Registration & Schedule

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Fall '23 Schedule

(9/5) Week 1 -   "You vs. Entrepreneurship"

  • Tales from a start-up business owner
    Meredith & Zack Lancaster
    Lancaster Flower Farm
  • Finding Your Mission, Vision & Values in your Business Plan
    Anne Matalonis
  • So, you'd like to run a business...
    Shelly Crawford-Stock, Monticello Chamber
    Callie McFarland, City of Monticello

(9/12) Week 2  - "3 1/2 Necessary People in your Business life"

  • Small Business Numbers
    Chris Schroeder
    Kelly's Accounting Service
  • Cover Your... Business
    Kevin Feeney
    Burgess & Cline Insurance
  • Simple Steps for Starting Your Business... Legally
    Tara Grabarczyk
    Wells & Grabarczyk
  • Working with the Health Department
    Michael Schroeder
    DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department
    * Schedules are planned, but last minute changes may occur

(9/19) Week 3 -  "Where & With What Details"

  • Thinking about your Business Plan
    Madeleine Wolske
    Champaign-Urbana Small Business Development Center
  • It's all about the Money! - Lending, SBA and more
    Mitch Birky
    First State Bank
  • The devil's in the details- Site Selection, codes & resources
    Shelly Crawford-Stock, Monticello Chamber
    Callie McFarland, City of Monticello

(9/26) Week 4 - "Getting the Word Out"

  • (Re)Vamping your marketing strategy
    Natalie Kenny-Marquez
    Grow+ Marketing
  • Mastering Social Media
    Scott Clanin
    Clanin Marketing
  • What's Your Brand?
    Samantha Koon
    Director, Hoeft Technology & Management Program

(10/10) Week 5 -

  • Now what? What No One Told You Before You Opened (or you didn't listen when they did...)
    Shelly Crawford-Stock, Monticello Chamber
    Callie McFarland, City of Monticello
  • Business Presentations