Square One – What You Need to Get Funding for Your Small Business (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri +1 more

In this six-week, hands-on series, you will learn how to prepare the documents needed to secure a loan for your small business. In the Week 6: Balance Sheet program, you will learn how to understand your company's financial position. An Excel template will be provided. Please bring a laptop or tablet. This program is brought […]

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Square One – What You Need to Get Funding for Your Small Business (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri +1 more

In this six-week, hands-on series, you will learn how to prepare the documents needed to secure a loan for your small business. In the Week 5: Inventory Management program, you will learn how to track inventory to make better business decisions. An Excel template will be provided. Please bring a laptop or tablet. This program […]

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Square One – What You Need to Get Funding for Your Small Business (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri +1 more

In this six-week, hands-on series, you will learn how to prepare the documents needed to secure a loan for your small business. In the Week 3: Profit and Loss (P&L) program, you will learn how to track the financial performance of your business to make informed decisions. An Excel template will be provided. Please bring […]

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Square One – What You Need to Get Funding for Your Small Business (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri +1 more

In this six-week, hands-on series, you will learn how to prepare the documents needed to secure a loan for your small business. In the Week 2: Cash Flow program, you will learn how to quickly identify your financial status for daily business operation. An Excel template will be provided. Please bring a laptop or tablet. […]

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Square One – Using Meta For Business

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri +1 more

Meta (formerly Facebook) is an essential social media platform for any business that wants to stay competitive in today's fast- paced market. Join Square One to learn what has changed and how to utilize the new Meta Business Suite tools to help build your business's brand awareness, marketing, and customer engagement. This program will be […]

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What You Need to Get Funding for Your Small Business (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri +1 more

In this six-week, hands-on series, you will learn how to prepare the documents needed to secure a loan for your small business. In the Week 1: Personal Financial Statement program, you will learn how to identify your financial strengths to share with lenders. An Excel template will be provided. Please bring a laptop or tablet. […]

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Build Your Business Plan: Week 5 (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri

In this five-week activity-based workshop participants will learn how to create a business plan using Gale’s Plan Builder database. Week 5: Financial Projections Where are you headed? Looking beyond the break-even point to 3-5 years out, participants will learn how to forecast their earnings for years into the future. This program is funded by a […]

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Tracking Money for Your Small Business (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri

Spreadsheets got you down? Join us for a small group working session to get back to the basics of business finance. We know not everyone spends their day working on a computer, so we’ll start off working the numbers on paper and work our way up to introducing basic applications. In this class, we will […]

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Build Your Business Plan: Week 4 (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri

In this five-week activity-based workshop participants will learn how to create a business plan using Gale’s Plan Builder database. Week 4: Business Plan What are you planning for? Some businesses use plans for internal purposes, and others use them for getting bank loans or investors. Participants will learn how to structure their business plan for […]

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Build Your Business Plan: Week 3 (Hybrid)

Mid-Continent Public Library Riverside Branch 2700 N.W. Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri

In this five-week activity-based workshop participants will learn how to create a business plan using Gale’s Plan Builder database. Week 3. Break-Even Analysis What is the cost of doing business? The break-even point is when your business can support itself through sales alone. Using an expenses worksheet and sales forecasts, participants will determine their break-even […]

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