Apr 16: Simple Steps: Financial Concepts and Intro to Technology for Startups

Event description

This presentation walks the participants through the development of a comprehensive Financial Plan that is required to develop a successful start-up business. The importance of understanding the key financial drivers of the business will be a center- piece of the discussion. 

We will also cover technology - If you are thinking about starting a business, it is important to understand that technology is constantly changing. There are best practices (like backup and antivirus), leading edge ideas (like mobile accessibility) and bleeding edge ideas (like Chat GPT). The Simple Steps technology module will present ideas and considerations for your business whether flying a desk or being on the road.

Presenter: Matthew Krieger

Matthew Krieger is a technologist and executive with experience in IT, manufacturing and nonprofit. He is President of Cober, Inc. and previously held senior IT leadership positions at Time and Reader’s Digest. Matthew is Founder of Whysper, an audio aggregation platform allowing the consumption of text content as high quality text-to-speech, and is Chairman of the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation, a non-profit focusing on the needs of the blind and visually impaired community.

Presenter: Bud Freund

Bud Freund makes computers do what they’re supposed to do and stop doing what they shouldn’t. He has been teaching technology to users of all ages and providing tech support to small businesses looking for reasonable, cost-effective hardware and software solutions for over 20 years. He is a frequent SCORE workshop presenter as well as a Certified SCORE Mentor focusing on technology tips, tricks, topics and trends.