Indigenous Business Planning: 6-Part Series

Join Business Link Indigenous Services and Alberta Indian Investment Corporation for a 6-part workshop series on Business Planning! This series will use our Indigenous Business Planning Workbook as a guided template for your business planning success.

Please be advised that when registering for this event you will be committing to the full 6 workshops. Those who attend the entire series will receive a certificate of completion issued by Business Link Indigenous Services and Alberta Indian Investment Corporation…a great addition to the appendices section of your business plan!

STEP 1: February 8 (1:30-3:00 PM)

• Finding the right business idea;
• Evaluating your Idea;
• Creating a preliminary vision of your business

STEP 2: February 10 (1:30-3:00 PM)

• Learning about your industry and market;
• Learning about your customers;
• Analyzing your competition

STEP 3: February 15 (1:30-3:00 PM)

• Deciding what the business will do, defining the image of your business;
• Defining in more detail your products and services;
• Business process and procedures;
• Considering the distribution of your products and services;
• Making location decisions;
• Developing a promotional strategy

STEP 4: February 17 (1:30-3:00 PM)

• Deciding how the business will operate;
• Establishing human resource requirements;
• Developing an operational plan;
• Handling legal requirements

STEP 5: February 22 (1:30-3:00 PM)

• Working with financial plans;
• Determining start-up costs;
• Forecasting cash flow, creating income statements and balance sheet projections

STEP 6: February 24 (1:30 – 3:00 PM)

• Writing the business plan;
• Formatting the business plan;
• Putting the pieces together

Please reach out to is@businesslink.ca for any questions you may have regarding this workshop series.

Please note: This program may be recorded