Serial Entrepreneur Puts Experience to the Test with Business Shapers

Introduction of New Class for Entrepreneurs Means “Back to School” is No Longer Just for Kids

Business Shapers (www.bizshapers.com), the extensive planning and development course for entrepreneurs, announces the launch of their first session of classes, set to start in early September.

The class is the idea of Tom Heffernan, a serial entrepreneur who saw the need for a class like this while building and growing businesses of his own. “I wish there had been a class like this available when I was just starting out in business,” says Heffernan. “A class like this could have prepared me for many of the problems that I have run into during my business career, and I want to be able to help others so they don’t find themselves making similar mistakes.”

In a study done by Inc. magazine and the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA), it was revealed that 80 percent of new businesses fail within the first five years. This is a stat that Business Shapers aims to lower through these classes. Heffernan will be teaching the class himself, but will also be bringing in outside business leaders to teach classes on their specific areas of expertise. The classes will focus on many different areas of a business, including but not limited to:
The creation of a business plan
Finance and accounting for your business
Marketing and Advertising the business

While the class is designed for new entrepreneurs, it will be equally valuable for any entrepreneur who is looking for help with their business. The classes will be small in size, which will allow each entrepreneur to get more individualized attention. During the classes, the students will work together to help develop their business plans, as well as to share their prior experiences and knowledge. The class will also act as a makeshift focus group for entrepreneurs as they will be able to talk about their ideas with the rest of the class and see whether their business idea is marketable or not.

About Business Shapers

Business Shapers offers a full range of consulting services for new startup companies and existing operations. In addition to offering services such as CFO services, Business Shapers offers a 9 week, 27 session course extensive business plan and development course for entrepreneurs. Business Shapers’ classes go through all the steps necessary to run a successful business, with the ultimate goal being that students leave the class with a completed business plan, a general knowledge of how to run a business, and a thorough understanding of the potential profitability of their business idea. To find out more about Business Shapers or to sign up for the class, visit www.bizshapers.com or call 703-722-0706.

Contacts

RMR & Associates, Inc.
Seth Mininsohn
301-230-0045 Ext. 36
smininsohn {at} rmr(.)com
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