The 12-week program meets on Tuesday evenings starting at 6 pm. It aims to help participants identify a viable business venture, determine feasibility, develop a business plan, and prepare to secure funding. The program objectives are to create a mini business plan with goals and strategies, determine startup costs, prepare first-year financial projections, and lay the foundation to launch a small business. Workshop presentations come from the FDIC Money Smart for Small Business series and are posted online. The Urban League also offers free coaching sessions to program enrollees who are in an existing business or developing a business plan and have attended at least 3 workshops.

1. PROGRAM
OVERVIEW

2. PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
 12Week Program
 Tuesday Evenings Starting at 6:00 pm
 NOTE: If you arrive after 7 you will need to go to information desk
to get elevator access
 All workshop material is posted to www.ulgatl.org
 Programs
 The EntrepreneurshipCenter
 TECWorkshop Presentations
 Make sure to check email before coming to workshop in case of
schedule change.

3. PROGRAM
GOALS
Identify a viable business venture
Determine the feasibility of the venture
Develop roadmap for starting a small
business
Learning the fundamentals of starting
and operating a small business
Prepare to secure capital and contracts
for the business

4. PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES
Create a mini Business Plan that
articulates the vision, sets measurable
goals and determines the strategies to
get there.
Determine start-up costs
Prepare financial projections for the first
year
Prepare to lay a solid foundation and
launch the small business

5. PROGRAM
MATERIALS
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS ARE
FROMTHE FDIC
MONEY SMART FOR SMALL
BUSINESS SERIES
ALL PRESENTATIONS ARE POSTED
TOTHE WWW.ULGATL.ORG SITE

6. PROGRAM
SCHEDULE

7. TECCoaching
 The Urban League offers FREE coaching sessions to the
enrolled participants ofThe Entrepreneurship Center. In
order to receive coaching you must adhere to the following
guidelines;
 You must be enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Center
Program Database.
 You must be either in business of can show that you are
working on your business plan
 You must have attended at least 3TEC workshops prior to
requesting coaching.
 Coaching Sessions
 There are two types of coaching sessions that you can
request.
 In Person -These sessions are generally for 30 to 45 min and
limited availability
 Phone/Video -These sessions are generally for 30 to 45 min and
are more available