Please note that this is a multiple-day training series and cannot be split.
Get the Help You Need to Start Your Business the Right Way!
Have you recently started your own business and realized that you need help? Are you unsure if you have explored all of the tools and resources needed to ensure your success? Would you like more in-depth assistance with your business planning? If so, Start Up! Louisiana is for you!
Start Up! Louisiana is a 9-session, entrepreneurial training program that teaches new entrepreneurs how to launch their business ventures the right way. This series provides best practices for how to build a solid business foundation that ensures success.
Topics covered focus on developing your entrepreneurial mindset, starting lean, understanding business financials, and how to effectively market to your target customer. Participants also receive individual business counseling and access to other support services and resources needed to successfully launch and grow!
This series is sponsored by Mastercard and Louisiana Economic Development’s Small and Emerging Business Development Program. To participate, attendees must be or become certified through the LED Small and Emerging Business Development Program. Visit https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/program/small-and-emerging-business-development-program to get certified today!
Ready to get started? Classes will take place on Tuesdays & Thursdays, September 17 – October 15, 10:00am-12:30pm. There is no cost to attend this series. All classes will be held online via the GoToTraining online platform.
Start Up! Louisiana 2024 Class Schedule (10:00am-12:30pm)
- Tuesday, September 17 | Session 1: Becoming an Entrepreneur
- Thursday, September 19 | Session 2: The Lean Start-up Model
- Tuesday , September 24 | Session 3: Understanding Business Financials
- Thursday, September 26 | Session 4: The Customer Decision Journey
- Tuesday, October 1 | Session 5: Marketing Your Business
- Thursday, October 3 |Session 6: Exceptional Customer Service
- Tuesday, October 8| Session 7: Forecasting 101
- Tuesday, October 10 | Session 8: Preparing to Access Capital
- Tuesday, October 15 | Session 9: Start Up! Louisiana Plan of Action
If you should have any questions, please email us at WBRC@UrbanLeagueLA.org.
