Business Quick Start

Name: Business Quick Start
Start: 2025-10-04T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-10-04T13:00:00-06:00
Location: Loveland Chamber of Commerce

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Loveland Chamber of Commerce | Loveland, CO

What You Will Learn
• All the steps to becoming an official business - registering with the state, legal entity understanding, local registrations, license requirements
• The Business Model Canvas - a one page business plan outline to think through all the elements of running a business
• Marketing Plan considerations
• Budget fundamentals
• How the SBDC can support your on your journey
This workshop is full of information, hands-on activities to get those ideas out of your head and into a tangible format, and a stepping stone to further resources. Optional follow up activities include meeting with a SBDC consultant, signing up for a class, accessing On Demand videos, or finding a meetup group with other small business founders, owners and entrepreneurs.
Workshop Agenda
10:00 - 11:00 - Walk through the official steps to become a legitimate business
11:00 - 12:00 - Introduction to the Business Model Canvas
12:00 - 1:00 - Introduction to creating a marketing plan & budget
Beverages and light refreshments provided.
You will walk away with:
• A one page business plan outline
• A marketing plan checklist
• A budget checklist
• SBDC network of resources and services
• New small business acquaintances and friends!
Speaker(s): Gabby Lopez
Morning Tea Coaching
Larimer SBDC Advisor & Instructor
Thank you to 1st Bank for generously sponsoring our Business Quick Start workshop and supporting local entrepreneurs!
Loveland business owners are eligible for a partial scholarship, made possible through the generosity of the City of Loveland. Please call 970-204-8600 or email [email protected] for the scholarship code.