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Small Business Events to Start Your New Year!


Georgia District Office  – January 2022

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10 Steps to Start Your Business


Starting a new business in 2022? Starting a new business involves planning, making key financial decisions, and completing a series of legal activities. These 10 steps will help you achieve your goal.

Read more here!


Illustration of a trophy with the following text, 2022 National Small Business Week Awards. Now accepting nominations. Visit sba.gov/nsbw

Nominations are still being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and our nation’s economy. 

Please submit your completed nomination package for companies in Georgia here

For any questions regarding the nomination process in Georgia, please contact erin.tindell@sba.gov.

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Starting a Business 

Small Business Development Center

Are you thinking about becoming your own boss? Our Starting a Business Course covers all areas that are involved in starting your own business. This class will cover important tools and resources a business owner needs to establish a solid foundation during its early formative years. Often, new business owners “don’t know what they don’t know”. This class will equip you to be able to ask all the right questions as you are planning and forming your brand new business.

Wednesday, January 5, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET REGISTER HERE


How to Write a Dynamic Business Plan 

Small Business Development Center

Starting a new business or growing an existing business without a plan is like going on a road trip without a map. A customized step by step integrated action plan is essential to the success of your business; especially if you plan to secure funding or an investor for your business. 

Friday, January 7, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET REGISTER HERE


Starting a Business, Are You Ready? 

SCORE North Metro Atlanta

Have an Idea? Turn it into a business! Starting a successful business requires more than a great idea, conviction, and ceaseless energy to make it happen. A thorough Self-Assessment will identify your readiness to begin the journey to starting your own business. During this workshop you will: evaluate your preparedness to start a business; identify financial and other necessary resources; learn about business legal structures; and begin the collection of data to build your business plan.

Friday, January 7, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET REGISTER HERE


Ghost Kitchens: There’s Nothing to Fear! 

Small Business Development Center

Ghost Kitchens have been in industry news for over a year. Some have claimed “it’s the answer to the restaurant industry woes” some even believed that it is the “growth engine” for the industry. Major restaurant companies and popular restaurant brands have jumped into this market and have created a frenzy. Is it a viable restaurant model for you?

Whether you own a restaurant, opening one, or buying one, learn what it takes to include a ghost kitchen in your plans.

Tuesday, January 11, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET REGISTER HERE


The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship: 7 Costly Financial Mistakes 

Women’s Business Center, Atlanta Region

Entrepreneurship is an exciting opportunity! It also means sacrificing personal capital and giving up the security of a steady income. If your business is not doing well, it can have a serious effect on your personal income and your life. Learn to avoid critical mistakes made by other small business owners that can send your business to an early grave.

Wednesday, January 12, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET REGISTER HERE


Pricing for Profit and Growth

SCORE North Metro Atlanta

Are you one of the 75% of small business owners that does not have a simple and effective pricing model and/or consistently under-prices your work?

During this workshop you will be put on the path to a better understanding of:

  • The difference between mark-ups and actual profit margins
  • How to calculate and utilize your Cost of Goods Sold in pricing
  • How drive time impacts service delivery businesses while fixed costs impact production oriented businesses
  • Using fixed or variable costs to price for profit

Friday, January 14, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET REGISTER HERE


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