Upcoming Workshop - Friday, March 25, 2011
On Friday, March 25th, experience a one-day workshop for entrepreneurs that will help you better manage your business and identify how you can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage!
How do you Mind Your Own Business? First, you must get in the Mindset of Success. Whether you've started a business or have been running a business for several years, this entrepreneurship workshop is for you!
The following areas will be addressed:
Join us for an Entrepreneurship Workshop and discover where your clients are...NOW!
So many business people get into business and seemingly know their craft, but there is a growing need to marry the craft with generating revenue. How important is the relationship between your company, your clients and your competitors? That level of awareness determines your competitive advantage.
You will leave this workshop with clear, actionable steps to define your differentiation strategy and win clients.
This 8-hour workshop is not only fun and a true reality check; it's interactive and includes time for discussion, practical exercises and a business hot seat, which focuses on actual concerns & issues raised by business owners in attendance. Coined "Your Business at the Improv", this breakout session puts your business on stage and affords you:
Each area of the workshop is led by experienced and knowledgeable professionals selected for their expertise in the subject matter. They each bring proven solutions, practical experience, and most importantly an ability to communicate clearly through interactive discussions adapted to your business concerns.
How do you Mind Your Own Business? First, you must get in the Mindset of Success. Whether you've started a business or have been running a business for several years, this entrepreneurship workshop is for you!
The following areas will be addressed:
- The critical issues affecting your business
- Identifying proactive marketing & sales strategies
- Understanding your financial statement
- Implementing an accounting system with an output for good business decisions
- Uncover how to make critical business decisions based on understanding your financial statements
Join us for an Entrepreneurship Workshop and discover where your clients are...NOW!
So many business people get into business and seemingly know their craft, but there is a growing need to marry the craft with generating revenue. How important is the relationship between your company, your clients and your competitors? That level of awareness determines your competitive advantage.
You will leave this workshop with clear, actionable steps to define your differentiation strategy and win clients.
This 8-hour workshop is not only fun and a true reality check; it's interactive and includes time for discussion, practical exercises and a business hot seat, which focuses on actual concerns & issues raised by business owners in attendance. Coined "Your Business at the Improv", this breakout session puts your business on stage and affords you:
- The unique opportunity to present your idea or current business concerns
- A captive audience of other experienced entrepreneurs willing to listen and challenge your plan
- Brutally honest feedback and solutions to improve your business and navigate through obstacles
Each area of the workshop is led by experienced and knowledgeable professionals selected for their expertise in the subject matter. They each bring proven solutions, practical experience, and most importantly an ability to communicate clearly through interactive discussions adapted to your business concerns.
Register Now $179. Space is limited.
Proceeds support the University of Houston Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship
Proceeds support the University of Houston Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship
This Month's Presenters
Miguel Ruiz
Miguel Ruiz is the Team Lead for Government Contracting and Business Development, Houston District Office, U. S. Small Business Administration. SBA Houston administers the lending, procurement, management and technical assistance to small businesses located in 32 Southeast Texas counties which contain 1/3rd of the Texas population in 1/10th of the state’s area. In his current position, Mr. Ruiz ensures participant compliance with SBA’s business development and certification regulations for the 8(a) Business Development as well as HUBZone and Women-Owned Small Business certifications.
Deborah Hroch
With a love of numbers and a passion for teaching, Deborah Hroch recognized a unique need for assistance with bookkeeping services and in-house systems. Deborah Hroch & Associates offers businesses & individuals one-on-one training, monthly seminars, and exposure to the latest software program for small businesses...QuickBooks®. In addition to speaking at MYOBusiness workshops, Deborah also speaks at the UH Small Business Development Center.
Mark Miller
President of Strategies For Success, Inc., a Silver Fox Advisor and a licensee of the Sandler Sales Institute, is a business development professional with award-winning sales and executive training skills. He has more than 30 years of hands-on: management; sales; marketing; and sales management experience. Prior to founding Strategies For Success, Inc. ("SFS, Inc."), Miller was a valued sales/marketing executive for a Fortune 100 electronics company and Chief Operating Officer for a $30 million manufacturing business. In the past three years, he helped take a small financial consulting operation from $9 million in annual revenues to more than $48 million with an enviable national reputation.
Ken Jones
For over 25 years, Ken Jones has been both an active practitioner and dedicated coach in the field of entrepreneurship. Jones is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at UH-Downtown and a Silver Fox Advisor. He has experienced failure and success, has guided business owners through difficult times, and as a result has identified core strategies aimed at providing seasoned entrepreneurs, and those just starting out, with measurable results. He delivers all this in an extraordinary performance where you'll find humor in your circumstances and leave with tangible strategies to improve your business.
Registration Includes:
• Conference Materials
• Networking
• Parking
• Lunch
Register Now!
Where:
University of Houston
Bauer College of Business
4800 Calhoun
Melcher Hall, Room 256
Houston, TX 77004
Miguel Ruiz is the Team Lead for Government Contracting and Business Development, Houston District Office, U. S. Small Business Administration. SBA Houston administers the lending, procurement, management and technical assistance to small businesses located in 32 Southeast Texas counties which contain 1/3rd of the Texas population in 1/10th of the state’s area. In his current position, Mr. Ruiz ensures participant compliance with SBA’s business development and certification regulations for the 8(a) Business Development as well as HUBZone and Women-Owned Small Business certifications.
Deborah Hroch
With a love of numbers and a passion for teaching, Deborah Hroch recognized a unique need for assistance with bookkeeping services and in-house systems. Deborah Hroch & Associates offers businesses & individuals one-on-one training, monthly seminars, and exposure to the latest software program for small businesses...QuickBooks®. In addition to speaking at MYOBusiness workshops, Deborah also speaks at the UH Small Business Development Center.
Mark Miller
President of Strategies For Success, Inc., a Silver Fox Advisor and a licensee of the Sandler Sales Institute, is a business development professional with award-winning sales and executive training skills. He has more than 30 years of hands-on: management; sales; marketing; and sales management experience. Prior to founding Strategies For Success, Inc. ("SFS, Inc."), Miller was a valued sales/marketing executive for a Fortune 100 electronics company and Chief Operating Officer for a $30 million manufacturing business. In the past three years, he helped take a small financial consulting operation from $9 million in annual revenues to more than $48 million with an enviable national reputation.
Ken Jones
For over 25 years, Ken Jones has been both an active practitioner and dedicated coach in the field of entrepreneurship. Jones is the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at UH-Downtown and a Silver Fox Advisor. He has experienced failure and success, has guided business owners through difficult times, and as a result has identified core strategies aimed at providing seasoned entrepreneurs, and those just starting out, with measurable results. He delivers all this in an extraordinary performance where you'll find humor in your circumstances and leave with tangible strategies to improve your business.
Registration Includes:
• Conference Materials
• Networking
• Parking
• Lunch
Register Now!
Where:
University of Houston
Bauer College of Business
4800 Calhoun
Melcher Hall, Room 256
Houston, TX 77004