Small Business Growth Seminars

1. Who Are the Seminars For:
• Very Small Businesses (VSB) First Citizens
∗ Single entrepreneur (real estate broker, Bank
insurance agent, financial analyst),
∗ Mom & Pop business (auto repair, retail
&
store owner, restaurant owner, etc.)— JMK Associates
Less than 3 employees LLC
• Small Businesses (SB)
Series of Ten Seminars
These 10 seminars are spe- Designed for Small Businesses
• More than 3 employees but less than 10
cifically designed for Very Small
What’s Unique About These Businesses: Businesses and Small Businesses
with more than three employees but
s
Small Busines r
Common Characteristics of VSB & SB: less than ten.
Low cash flow
Each seminar is designed as
rowth Semina
Credit hard to get a “standalone” such that receiving
Probably not well planned, if at all benefit does not require attending
every seminar in the series. How- G
Series
No Processes
Motivated by entrepreneurial spirit, not ever, maximum benefit will accrue to
managerial spirit businesses who attend them all.
Employees most likely to be family Seminars will be facilitated
Little business training by Mike Keesee, JMK Associates LLC,
a company dedicated to helping busi-
nesses identify and resolve issues
that keep them from growing. Spe-
Mike Keesee, CEO cial sessions in finance, marketing
JMK Associates LLC (particularly internet marketing) and
accounting will be led by experts in
these fields. Located at:
Nancy Arnold, VP Dogwood Country Club
First Citizens
Retail Sales Manager 4207 Flint Hill Road
Austell GA
E a ch S e s s i o n:
7: 30 —9 : 0 0 A M
3270 Florence Road
4207 Flint Hill Road Powder Springs GA 30127
with
Austell GA C o nt i n e n t a l
Phone: 770-943-1400 B r e a k fa s t
Fax: 770-943-1465

2. Session Schedule: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Business Grow
(All Sessions held on Wednesdays) Introduction— Planning—The What
August 24—
Seminar II
Seminar I “If you Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You
Seminar 1: August 24, 2011 The Three Pillars for might end up somewhere else”—Yogi Berra
Business Success An Introduction to business success through planning;
An Introduction to the series strategic planning, tactical planning, financial planning
explaining how all business (taxes, retirement, etc), and succession and continuity
Seminar 2: September 14, 2011 success is built on three planning. A survey of resources available to small
pillars: Planning-or the businesses will be reviewed.
What to Do, Processes-or
the How to Do, and People
Seminar 3: September 28, 2011 -or the Who to Do.
Seminar 4: October 12, 2011 Processes—The How Seminar V
“It’s Not Your Father’s Market”
Showing you how to use the internet to market to today’s
Seminar III buyers. As one pundit has noted, ”Your customer has
“Now That I Know That, What Do I moved.” They now buy in a completely different manner.
Seminar 5: October 26, 2011 Do?”—Lucy/Peanuts Comic Strip
Showing you how you can learn to manage your business Seminar VI
instead of allowing your business to manage you—how to “Keeping the Wolf Away”
Seminar 6: November 9, 2011 distinguish those things that are critical to your business Showing you how to get more customers (and thus keep the
from those things that are not critical and may in fact be wolf away!) It’s not rocket science. Selling is simply
illuminated without damaging your business. showing your customers how to buy. This seminar will teach
you a sales process that, if followed, is fool-proof.
Seminar 7: December 7, 2011 Seminar IV
“Big Brother is Watching: Seminar VII
Showing you how to keep the government hounds at bay; “Delighting Your Customers”
license and code compliance, tax obligations (including Showing you how pleasing your customer is no longer
Seminar 8: January 11, 2012 how to find and take advantage of all tax credits due enough—they must be “delighted”. This seminar shows you
you), organization structure and reporting requirements, how to keep them so happy, they will stay with you through
etc. thick and thin, no matter what.
Seminar 9: February 1, 2012
Seminar 10: February 22, 2012
People—The Who
Seminar IX
Seminar VIII “The Power of Alignment”
“The Importance of YOU” Building teams that work together towards the same goals,
Registration Information Talking about the most important element in your business with strategic focus on building unity and enthusiasm.
— YOU! In this seminar you learn the importance of your
Call: 770-943-1400 ethics and belief, setting goals, developing positive Seminar X
attitudes, teamwork, and, perhaps most important of all, “Goal Setting and Time
Fax: 770-943-1465 maintaining a life balance between work and your Management”
personal life. The importance and technique for setting goals and time
Email: Nancy.Arnold@Firstcitizensonline.com management.