BREAKOUT SESSIONS

A.M. Session (10:30am - 11:45pm)

9. Writing a Business Plan: A Springboard to Success

Is your business scalable, manageable, or even feasible? A thoughtful business plan can help answer this question. This seminar will discuss essential elements of an effective business plan and provide practical tips to bolster your chances for success.

Speaker: Mark Wan, Farmingdale SBDC, Business Advisor

Mark Wan currently works as a business advisor for the Farmingdale Small Business Development Center, where he develops business plans, financial models, and banking relationships for startup and existing businesses. At the SBDC he serves as the primary workshop presenter and has instructed over 50 workshops for over 1200 attendees on business startup, business plan writing, marketing, tax issues, and more. Prior to joining the SBDC, he co-founded and served as Program Director of the Fordham University Service Learning Program, which matches the technical skills of qualified business students with the business needs of local nonprofits. He is an alumni of the university twice over, BS and MBA. Mark is active in the community, and has served as a youth leader, leading middle/ high school students in Bible studies and service projects focused on living the law of love, and is a founding board member of the Long Island Junior Chamber.