Entrepreneurship Operations

EO

From People to Processes to Performance, How to Scale a Successful Business

Overview

Entrepreneurship Operations (EO) is a two-day course designed to address critical issues faced during the launch and operations phases. The course covers core capabilities like people and partnership, culture and leadership, and learning and innovation. The course also addresses the critical processes to manage customers, financials, and performance along with topics like creative funding, and growth and scaling of the organization.

30

Years Business Experience

1000

Students

5

Rating

“GOALS WITHOUT ROUTINES ARE WISHES; ROUTINES WITHOUT GOALS ARE AIMLESS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE A CLEAR VISION AND THE DISCIPLINES (ROUTINES) TO MAKE IT A REALITY.”

Verne Harnish, Author of Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t

What’s covered in this course?

Leading People

  • Onboard and develop A-level players
  • Define functional and process accountability and performance
  • Help managers function as coaches

Driving Execution

  • Align all staff on the #1 priority with critical numbers to define a good day and week
  • Capture and incorporate customer and staff input to stay ahead of the innovation curve
  • Drive flawless execution that aligns staff and frees the executive team for market facing activities
  • Establish meeting rhythms to rapidly and accurately pulse information across the organization

Setting Strategy

  • Create a differentiated strategy for dominating your industry and driving revenue growth
  • Define an exit strategy and company valuation strategy
  • Differentiate core competencies and seven areas of strategic focus
  • Develop a one page strategic plan that drives sustainable growth in revenue and gross margins

Managing Cash

  • Determine cash flow runway requirements and sources of cash to fuel launch, growth, and scaling
  • Establish accounting practices to track the most important financial numbers
  • Ensure healthy macro and micro financials that are internally consistent and reflective of the strategy
  • Improve cash conversion cycle and establish cash acceleration strategies to improve cash flow

Is this for me?

Entrepreneurship Operations has value for:

  • Entrepreneurs who could benefit from understanding how to organize and mobilize a workforce
  • Startups in need of an operational framework
  • Small Businesses and Non-Profits who could benefit from implementing an operational structure

If you are asking any of these questions, then this course is for you:

  • Should you launch alone or with a team? What types of people and skills are needed?
  • When should you hire staff, what type, and what should you pay?
  • How do you design and develop organizational culture and how important is it?
  • Why is it critical to establish an exit strategy and valuation strategy before you start the business?
  • What internal processes are critical to launch and grow the organization?
  • What is the fastest way to acquire new customers and generate cash flow?
  • How do you deal with ongoing and accelerating change in technology and capabilities?
  • How do you know when you’re ready to scale? Why is scaling so different than launching?
  • Why type of legal structure is best LLC, C Corp, S Corp, non-profit?
  • Do I bootstrap or go out for funding? If funding – when, how much, and what do I give up?
  • What is the most important thing to focus on at each stage of organization launch and growth?

Pricing

Online Course

$600

INCLUDES:

Immediate access to the course

Ability to take the course at your own pace

Access to the full course and videos

Downloadable materials and resources

Certificate of completion

LIVE WORKSHOP (2-Days)

TYPICALLY $1600*

*Check upcoming events for pricing.

INCLUDES:

2-day course, facilitated by Certified Instructors

Meals and snacks provided (travel and lodging not included)

Opportunity to network and connect with fellow peers

Certificate of completion