The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center is pleased to announce that the StartSmart course is back! StartSmart helps make the entrepreneur’s dream a reality. Designed for small businesses less than two years old and for pre-venture entrepreneurs in the final planning stages, this program offers a peer learning environment and provides in-depth information on the strategic planning process, marketing research, cash flow statement analysis, and building a strong business from the beginning.

StartSmart provides the tools to:

• Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.

• Acquire a working knowledge of business fundamentals.

• Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.

StartSmart graduates acquire:

• An actionable business plan.

• Access to management tools and resources.

• A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals.

StartSmart will begin on February 19th and ends on April 8th. This course will consist of eight weekly, three hour sessions held on Fridays. The cost of the program is $495, however, thanks to our statewide sponsor, Wells Fargo, there is a $300 partial tuition defrayment available for each of the first 20 businesses that qualify. Applications are reviewed to ensure competitive conflicts are minimized. For more information or to register for StartSmart™ please call the SBDC at 706-569-2651, email us at [email protected] or visit www.georgiasbdc.org/startsmart/.