Seminar: How to Start and Operate a Successful Business
This FREE workshop will cover the common pitfalls when starting and operating a successful small business. Learn the importance of creating a strategy for your business start-up and operation. In this class we will cover:
- Strategy Platforms
- Business Plans
- Legal Entities
- Finance and Accounting Overview
- Employment
- Marketing
Speaker's Bio:
Greg Shapiro, SCORE Mentor
Greg has a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. He was a Vice President and owner of Shapiro Brothers, Inc. which he helped grow from a small family business doing under a $1M in sales to one which generated over $100M in annual revenue. The growth of the firm was done through acquisition, organic growth and strategic and innovation planning. The Shapiro Brothers firm was sold to PSC Metals in 2011. Greg was Vice President of Operations at PSC Metals. He is a member of the St. Louis Development Corporation, President of the Industrial Development Board for the City of St. Louis. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is presently a CFO of a funded start-up involved in the software development in mine and quarry blasting.
Cost: FREE
Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location
Wildwood City Hall
16860 Main Street
Wildwood, MO 63040
Fees/Admission
FREE
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Contact Information
SCORE St. Louis Chapter - 314-539-6602
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