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SUMMARY:Workshop: Writing a Business Plan for an Existing Business
DESCRIPTION:Chamber Business Education Workshop:\nWriting a Business Plan for an Existing Business\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday\, June 27\n\nTime: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Check-in\, lunch and networking\n\n12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentation and Q&A\n\nLocation: Mid Michigan College\, Community Room\n\nCost: $10 for Chamber Members\, $20 for Non-Members\n\nLunch included!\n\n\n\nRegister by Tuesday\, June 25th\n\n\n\nProgram Description\n\n\n\nBusiness plans are not just for startups! Established businesses can use a business plan to:\n\n\n	Monitor expenses\n	Define marketing strategies\n	Benchmark progress\n	Procure financing from investors\n	Attract the most talented partners or employees \n	Persuade a buyer to purchase\n\nA business plan is a roadmap that helps keep you on the path to achieving your goals for your company. It can also help you feel more ready to face future challenges. Join Tony Fox\, Regional Director for the Mid Michigan Region of the Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC)\, to learn how to create a business plan for your existing business.\n\n\n\nPresented by Tony Fox\, Regional Director\n\nSmall Business Development Center (Mid Michigan Region)\n\n \n\n\n	\n		\n			Tony Fox serves as Regional Director for the Mid Michigan Region of the Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC).\n\n			\n\n			Prior to joining the SBDC\, Mr. Fox owned and operated a residential construction company in the Central Michigan area. Mr. Fox earned both his undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurship and graduate degree in Administration during his time prior at Central Michigan University.\n\n			\n\n			In addition to maintaining current status related to his Michigan Residential Building License\, Mr. Fox also maintains Certified Global Business Professional status through NASBITE International. Mr. Fox has been with the SBDC at Mid Michigan College since 2006.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="color:#FF0000\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 23.2727px\;">Chamber Business Education Workshop:</span></span></div>\n<span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 23.2727px\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong><span style="font-size:26px\;">Writing a Business Plan for an Existing Business</span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 23.2727px\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial\;"><img alt="" height="234" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/634/Image/BusinessPlanimage.jpeg" style="width: 350px\; height: 234px\;" width="350" /></span></strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#FF0000\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Date:</span></strong></span><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><b>&nbsp\;</b></span></font><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Thursday\, June 27</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Time:</span></strong></span><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><b>&nbsp\;</b></span></font><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\;">11:30 am&nbsp\;- 12:00 pm: Check-in\, lunch and networking</span></span><br style="box-sizing: content-box\; bottom: auto\; clear: none\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 128)\; content: normal\; direction: inherit\; display: inline\; empty-cells: show\; float: none\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, sans-serif\; left: auto\; line-height: inherit\; margin: 0px\; max-height: none\; max-width: none\; min-height: initial\; min-width: initial\; opacity: 1\; outline-offset: 0px\; overflow: visible\; padding: 0px\; position: static\; resize: none\; right: auto\; table-layout: auto\; text-overflow: clip\; top: auto\; vertical-align: baseline\; visibility: inherit\; word-break: inherit\; word-wrap: inherit\; z-index: auto\; background: none rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\; border: none\; border-collapse: separate\; border-radius: 0px\; height: auto\; width: auto\;" />\n<span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\;">12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentation and Q&amp\;A</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Location:</span></strong></span><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><b>&nbsp\;</b></span></font><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(252\, 249\, 243)\;">Mid Michigan College\, Community Room</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Cost:</span></strong></span><font color="#008080"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span></font><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">$10 for Chamber Members\, $20 for Non-Members<br />\nLunch included!</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#FF0000\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><font face="arial">Register by Tuesday\, June 25th</font></strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong style="font-family: arial\;">Program Description</strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Business plans are not just for startups!</strong> Established businesses can use a business plan to:</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Monitor expenses</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Define marketing strategies</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Benchmark progress</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Procure financing from investors</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Attract the most talented partners or employees&nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">Persuade a buyer to purchase</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">A business plan is a roadmap that helps keep you on the path to achieving your goals for your company. It can also help you feel more ready to face future challenges. Join&nbsp\;<strong>Tony Fox\, </strong><span style="font-family: Roboto\, arial\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Regional Director for the Mid Michigan Region of the Michigan&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-weight: bold\; font-family: Roboto\, arial\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Small Business Development Center</span><span style="font-family: Roboto\, arial\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;(</span><span style="font-weight: bold\; font-family: Roboto\, arial\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">SBDC</span><span style="font-family: Roboto\, arial\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">)\,</span><strong>&nbsp\;</strong>to learn how to create a business plan for your existing business.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">Presented by Tony Fox\, Regional Director<br />\nSmall Business Development Center (Mid Michigan Region)</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#008080\;">&#8203\;</span></span></strong></span>\n\n<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:500px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/634/Image/TonyFox.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\; float: left\; margin-left: 10px\; margin-right: 10px\;" width="200" /><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">T<span style="color:#000000\;">ony Fox serves as Regional Director for the Mid Michigan Region of the Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC).<br />\n			<br />\n			Prior to joining the SBDC\,&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Mr.</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;Fox owned and operated a residential construction company in the Central Michigan area.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Mr.</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;Fox earned both his undergraduate degree in Entrepreneurship and&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">graduate</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;degree in Administration during his time prior at Central Michigan University.<br />\n			<br />\n			In addition to maintaining current status related to his Michigan Residential Building License\,&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Mr.</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;Fox also maintains Certified Global Business Professional status through NASBITE International.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Mr.</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;Fox has been with the SBDC at Mid Michigan College since 2006.</span></span></td>\n			<td>&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n
LOCATION:Mid Michigan College Community Room 2600 S. Summerton Rd. Mt. Pleasant\, MI 48858
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