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Program Descriptions

Meet the Lender Forum
MetroAction teams up with partner locations throughout the year to provide informative roundtable discussions on small business financing opportunities.  [Free!]

Marketing Mastery: How will you grow your small business this year…this month…today? Put marketing to work for your business with MetroAction’s Marketing Mastery series. The eight-week program treats marketing as an integrated system. At the core of the system are strategies that any business, regardless of size, can use to produce major returns! Marketing Mastery will help you: narrow your focus, package your business, create marketing materials, make the most of your marketing budget, develop a solid marketing plan for your business and attract all the clients your small business can handle! [$149]

Small Business Institute: Do you need a better understanding of how to run your business or want to gain a competitive edge for long-term success? The Small Business Institute provides practical, hands-on skills needed to develop, manage and grow a successful business. From organization planning…to marketing…to understanding your financials…the Small Business Institute helps you understand how all of the pieces of your business work together. The Small Business Institute is available in: an 8-week format and an accelerated 2-day format. [$149]

Business Basics: This seminar will help take the mystery out developing a successful small business. This program reviews the steps needed to develop a successful business and link you to valuable resources to help you grow your business. Attendees learn how small business loans work, what documents and information are required, and review the requirements to qualify for small business financing. The seminar will also explain about small business grants, what lenders look for, and how to improve your chances of qualifying for a small-business loan. This program is also available as a webinar. [$10]

Marketing 101: A well thought out marketing plan is the cornerstone to every business plan, but many small businesses have haphazard or, worse, no marketing strategies for their business. MetroAction’s Marketing 101 seminar shows how to take a systematic and strategic approach to marketing by implementing a simple and effective marketing system. This program is also available as a webinar. [$10]

Financing Your Business: This seminar explains the options of financing your business despite today’s difficult economy. You will learn how small business loans work, what documents and information are required, and review the requirements to qualify for small-business financing. The seminar will also explain about small business grants, what lenders look for, understanding credit and how you can improve your chances of qualifying for a small-business loan. This program is also available as a webinar. [$10]

Applying for a Small Business Loan: This webinar explains how to apply for a MetroAction loan. The webinar discusses loan details such as amounts, rates, terms and eligibility and also discusses how to complete MetroAction’s small business loan Pre-Qualification application. [FREE]

Writing a Business Plan: This webinar discusses the basics of writing a business plan such as, information to gather, the parts of a business plan, helpful resources and how to complete MetroAction’s Business Planning Templates. [FREE]

Submitting Your Business Plan Templates: This webinar explains how to complete and submit MetroAction’s Business Planning Templates. [FREE]

Other seminars: MetroAction periodically offers other seminars and workshops to help businesses grow. Topics include customer service, financial management, strategic planning and much more! We also feature programs from renowned providers such as Dale Carnegie 1-day training programs, the Disney Institute and others. For more information, visit our news page.

DYNAMIC PRESENTERS WANTED!

If you are willing to share your expertise as a guest speaker or panelist, please let MetroAction know. We are interested in presentations on various business and professional educational topics designed for all levels of experience (beginner, intermediate and/or advanced).

If you are interested in presenting a business seminar or workshop for MetroAction, complete and submit a Seminar Presenter Proposal. MetroAction staff will contact you to discuss available opportunities.