Workshop: Small Business Office Hours with an Advisor

Thursday, 1/16/2025
2:00 - 4:00
Virtual Library

United States

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Get feedback on your small business ideas from a business advisor from the Small Business Development Center.  Advisors will host a virtual office hour to help assess your ideas, answer questions and provide advice on best practices to make your business ideas a reality.  Information is also available about free resources for the practical skill-building needed to carry out your business plans.  Office hours are group sessions and virtual. 

Learn to: 

  • Structure your initial business ideas into a focused business plan.    
  • Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business ideas.     
  • Gauge the market and industry outlook for your potential business.  
  • Understand the permits you may potentially need for the kind of business you are planning.  
  • Create a plan to finance your business and how to find funding resources.     

Office Hours are held by Gwendolyn Wright, the Managing Consultant of The Wright Consultants. Her mission is to start and grow businesses, increase entrepreneurs’ access to capital and improve their financial acumen. She has extensive experience, from ecommerce, retail and wholesale to manufacturing and distribution. Wright has coached small and medium size businesses for over twenty years.  

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Small Business Office Hours are provided by the Small Business Development Center in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library.   

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Provide support to both aspiring and existing small business owners to boost their entrepreneurial skills and success.

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This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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