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| - Our goal is to begin every meeting with a 20-40 min presentation on one of the following topics to be announced prior to the meeting. Please add your desired entrepreneuring topic to this list:
* Assessing the feasibility of a business idea
* Creating a business plan
* Finding the necessary resources
* Building a team
* Getting financing
* Social web tools
* Building a web site
* Reading a financial statement
* Rolling with the punches
* Goal setting
* Staying positive
* Franchising
* Manufacturing
* Product distribution
* Doing business in China
* Evaluating and strengthening your business
* Hiring & firing
* Staff management
* Banking & insurance
* Accounting
* City, State & Federal laws that can impact your business
* ROI
* Advertising and measuring its effectiveness
* What are great businesses to start during a rec/depr ( down market).
* How to grow your business in a down market
* International Outsourcing
* Employee insurance
* Business loans
* Why now is the best time to start a business
* Which businesses are beset to start in a down economy
* Getting federal grants
* Special federal grant opportunities for women
* Creative idea block busting - thinking outside the box
* Creative advertising
* Identifying and building on your core customer group
* Why and how you should create a business plan
* Presentations by entrepreneurs on their successes, problems, experiences, stories, insights (case studies)
* Presentations by vendors of goods or services that would be useful to entrepreneurs
* How to organize a business venture
* How to operate a small business venture
* Small business risks and risk management
* How to license your idea to a manufacturer or distributor
* How to manufacture and distribute your own product idea
* How to protect your Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets)
* Product prototyping
* Package prototyping
* Small production run manufacturing
* Sell sheet design
* Cold calling potential distributors or licensees, etc.
* Motivating, encouraging presentations such as success stories.
* Building your personal brand
* How to be a freelance consultant
* How to publish your own book - become an information entrepreneur
* Valuing a business: For what price should you sell or buy a business
* What is the Entrepreneurial Myth and how might it destroy your company
* Education and information on topics useful to entrepreneurs.
* Motivation and encouragement from other members.
* Assistance from other members for your venture or product development.
* Assistance/brainstorming from the group for your venture or product development.
* Sales leads for your goods or services. [violates mission]
* An opportunity to motivate and encourage other members.
* An opportunity to educate or inform other members on entrepreneuring topics.
* An opportunity to educate and inform other members about your product or service.
* An opportunity to sell your goods or services to other members. [violates mission]
* Get ideas for new business ventures.
* Meet potential partners in new business ventures.
* Group evaluation of your venture or product idea.
* An opportunity to make new friends.
* Social events like parties, picnics, recreation, etc.
* Panel discussions on topics of interest to entrepreneurs.
* Reviews/reports on books of interest to entrepreneurs.
* Learn about entrepreneurial related news and events.
* Learn how to protect your Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets).
* Have workshops to learn about a specific entrepreneurial skill more in depth - eg: product prototyping, package prototyping, small production run manufacturing, sell sheet design, cold calling potential distributors or licensees, etc. __NOWYSIWYG__
- Here's a list of some topics with books or other literature that focus on the topics. Please feel free to add other topics or instances.
- Topics are defined as the subject areas of biology. Advanced Placement biology has a clearly defined set of topics. Additionally, the amount of coverage (as a percent of the time spent in the course) for each topic is also set forth by the College Board.
- TOPICS: Dentopedia
* Dental Nurse
* Dental Hygienist
* Dental Therapist
* Dental Technician
* Dental Practice Manager
* Dental Receptionist
* Restorative Dentistry
* Orthodontics
* Paedodontics
* Oral Surgery
* Maxillofacial Surgery
* Oral Medicine
* Periodontics
* Endodontics
* Prostodontics
* General Dental Council
* Rolls of Dental Auxillaries
* Continuing Professional Development
* Dental Nurses
* NVQ Level 3
* National Certificate for Dental Nurses
* Dental Therapists and Hygienists
* BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
* NHS
* Practice
* Hospital
* Community
* Industry
* Armed forces
* Private
* Practice
* Corporate
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