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Business Planning Workshop Series
All workshops are held from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the main office of the Urban League of Rochester, 265 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605. A $75 fee annual fee includes all workshops and one-on-one technical assistance.
Contact Stephanie Miles at the Urban League's Business Development Center for more information and to register for the workshop series at 585.325.6530 x3066 or .
Workshop topics include:
- Introduction to Business Planning
- The Business Plan: Key components of the business plan; basics of accounting, taxes and recordkeeping
- Business Planning II: Review of the business plan, taxation questions & follow-up
- Finance I: Recordkeeping and Forecasting Cash Flow
- Finance II: Taxes - Introduction to State & Federal Tax Responsibility
- Marketing, Advertising & PR: ABCs of Communications; Determining your target audience; Using the media to promote your business
- What Bankers Look For
- Payroll Processing, Taxes & Other Business Services
- Business Structures & Legal Issues
- Business Insurance
- Resources at the Rochester Public Library
- Resources from the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Toolkit
- Quickbooks I & II
- Human Resources Considerations
- SBA Microloans and Other Business Services
- City of Rochester Business Services