| Excerpt from “Building Capacity Through Training” Published in Interior Trucker & Logger – Winter 2002 Have you ever had a “sinking” feeling when the equipment you’re operating gets “cemented” in mud and there’s no way you’re going anywhere until someone pulls you out? I had a similar feeling while trying to complete my business plan: finances, market research, operations, marketing . . . this was no easy undertaking. When I finally got tired of getting bogged down, I registered to attend a Community Futures Development Corporation Entrepreneurial Development Seminar Series. That’s where I met Dan Boudreau. In has easy-going, confident manner, Dan led the class of “wanna-be entrepreneurs” through the many stages of business planning during his “Dream Catcher Business Planning Workshop.” The two-day workshop covered a number of topics including business concept, opportunities and market research. It put me on track and gave me the knowledge I needed to finalize my business plan. ......see Interior Truck and Logger for rest of article. |