Write Your Business Plan: Resilience & Uncertainty Planning (Sharpsburg)

In constantly changing times, having a plan is essential. A strong business plan can help you prepare for uncertainty, set goals, access capital, and build resilience. This workshop will guide you through planning under uncertainty using proven frameworks. You’ll also have the option to use BizChat, a tool that helps you draft a personalized business plan in minutes--so you can leave with a solid first draft. We’ll close with strategies to put your plan into action.

Bring a laptop to access BizChat during the workshop. Loaners will be available if needed.

INSTRUCTOR BIOS: Yasmine Kotturi (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her research focuses on human-centered AI, the future of work, and community-engaged design, particularly supporting worker resilience amid technological change . She earned her Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University, where she developed peer support systems for independent workers . Kotturi has collaborated with nonprofits and companies like Etsy and Instagram, and her work has been recognized by the National Science Foundation and the Siebel Scholars Foundation.

Aakash Gautam (he/him) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, jointly appointed in the Departments of Computer Science and Information Culture and Data Stewardship. His research focuses on human-computer interaction, learning sciences, and community-based participatory design, aiming to develop socio-technical systems that support marginalized communities and promote social equity. Gautam completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Virginia Tech and previously served as a faculty member at San Francisco State University.

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