Business Startup Presentation

							                                                                               WHEN

                                                           Friday, October 1, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

                                                                               WHAT

                                                        NEW BUSINESS STARTUP TRAINING CLASS

                                                                         PRESENTED BY:

                                 CHRIS GATTIS, Owner, Blue Point Strategies and Author of Business StartUp 101

       Chris has a background in corporate finance and operations serving in various direct capacities including CFO of
       the nation’s largest privately held insulation and construction products distributor and Director of Operations for a
       plastics manufacturing concern. He has over 25 years of successful experience managing startups and
       turnarounds of large and small businesses as well as financial analysis, budget formulation, strategic planning,
       risk management, team building and team training. Presentation will include:

                                 Pre-Business StartUp information such as Are You Ready to be an Entrepreneur?
                                                               Company Structure
                                                             Planning and Research
                                                     Introduction to Writing a Business Plan

                                                                          WHO
                                                     UAHuntsville Small Business Development Center
                                                       Register: 256-824-6422 OR sbdc@uah.edu
                                                                        http://sbdc.uah.edu

                                                                       WHERE
                                                   Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County
                                                        225 Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801
                                                    http://www.huntsvillealabamausa.com/base/contact.html

                                                                          FEE
                                                  $20 per person (Pay day of event check or credit card.)




                                      FUNDED IN PART THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with                                                                                    The SBDC at UAHuntsville is a
Disabilities will be made if requested at least                                                                               Member of the Alabama SBDC Network.
two weeks in advance. Contact: Beverly Pike,
Office Manager, 301 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville
AL 35899 (256-824-6422).