Bradenton CCRA to Offer Business Plan Class: November 9th Start Date

Business Planning Course

An important first step to having a successful business is to have a business plan. The Central Community Redevelopment Agency (CCRA) is offering a business plan development class that will provide entrepreneurs with technical assistance to put all of the things in place that make for a successful business.

When: November 9th, 16th, 30th and December 7th, 2006. This is a four session class, which meets Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

Where: Central Community Redevelopment Agency (CCRA)
2002 Martin Luther King Avenue East
Bradenton, FL 34208

Cost: $39 for the entire course

Business Plan Course Goals

The goal of this class is to provide small business owners and entrepreneurs with the tools to plan for a successful business, demystifying the business planning process, and assisting in the development of a business plan. Components of a business plan include: self assessment, description of products and services, marketing strategies, competition, management structures, location, ownership, and financial considerations (such as start-up costs, projected profits and losses, cash flow, equipment, and personal finances). This class will cover the strategic plan entrepreneurs need to have, as well as the lease agreements, licenses, letters of intent, and closing documents that need to be in order.

Contact the CCRA at (941) 744-2362 to register, or to find out more information on the class.

Bradenton CCRA Entrepreneurial Boot Camp Graduation Party

On October 3, 2006, twenty four individuals completed the Entrepreneurial Boot Camp, a ten week course offered by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the City of Bradenton Central Community Redevelopment Agency. One of the CCRA's goals is to expand the commercial and entrepreneurial base in central and east Bradenton, and many of the participants in this session of the Boot Camp were residents of the CCRA district.

Sherod Halliburton, Executive Director of the CCRA, and Andy Fox, Dean of the Boot Camp, and principal of The Fox Advertising Agency Inc, in Bradenton, Florida were masters of ceremony for the evening.

To view a video of the ceremony, please click on the link below.

SEE THE VIDEO HERE

For more information on the small business classes and entreprenurial supports offered by the Central Community Redevelopment Agency, please contact the CCRA at (941) 744-2362.