BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250827T160000Z DTEND:20250827T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Level Up Session 1: Building a Compelling Business Plan DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Town of Danville and SCORE\, the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a new monthly series of interactive panel seminars free of charge to help you start or grow your business. Our first session focuses on business planning.\n\n\n\nEvery successful business needs an actionable plan. A dynamic business plan provides an opportunity to outline the goals\, strategies\, and financial projections of an enterprise or growth initiative before you jump in. In this session\, you will learn the key elements of writing a compelling plan that will help transform great ideas into a well thought-out written road map.\n\n\n\nYou should come away with the following key lessons amongst others \n\n Build and refine a business plan that addresses the needs of different stakeholders and positions the business for growth.\n Identify common pitfalls in planning\, cash flow management\, and funding and apply proven strategies to avoid them.\n Use financial statements as a decision-making tool to spot risks\, uncover opportunities\, and present the business effectively to employees lenders or investors.\n Leverage mentorship and peer connections to navigate challenges\, accelerate growth\, and strengthen business resilience.\n\n\n\n\n\nOur speakers include:\n\nElaine Betts: Go Far Consulting\n\nMartin Bond: MCE\n\nJulie Del Santo: Dudum Real Estate Group\n\nChris Sanders: SCORE East Bay\n\nDiscussion facilitated by Dr. Deb Smith-Hemphill\, DSH Enterprises\n\n\n\nLearn more about our upcoming sessions and register to save your spot:\n\nSeptember 24: Marketing for Small Business\n\nOctober 29: Demystifying AI X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In partnership with the Town of Danville and SCORE\, the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a new monthly series of interactive panel seminars &ndash\; free of charge &ndash\; to help you start or grow your business. Our first session focuses on business planning.
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\nEvery successful business needs an actionable plan. A dynamic business plan provides an opportunity to outline the goals\, strategies\, and financial projections of an enterprise or growth initiative before you jump in. In this session\, you will learn the key elements of writing a compelling plan that will help transform great ideas into a well thought-out written road map.
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\nYou should come away with the following \;key lessons amongst others \;\n
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  1. Build and refine a business plan that addresses the needs of different stakeholders and positions the business for growth.
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  2. Identify common pitfalls in planning\, cash flow management\, and funding &mdash\; and apply proven strategies to avoid them.
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  3. Use financial statements as a decision-making tool to spot risks\, uncover opportunities\, and present the business effectively to employees lenders or investors.
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  4. Leverage mentorship and peer connections to navigate challenges\, accelerate growth\, and strengthen business resilience.
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\nOur speakers include:
\nElaine Betts: Go Far Consulting
\nMartin Bond: MCE
\nJulie Del Santo: Dudum Real Estate Group
\nChris Sanders: SCORE East Bay
\nDiscussion facilitated by Dr. Deb Smith-Hemphill\, DSH Enterprises
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\nLearn more about our upcoming sessions and register to save your spot:
\nSeptember 24: \;Marketing for Small Business
\nOctober 29: \;Demystifying AI \;
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\n \; LOCATION:Town of Danville Conference Room 500 La Gonda Way Danville UID:e.1449.11521 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260501T033950Z URL:https://business.danvilleareachamber.com/events/details/level-up-session-1-building-a-compelling-business-plan-11521 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR