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SUMMARY:Workshop: Small Business Office Hours with an Advisor
DESCRIPTION:<p>Get feedback on your small business ideas from a business advisor from the <a href="https://www.sfsbdc.org/">Small Business Development Center</a>.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Information is also available about free resources for the practical skill-building needed to carry out your business plans.&nbsp; Office hours are group sessions and virtual.&nbsp;</p><p>Learn to:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Structure your initial business ideas into a focused business plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business ideas.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Gauge the market and industry outlook for your potential business.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Understand the permits you may potentially need for the kind of business you are planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Create a plan to finance your business and how to find funding resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Office Hours are held by Gwendolyn Wright who is 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 small and medium size businesses for over twenty years.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://sfpl.org/admin/events/lib/external/responsive_filemanager/source/Small Biz Center/GwendolynWright.jpg" alt="Woman clapping her hands" width="474" height="315"></p><p>Small Business Office Hours are provided by the Small Business Development Center in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Connect:</p><p><a href="https://www.sfsbdc.org/">San Francisco SBDC - Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sanfranciscosbdc/">San Francisco SBDC - Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanfranciscosmallbusinessdevelopmentcenter/">San Francisco SBDC - LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/San-Francisco-SBDC/100063862156098/">San Francisco SBDC - Facebook</a></p><p><img src="https://sfpl.org/admin/events/lib/external/responsive_filemanager/source/Small Biz Center/thumbnail_image007.png" alt="SBDC logo" width="200" height="83"></p>
LOCATION:Virtual Library
CLASS:PUBLIC
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