Press Release
The Beyster Institute at UCSD’s Rady School of Management Offers FastTrac® Training for New Business Owners
January 16, 2008
This spring, the Beyster Institute at the Rady School of Management, UC San Diego, will present FastTrac® NewVenture™, an intensive 10-session program that assists start-up entrepreneurs in developing their business concept and evaluating it through each step of the business planning process.
“Whether you have always dreamed of being an entrepreneur or have recently started a business, FastTrac® NewVenture™ is designed to introduce you to the key elements of successful entrepreneurship,” says Debra Sherman, Beyster Institute director of marketing and Certified FastTrac® facilitator.
Written by entrepreneurs for aspiring entrepreneurs, FastTrac® NewVenture™ offers essential business information to help develop entrepreneurial skills and build a business on a strong foundation. FastTrac® incorporates non-traditional, experiential learning with hands-on coaching sessions. Opportunities to network and learn from peers as well as seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals who work with start-up businesses are a key part of the experience.
In this program, participants will plan and analyze their small business concept through reading, research and classroom activities, resulting in a realistic business plan. This approach helps determine whether the business has a market, can make a profit, and can provide the money needed. A business plan also helps reduce the normal risks of start-up and increases the chance of success.
FastTrac® NewVenture™ sessions will be held at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. February 27 through April 30. The program fee is $495. To apply, visit http://www.fasttrac.org/. For more information, contact the Beyster Institute at (858) 822-6012 or dsherman@beysterinstitute.ucsd.edu.
FastTrac® is a comprehensive family of workshops and programs that help entrepreneurs hone the skills they need to create, manage and grow successful businesses. More than 200,000 entrepreneurs have participated in FastTrac®, which is a program of the Kansas City-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest organization in the nation solely focused on entrepreneurial success at all levels.
The Beyster Institute serves as the key center for entrepreneurial thought and activity at the Rady School and is the only such university-based center to integrate both employee ownership and entrepreneurship. More information is available at www.beysterinstitute.ucsd.edu.
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