Developing a Business Plan

MGMT X 497.610

The foundation of a successful business is a solid business plan. This comprehensive course dives into the details of developing a plan and students emerge with a first draft of a sound business plan.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Online
In-Person
Hybrid (In-Person)
Starting at $855.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Learn the key components for creating a business plan
  • Identify existing customers and future customers
  • Understand revenue forecasting methodologies, competitor analysis, small business finance, and how to transition from personal guarantees and credit lines to a self-financing business model
  • Effectively plan, hire, and train staff with high potential
  • Examine the legal aspects of organizing and managing a small business

About this course:

Learn all aspects of creating a solid first draft of your own business plan. This course begins with a comprehensive "situation analysis" of your (or your employer's) small business (or case study, if more applicable). You then learn the key components for creating an effective business plan: knowing your existing customers, targeting future customers, customer value formulation, income statement and balance sheet forecasting, revenue forecasting methodologies, competitor assessment and emerging company/product/service competitors and understanding the pitfalls of small business development. In addition, you look at building and planning an efficient business infrastructure (systems, technology, third-party software); small business finance, cash flow, debt and financing alternatives; transitioning from personal guarantees and credit lines to a self-financing business model; effectively planning, hiring and training staff with high potential; the legal aspects of organizing and managing a small business; negotiating skills; and setting day-to-day priorities with the business plan in mind. With these skills, you can build a solid first draft of your business plan.

Spring 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Matthew Sand
396341
Fee:
$855.00
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ENROLL BY: Apr 1, 2024
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 05, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: The Agile Startup: Quick and Dirty Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know by Jeff Scheinrock and Matt Richter-Sand
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Tuesday, Saturday
Available
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Instructor: Nader Zargarpour
396340
Fee:
$855.00
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Location: UCLA
ENROLL BY: Apr 2, 2024
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Notes

No meeting May 14, 2023. Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 15, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Apr 2, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue Apr 9, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue Apr 16, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue Apr 23, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue Apr 30, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue May 7, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Sat May 18, 2024
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue May 21, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue May 28, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue Jun 4, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164
Lecture
Tue Jun 11, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Royce Hall 164

Summer 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Tuesday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
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397618
Fee:
$855.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 08, 2024
Course Requirements
(Optional) Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Jun 25, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Jul 2, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Jul 9, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Jul 16, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Jul 23, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Jul 30, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Aug 6, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Aug 13, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Aug 20, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Aug 27, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A
Lecture
Tue Sep 3, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 114A

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