction/advice, problem solving, planning and networking opportunities. SBDC Advisors facilitate presentations and discussions on topics relevant to small business owners and managers. Between each session, advisors are available for individual consulting meetings (free of charge) to help you develop a plan to achieve your business goals.

Date: 3/30/2011 – 6/8/2011 (every other Wednesday)
Time: 4 – 7 p.m.
Fee: *$395, Class limited to 10 Businesses up to two participants per business.

* Register now and save $100

Click here to register and email the completed registration as an attachment to Gerri at the Mt. Hood SBDC.