Are you thinking of making your side hustle your main hustle? Or maybe you’ve got an idea – and wonder what will it take to start a business?   Do you want to explore the idea of becoming your own boss in a safe environment with other like-minded women?  Then LEAP has you covered.  Join us for the Introduction Session for LEAP’s Ready, Set, Launch! a business incubator program for women.

In this Introduction session we will explore:

• An overview of the steps needed for a successful business launch.
• An overview of business structures including sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations.
• The opportunity of the Ready, Set, Launch! Incubator program for Women, including business model development, mentorship, networking, consulting and business plan development.

Describe your revenue streams and cost structure to prepare for and project your financials for your first year in business.

• Explain your revenue streams and determine your sales forecast assumptions.
• Create monthly cash flow assumptions to determine your cost structure, while learning how to prepare a cash flow statement to outline your monthly financial flow of cash into and out of your business.
• Receive tax tips to prepare you for your first year in business.
• Understand how to analyze an income statement and balance sheet.
• Incorporate your financial assumptions into a business plan and create financial projections using our pre-formulated Excel templates.

Are you looking to connect with other Women in Business during these uncertain times?  Are you tired of being stuck at home and would like to connect with some friendly faces?  Make some lunch and join us the for our  LEAP for Women in Business Online Networking Lunch to learn, share and reveal in the distinct gifts women have to offer the business world.

We’re doing lunch online the same as we’ve done it before, just not in the same room.  We will have an opportunity to introduce yourself and what you do, we will have a guest speaker and if time permits some inspiring stories of how you are spending your time through COVID-19.  We will open the Zoom Room at 11:30am so feel free to come early and chat with some of those you haven’t seen in awhile.

Are you thinking of making your side hustle your main hustle? Or maybe you’ve got an idea – and wonder what will it take to start a business?   Do you want to explore the idea of becoming your own boss in a safe environment with other like-minded women?  Then LEAP has you covered.  Join us for the Introduction Session for LEAP’s Ready, Set, Launch! a business incubator program for women.

In this Introduction session we will explore:

• An overview of the steps needed for a successful business launch.
• An overview of business structures including sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations.
• The opportunity of the Ready, Set, Launch! Incubator program for Women, including business model development, mentorship, networking, consulting and business plan development.

Gain knowledge about your customer segments and value propositions to further develop your business strategy. You are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet.

• Learn sources and methods for conducting primary and secondary market research, including: industry trends, reports, and benchmarking data, demographic information, determining market size, designing customer surveys, utilizing focus groups, customer segment and target market profiling, competitive analysis and SWOT analysis.
• Use market research to understand your customer segments and design your value propositions.
• Analyze data and interpret information to strategically project sales volumes in your market area.
• Begin exploring industry research and creating customer survey tools in the classroom.
• Incorporate your market research into a business plan.

Are you thinking of making your side hustle your main hustle? Or maybe you’ve got an idea – and wonder what will it take to start a business?   Do you want to explore the idea of becoming your own boss in a safe environment with other like-minded women?  Then LEAP has you covered.  Join us for the Introduction Session for LEAP’s Ready, Set, Launch! a business incubator program for women.

In this Introduction session we will explore:

• An overview of the steps needed for a successful business launch.
• An overview of business structures including sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations.
• The opportunity of the Ready, Set, Launch! Incubator program for Women, including business model development, mentorship, networking, consulting and business plan development.