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Business + Career

SO YOU WANT TO START YOU OWN BUSINESS -Live Online WSMCE 8050 C01

Tuition: $149.00
Instructor: Fred Fisher
Where & When: Live Online 6 Saturdays,
2/20 - 3/27
8:30 am - 10:30 am

When registering for the class, please be sure to give a valid email address to receive an invite to the zoom class.

Ready to take your great idea, product or service and turn it into a business? You will explore what is involved in creating, starting up and running a small business. We will determine if you have the passion to be an entrepreneur, the steps required to start your business and options for financing your business venture. You will learn how to evaluate your idea, understand your customer, and define exactly what and why people will buy from you. You will learn how to structure and organize your business, business financials, and marketing.

 

Fred Fisher is a Bucks County Resident who has spent his career working for,  managing  and supporting small and family businesses in the Tri State Area.  Fred prides himself in being resourceful, creating value and growing a business utilizing limited resources.  Fred serves as the  facilitator of  our “ So You Want to Start a Business” class where  he encourages learning through collaboration.

Fred  is an engineering  graduate of  Purdue University  and  he received his Master’s in Business Administration  from  the University of North Carolina.         

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