CEO-U Topic Survey Question Title * 1. What level is your business at? 101 [Beginning] 201 [Intermediate] 301 [Advance] OK Question Title * 2. How many employee's do you have? 1-5 6-15 15+ OK Question Title * 3. Please rank which topics you are most interested in attending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 THE BEST FIT - Should you be a S-corp? C-corp? LLC? Which one is right for your company and your taxes? Let's discuss the pros & cons of these and more. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 FUNDING FUNDAMENTALS It's not about VC funding for 99.99% of businesses. We'll talk about realistic funding strategies to fund real business. Brought to you by Fortuna - a funding framework for women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION What is the value of your business, who is your competition, and what is your niche in the marketplace? It is imperative to understand if your business is not only viable, but how viable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 STEER CLEAR OF SCAMS Once you file for a business there are plenty of predators waiting to spring their trap. How to recognize some of the most common ones who prey on small businesses and start-ups. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LEADS AND CLOSERS - How do you get the business in the door? And once you have them there - how do you close it? Learn online lead generation along with closing techniques to fill your pipeline and convert those in it. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 GETTING WORK SPACE/GETTING STAFF - When do you leave the home office and jump to co-working space? Or maybe you want to get your own office? If you are interested in hiring staff, there're many reasons why it's good to have them meet together. But it's also expensive. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 INITIAL GROWTH & EXPANSION - If your business is up and running and making consistent profit, now is the time to ask, what's next? How would you like to expand or grow into different product or service areas? Do you want to increase your margins to increase your staff? How do you evaluate the best next steps? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 YOUR PROFESSIONAL PEEPS - When do you hire an accountant, bookkeeper, lawyer and how do you find the best? These are the people who will have your back when you're working out front. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 INCREASING YOUR NET - You've got your business running, but the delta of gross and net is not budging. How do you look at increasing value, cutting costs or other creative strategies to get your profit moving in the right direction. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 STAFFING Q&A - Hiring staff is tricky, keeping them is trickier, and keeping up with changing laws can be trickiest of all. A peer-to-peer discussion on best practices. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LAWS AND CONTRACTS - It's all about the written word. If you don't have buttoned-up contracts, you don't have a buttoned-up business. Our legal professional will guide you through some of the most common pitfalls and what is coming up in state law. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DIVERSIFYING REVENUE STREAMS - Your business is maturing in its current incarnation, but what are the areas for growth. How can you leverage services to become products? Or how can you leverage expertise to become a public figure? What are other ways of using the intellectual property you've worked so hard to create? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DEALING WITH THE TOUGH STUFF - A discussion with those who have had a business for 5 years or more. How do you deal with being sued, dishonest staff, clients who don't pay, and those who wish to sabotage your business? A facilitated discussion with a legal expert present. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT - What can business owners do to build their retirement savings as they're building their business? It also means you're saving for your employees too because it's only the right thing to do, it's legislated. OK Question Title * 4. Do you plan to attend our fabulous seaside cocktail networking reception? Yes No OK DONE