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:20190813T223000Z DTEND:20190814T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Welcome to Entrepreneurship presented by SCORE DESCRIPTION:In this introductory class\, you will discover:\n\n1. What it takes to start a business and be a successful entrepreneur.\n\n2. How to evaluate your business idea\, determine marketability and profitability (also known as the Business Model Canvas).\n\n3. How to transform your business idea into an actionable business plan.\n\n4. Local resources available to assist you on your entrepreneurial journey. \n\n5. An opportunity to network with other attendees.\n\nInstructors: Denny Holland & Steve Fairchild\n\n\n\nSCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground\, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE is supported by the US Small Business Administration (SBA)\, has a national network of over 10\,000 volunteers and a vibrant local chapter.\n\n \n\nDenny Holland\n\nCounselor and mentor with over 35 years of broad management experience in all sizes of businesses\, from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and turnarounds. Denny currently operates his own management consulting practice which focuses on strategic business development and executive coaching\, counseling & mentoring. Technically educated as a Chemical Engineer\, he progressed from R&D\, manufacturing and engineering\, through sales and marketing\, to general management. He's a graduate of Gannon University in Erie\, PA and management programs at Harvard and Northwestern Universities. He has been active with SCORE for the past 11 years\, first in the Philadelphia\, PA area\, then in Naples\, FL.\n\n \n\nSteve Fairchild\n\nCounselor and consultant with four decades of business experience in finance\, sales and marketing\, operations\, and general management. Worked and lived in Europe and Asia for publicly (Fortune 500) and privately owned companies including family owned enterprises. Special interest areas include technology commercialization\, international business development and family owned enterprises. Currently working with UNC Medical School Clinical Skills and Business School Launch the Venture program. BA\, MBA and MS. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
In this introductory class\, you will discover:
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1. What it takes to start a business and be a successful entrepreneur.
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2. How to evaluate your business idea\, determine marketability and profitability (also known as the Business Model Canvas).
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3. How to transform your business idea into an actionable business plan.
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4. Local resources available to assist you on your entrepreneurial journey. \;
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5. An opportunity to network with other attendees.
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Instructors: Denny Holland &\; Steve Fairchild
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\nSCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground\, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE is supported by the US Small Business Administration (SBA)\, has a national network of over 10\,000 volunteers and a vibrant local chapter.
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Denny Holland
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Counselor and mentor with over 35 years of broad management experience in all sizes of businesses\, from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and turnarounds. Denny currently operates his own management consulting practice which focuses on strategic business development and executive coaching\, counseling &\; mentoring. Technically educated as a Chemical Engineer\, he progressed from R&\;D\, manufacturing and engineering\, through sales and marketing\, to general management. He'\;s a graduate of Gannon University in Erie\, PA and management programs at Harvard and Northwestern Universities. He has been active with SCORE for the past 11 years\, first in the Philadelphia\, PA area\, then in Naples\, FL.
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Steve Fairchild
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Counselor and consultant with four decades of business experience in finance\, sales and marketing\, operations\, and general management. Worked and lived in Europe and Asia for publicly (Fortune 500) and privately owned companies including family owned enterprises. Special interest areas include technology commercialization\, international business development and family owned enterprises. Currently working with UNC Medical School Clinical Skills and Business School Launch the Venture program. BA\, MBA and MS.
\n LOCATION:Jewish Community Center 1937 West Cornwallis Road Durham\, NC 27705 UID:e.1159.3762 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260421T173248Z URL:http://members.durhamchamber.org/events/details/welcome-to-entrepreneurship-presented-by-score-3762 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR