The Importance of a Business Plan - Let's Talk Business Series-

About the Series – Organized by the SBA Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office
Introducing the “Let's Talk Business Series”, a 12-part program connecting entrepreneurs with federal, state, and local small business resources. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or want to grow your business, this series presents essential business topics, provides a forum for networking, and promotes success in today’s dynamic business environment. Participants may attend one, two, six, or all sessions.

Session 3 – The Importance of a Business Plan

A good business plan guides you through each stage of starting and managing your business. You’ll use your business plan as a roadmap for how to structure, run, and grow your new business. It’s a way to think through the key elements of your business.

Business plans can help you get funding or bring on new business partners. Investors want to feel confident they’ll see a return on their investment.

This session presented by and will provide information on the power of business planning and why it’s important to prepare a business plan.

A sound business plan will:

• Define and focus on your business objective
• Be an essential part of the loan application process
• Be used to obtain advice from experts
• Uncover omissions and/or weaknesses in the business idea & planning process
• The key components of a business plan

For more information contact Veronica Z. Ortega at (956) 427-8535 or email to: [email protected]

About the UTRGV Small Business Development Center:

The UTRGV Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides quality business advising, training, and market research to existing and prospective business owners in the Rio Grande Valley. Through its certified and professional business advisors, the center provides a wide array of management and technical assistance to business owners to strengthen business performance and sustainability. The SBDC also provides relevant, business training, holding numerous seminars on an incredible array of topics, ranging from existing and pre-venture business planning to marketing, financing, compliance, and management, among other topics.

The Informational Workshops have been organized by the SBA for the community. The SBA’s participation is not an endorsement of any opinion, product or service of the organizations in attendance.

SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.  Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance.

Host or Publisher SBA Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office