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Green River Community College
Small Business Assistance Center
presents

Diamond in the Rough Course
Advanced Entrepreneurial Studies

(Our Next Series Starts in September from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. At the Kent Campus)

Polish Your Potential, Unleash Your Possibilities
We are never done polishing our business and improving our operational excellence. As our business improves it gets easier to manage and it attracts more market share. We achieve our dreams and goals much sooner. Get a head start on competition and market conditions by taking your business to the next level faster.

Entrepreneur Education that Gets Results
The Diamond in the Rough Course is designed for entrepreneurs who are competent in their industry and want to get to the next level of success. This course is taught in a dialogue format with an actions plan guide to ensure that you get the desired results from the course. Not only do you learn from the curriculum you learn from your peers and from your own participation. It is a unique learning environment to make a difference after you leave the class.

Take Just 1 Class or Enroll in all 8
We have designed the Diamond in the Rough Course so that each class stands alone. This means you don't have to sign up for the entire course, you can enroll in just 1 or as many classes as you want. You can also enroll in all 8 classes even if you start in the middle or end of the course. Because the course is being offered 3 times this year, you can start anywhere in the course and take the remainder of the classes when it is offered next. Our hope is that this flexible schedule will make the course more accessible to more entrepreneurs who maintain a busy schedule.

Learn it Tonight - Use it Tomorrow
The information in the Diamond in the Rough Course is designed to be easy to learn and easy to implement. Each class is 3 hours and includes instruction, and time for discussion, and creating an action plan on the assigned topic. (Use the following Y numbers when registering for a certain class.)

Topics Covered:
1) Game Changing Innovation - Get Creative
Innovation is how America creates value for the market place. Learn how to utilize existing assets in new ways and generate new ideas for winning with customers over your competition.

2) Tough Marketing for Tough Times - Get More Customers
When the going gets tough, the tough improve their marketing. Learn advanced concepts of marketing that increases sales.

3) Six Disciplines of Execution - Get Things Done
All the ideas and intentions in the world can't help you if you don't implement and execute. Learn the six disciplines of execution and how to solve the roadblocks that keep your entire staff from successful execution.

4) Online Marketing, the Newest Trends - Get Customers Online
How do you market your business online and how do you do it for free? Learn the latest concepts in free and paid online marketing and how to do it.

5) Best Practices, Best Book - Get Ideas
You may not have had time to read all of the best selling business books, so we bring you the best practices of the best books. Learn secrets of growth, marketing, branding, and engaging your employees from today's best selling authors based on their amazing research.

6) Finding Money for Growth - Get Funding
It is difficult to borrow money in this economy. Over the last 7 years we have helped hundreds of businesses raise over $65,000,000 in needed funding. We'll show you where to look, how to apply, how to get past obstacles to funding, and how to get creative to raise the money you need to grow your business.

7) Hire and Develop the Right People - Get Talent
The success of your business depends upon having the right people in the right places. Learn how to hire and develop the right people and get them in the right place.

8) Making Sense of Your Financial Statements - Get Profitable
In business the name of the game is "profit." How do you make more profit, how do you keep more profit? Learn how your financial statements are the treasure map of your business once you learn to read and make sense of them.

About the Instructors
This course is taught by Deanna Burnett-Keener and Kirk Davis of Green River Community College's Small Business Assistance Center. Deanna and Kirk are both Certified NxLevel Instructors and Certified Business Advisors through the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). This advanced course for entrepreneurs comes from special seminars, research, and experience gained by Deanna and Kirk as they have helped hundreds of businesses in our community succeed and grow.

Course Includes:
3-hour class once a week for 8 weeks
Class handouts
Action plan for each topic
Networking and meeting with other business owners

Location:
Kent Campus - Green River Community College
417 Ramsay Way, Suite 112 (at Kent Station)
Kent, WA 98001

September 2009 - Thursdays starting in September

Time:
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Investment:
Enroll Individual Classes - $1,500 (or $125 per class)
Enroll All 8 Classes - $599 (or $74.88 per class) for one person
Enroll All 8 Classes - $450 (or $56.25 per class) for two or more from the same business

Register by calling 253.333.4954

Diamond in the Rough Entrepreneur Course