Delivery/Location: Fort Collins
The workshop focuses on the following four questions:
- How can I determine if I can be successful with my business idea?
- What are the mechanics of setting up a business?
- How do I fund a new business or expansion to my existing business?
- Should I write a business plan? If so, what should I include and how should I write it?
Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.
Instructors
Bob Thilmont, President of Mountain Global, Inc., has over 25 years of business development experience in industrial and automotive industries, including 10 years of international business experience. While at Cummins and Woodward Governor Company, he developed a deep understanding of market channel development and value pricing and has experience in new business start ups and product launches. Bob earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University.
Bert Vermeulen has worked internationally with a variety of businesses, both large and small. He has created an industry association for retailers in one vertical market (meal prep); worked with over 400 owners of retail establishments to improve their marketing and operations; and partnered with a Colorado-based entrepreneur to grow a manufacturing business to over $25M/year in revenues and then successfully selling it. Learn about his research into companies that succeed and those that don't. Bert has a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MBA from Stanford University.
Not Currently Offered
This course is usually offered every Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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For More Information
Frances Betts(970) 491-0675
fbetts@learn.colostate.edu