MBE Accelerator Objectives
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Asses the current growth stage of MBE's who desire to participate in "The Accelerator"
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Define a "personalized" organizational growth plan for each MBE who participates
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Assist MBE's in reaching the Expansion and Continual Growth Stages
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Guide MBE's in making the necessary leadership changes as their businesses transform
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MBE Growth Curve
Measuring Organizational Growth
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Business Growth Assessment
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Management Concerns Assessment
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Company Objectives
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Structure of Business
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Cash Management
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Asset Management
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Management Style
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Products and Services
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Marketing
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Organizational Behavior
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Major Expenditures
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Sources of Finance
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Management Reporting
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Informational Systems
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Potential Recommendations for Personalized Growth Plans
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Start Up
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How to develop a organizational vision and mission
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How to conduct a market analysis
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Customer Care
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Product Research & Development
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How to determine profit margins
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Setting up a virtual office
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Choosing a legal structure
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How to establish strategic alliances
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Building the Organization and Team
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Managing a start-up
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Licensing & Copywriting
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Understand Angel Networks & Venture Capital
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Developing a Business Plan
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Expansion
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Financing Growth
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Team Building
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Joint Ventures
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Understanding Capital Markets
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Developing new markets
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Outsourcing
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Risk Management
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Developing a Strategic Plan
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Initial Growth
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Developing a Marketing Plan
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Developing Organizational Culture
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Utilizing Strategic Partnerships
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Reporting Systems
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Capital Purchases
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Initial Growth
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Developing an Exit Strategy
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Management by objective (TQM/Six Sigma)
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How to utilize mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships
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Competing Globally
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Creating a culture of innovation
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Utilizing Financial Markets
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Steps in Progression
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MBE takes online growth stage assessment
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Personalized organizational growth plan automatically generates from online assessment
which outlines their strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement
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MBE is provided with a list of growth opportunity resources; i.e. HMBC Seminars
& Workshops and/or outside partner resources to strengthen weak areas of the
organization
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MBE attends seminars and retakes online assessment at (6) month interval
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HMBC tracks organizational growth changes of participating MBEs and continues to
make recommendations regarding available programs & services
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MBE's who move into and/or who are currently in the "Expansion Growth Stage"
are invited to participate in the CEO Academy
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Entrepreneur attends CEO Academy to hone and develop the knowledge and skills needed
to run a sustainable enterprise
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Entrepreneurs who participate in the CEO Academy and who would like to further their
knowledge can attend the (6) month HMBC Executive MBA Joint Collaborative
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