Start Smart
Business Empowerment!
Thinking About Starting A Business?
You're not alone. Every year, thousands of Americans catch the entrepreneurial spirit, launching small businesses to sell their products or services. In fact, given the new economic reality of our time, more people than ever before have found the "job" they thought was waiting for them doesn't exist. Others have come to the conclusion that they would rather create work they love, constructed to fit with their own life goals.
Many times entrepreneurs are starting a business based on¬ an idea, but lack the personal hands-on experience of running a business from all aspects. The more you know about starting a business, the more power you have to form a business that develops into a lasting source of income and satisfaction.
BiGAUSTIN’s Start Smart program provides all the key essentials for starting and operating a business.
Start Smart provides practical business training, helping students hone the skills they need to create, manage, and grow a small business. In addition, the start smart program connects entrepreneurs with business insights, leadership skills, and professional networking connections so you can create a new business or expand an existing enterprise.
Start Smart is a 14-session course designed for people who want to start a business and need the skills to test the feasibility of their business concept. Participants develop a business plan which acts as the blueprint for their start-up venture.
Start Smart Students Benefit from:
Completing Feasibility Study
Cultivating a Business Plan
Insight into Marketing & Market Research
Understanding Financials
Knowledge of Legal Considerations
Access to Expertise
Working with other aspiring like-minded entrepreneurs
Instructor: Daniel Frunza
TUITION: $299 $199 Registration Required - click here to register
Tuition assistance is available for those who qualify. If you would like to discuss tuition assistance, please contact melissa@bigaustin.org
WHEN: January 9 - February 23, 2023:
7-week course – 14 session dates
January: 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
February: 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23
TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Virtually Via TEAMS
Please contact Andronn- andronn@bigaustin.org or Melissa – melissa@bigaustin.org if you are interested in attending or if you have any questions.
BiGAUSTIN offers comprehensive training and support services to build the entrepreneurial capacity of socially and economically diverse women and men who want to start or grow a business. Minorities, women, and low-income adult applicants are encouraged for all BiGAUSTIN programs.
FAQs
Contact: If you have any questions, please contact info@bigaustin.org or call our offices at (512) 928-8010
How do I join the virtual workshop?
Once you register for the event you will receive an email with details to access the webinar.
The invitation email or message will include a link to the meeting
What platform are you using?
The virtual workshop is hosted through Microsoft Teams platform. If you're not familiar with TEAMS, we encourage you to watch this QuickStart video
Do I need an account to join a meeting?
Joining a Microsoft Teams is always free and you don't need an account to attend sessions.
If you don’t have a Teams account, select Join as a guest and enter your name to join the meeting as a guest. Depending on how the meeting was set up, you may need to sign in to an account that was authorized for the meeting; for details, see Join a meeting without a Teams account.
If you have a Teams account, select Sign in and join to join with access to the meeting chat and more. Depending on the organizer’s settings, you may join the meeting right away or go to the lobby where someone else can admit you.
How do I join a webinar from my mobile device?
Teams mobile apps let you join webinars from anywhere using your iOS, Android, and Windows devices. Learn more.