Need a step-by-step evaluation of your business and markets?  Need tools to build your business now and in the future? GrowSmart™ is for you…coming in September 2018 to Augusta.  Application and acceptance required. Combined with long term one-on-one consulting with SBDC professionals, learn to apply course principles and build a business for today’s challenging times. SBDC GrowSmart is a dynamic program for owners and senior managers of growing businesses.   Read on…

Whether you’ve been in business for twenty years or two years, SBDC GrowSmart™ can align your vision for your business with the steps to get you there. Create a framework to improve the performance of your business and shape the success of your business for years to come. Work ON your business, not just IN your business!

• A step-by-step evaluation of your business and markets.
• A hands-on, interactive forum that promotes sharing of best practices.
• Tools to build your business, both now and for the future.

SBDC GrowSmart™ Graduates Gain:

• A strategic business plan with a long-term vision and strategies.
• A mastery of key business concepts.
• A network of entrepreneurial peers and professional resources.

In five, full day weekly sessions, learn to analyze, plan and manage your business like a seasoned CEO.

DATES: September 11 to October 9, 2018 (meets every Tuesday)
TIME: 9 AM – 4 PM
LOCATION:  Columbia County Water Utility  2140 William Few Parkway  Grovetown, GA  
COST: $895

*Application must be approved before you can enroll in the course.

Topics Covered:

• MODULE 1: Planning for Growth
• MODULE 2: Marketing: Research, Planning and Implementation
• MODULE 3: Leadership & Management
• MODULE 4: Financial Analysis, Tools & Resources
• MODULE 5: Operations & Implementing Your Plan