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NxLeveL for Start-Up Entrepreneurs

NxLeveL is the premier training program in the U.S. for small business planning. Presented by Colorado Leading Edge, the 12-week NxLeveL for Entrepreneurs course addresses those questions every entrepreneur needs to answer before starting a business venture. Participants develop a start-up business plan during the course to test the feasibility of their business concept and to act as the blueprint for their start-up venture. It's been proven that the entrepreneur who plans is the entrepreneur who succeeds. For this reason, participants develop a comprehensive business plan during the course to act as the road map for future growth.

The ideal candidate for NxLeveL is an entrepreneur starting a new business venture or a current business owner looking to revisit their business plan. Current business owners looking to develop a strategic growth plan should apply for the 11-week FastTrac GrowthVenture program.

Session topics include:

• Session 1: Developing Your Business Concept
• Session 2: Understanding Budgets and Financials (1)
  
• Session 3: Business Start-Up Options (1) and Market Research
• Session 4: Business Start-Up Options (2)
  
• Session 5: Business Fundamentals
  
• BONUS: Accounting for Entrepreneurs
  
• Session 6: Testing the Idea: Marketing Research and Analysis
  
• Session 7: Getting to the Market: Marketing Strategies
  
• Session 8: Funding Options Panel
  Panelists:
  Small Business Administration
  Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
  Liquid Capital of Colorado
  Wells Fargo
  Colorado Enterprise Fund
  Preferred Lending Partners
  Colorado Lending Source
• Session 9: Understanding Budgets and Financials (2)
  
• Session 10: Getting Started and Managing the Future
  
• Session 11: Graduation/Business Plan Awards

Interested in learning what NxLeveL is all about? Matthew Colella, a graduate of the NxLeveL for Creatives class, blogged about his experience as a student! Read it here: www.blue13creative.blogspot.com.

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