The Investable StoryTM is the Entrepreneur Center’s program on how to develop an idea into an Investable Business. The Investable StoryTM series is designed to provide the framework and understanding first-time entrepreneurs need to effectively turn a business idea into a funded, sustainable operating company.

Working through the entrepreneurial process is an exercise in defining vision and goals, implementing ideas, managing the unknown, and creating a business model with sustainable cash flows. In this course we examine the planning, funding and post-funding stages of a new venture.

Whether you are starting your own venture from the ground up, exploring growth opportunities for an existing business, launching a new product, or attending for your general business education, you will leave with the foundation to create businesses that are scalable and worthy of the attention of the angel, VC, and private equity communities.

The Investable Story program consists of 12 classes, each running from 3 PM to 5 PM at the Entrepreneur Center. Each session will consist of a lecture from Michael Burcham, followed by a panel. Classes will run on the following dates:

5/1/12 Business Ideas, Vision and Venture Creation
5/8/12 The Idea Frame, Business Models and How they Make Money
5/15/12 Business Structures, Equity, Stakeholders, Support Infrastructure
5/22/12 Entrepreneurs IP Crash Course
5/29/12 NO CLASS (Week of Memorial Day)
6/5/12 Building the Team (Advisory Groups and Boards)
6/12/12 Operations Planning –Building for Growth and Scale
6/19/12 Markets Market Planning and Brand Building
6/26/12 Sales Plans, Sales Funnels and Acquiring Customers
7/3/12 NO CLASS (Week of Independence Day)
7/10/12 Cash Management and Finance
7/17/12 Funding your Idea and Pitching to Investors
7/24/12 Launch Plan the First 100 Days
7/31/12 Valuation and Exit Strategies