Lean Business Planning Workshop - Summer 2019, Part 1

This 20-hour training offered by NJSDBC at Rutgers University is a comprehensive course with a leading edge approach for developing new business and product ideas. The program is uniquely designed for both startups and existing businesses. The Lean Startup Methodology, developed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Steve Blank and Eric Ries, has been adopted at many universities, corporations, government and business organizations, and the National Science Foundation. Participants will learn how to rapidly design, develop, test, and validate a business idea; how to conduct a market research and customer market validation; how to launch and fund a business startup with minimum resources and time. Each participant will be guided through a Business Model Canvas as the foundation for a validated business plan. The classes' schedule: Thursday, June 6 and then Fridays, June 14, 21, and 28, 2019, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Please note: the first day of the workshop will occur on Thursdays, the other 3 session will be on Fridays.) The workshop will cover: Part 1 - Value Proposition, Business Model Canvas, Business Structure & Organization Part 2 - Marketing and Market Research Part 3 - Identifying Key Activities and Key Partners Part 4 - Financial Documents: Quantitative Part of Your Plan The individual post-training counseling will be available to those who will need additional fine-tuning of their business plans. A laptop is recommended on each day of the workshop. Course fee: Early Bird rate of $125 is available through May 30, 2019. Regular fee is $150, due by June 5, 2019. (Fee includes materials and lunch.) 50% discount is availble to current Rutgers students, veterans, and participants who previously registered and paid for a 5-hour or longer workshop at our Center. For more information on discounts, please call 848-445-8790 or send an email to njsbdcnb@business.rutgers.edu Cancellations/Refunds: Refunds can be requested no later than a week prior to the first day of the workshop. After that date, the fee is non-refundable (unless the classes are canceled by the Center). The funds will be applied towards future workshops and seminars and should be used within 12 months. After one year, all fees will be forfeited.

Pre-payment is required!! To pay by a credit card, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-business-planning-workshop-summer-2019-session-june-6-14-21-28-tickets-57547738836 To pay by check, please make check payable to Rutgers University- Middlesex Co. NJSBDC. Mail the check to: NJ Small Business Development Center At Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick Livingston Campus – Janice H. Levin Bldg 94 Rockafeller Road, 2nd Fl., Room 223 Piscataway, NJ 08854 Parking Instructions: Parking Instructions: Rutgers Dept. of Transportation doesn't issue physical parking permits. The visitors are required to provide to a department they plan to visit a License Plate#, Make/Model, and Color of the vehicle. The car will be then registered in RU DOT parking portal for a one-day parking permission. All registered participants will receive an email with venue and parking information.

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