SCORE business planning workshop series offered at Flagler College

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (08/07/2013)(readMedia)-- SCORE's four-part business planning workshop program will again be held at Flagler College this fall, the sixth time the program has been offered by the organization in conjunction with the College.

The workshop series by SCORE, a non-profit dedicated to serving small businesses is designed both for those with an existing business seeking to increase the level of their business as well as those considering starting a new business. The workshop series will address the preparation of a professional business plan and obtaining necessary financing.

The workshop's four sessions include: "Business Concepts and Data Collection" which reviews the process of putting together a feasibility plan to determine if a business idea makes sense, "Marketing Strategies" will review the proper positioning of a product or service to maximize its appeal in the marketplace, "Financial Forecasting" reviews building a financial model for a business and "Completing the Business Plan" covers financial statement analysis, accounting & bookkeeping systems, the "six C's of credit," banking relations and sources of capital both traditional and non-traditional.

All sessions will be held at Flagler College on Wednesday evenings, Sept. 11, 18, 25 and Oct. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost to participate in all four sessions is $99 or $30 for individual sessions.

To make reservations or to obtain additional information, call 904-471-8891 or email at shelmar826@bellsouth.net.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.