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FastTrac . online courses

. FastTrac Master slides FastTrac canvas . ? POSDCC . facilitator guide . instructor guide 4000 pg . self-paced real vt .. . virtual facilitator training . affiliate resources . course manager and director journey . canvas course setup instructions p4 saved pdf . facilitator cert june 2025

. strategic plan template . modules list . hybrid outline summer 2025 not offered

The Psychology of Making it Official These weren’t aspirational statements. They were declarations of identity. And like Apple, Nike organized every decision around proving them true. The declaration came first. The evidence followed. Results don’t happen in a vacuum. They begin life with intention. And until you declare it publicly, until you hold yourself accountable to people, it isn’t real to them. And according to the science, not very real to you either.

all revenue streams . each % revenue . % time / energy . gross margin . joy /stress

discussions

bizstartup bizplan bizmktg biz ? money bizops

. bizpitch opresnent

discussions research share rss . findit ? literacies . BMC . business category competition partners

. How I Built This . number title topic applicable

. sample business plan . ideas similar different ? score . before/after in-person session . reading questions . brand implied target customer story . call to action . examples email youtube print . tag lines . business summary

. cashflow . customers marketing publicity communication . partners vendors distribution . minimum viable product service

welcome

Welcome to FastTrac! In this course, aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs develop and refine a business concept, taking it through each step of the business planning process. Through readings, research, and discussion, plan and analyze their entrepreneurial vision by creating a thoroughly researched and tested Business Plan. ​

As you progress through this course, you will complete five modules - IDEATE, POSITION, COMMIT, REFINE, LAUNCH.

• IDEATE - Brainstorm session with post-it notes
• POSITION - Get started making your idea a reality and exploring the entrepreneurial life. Position your idea in the market, understand your customers, and solidify your business model.
• COMMIT - Commit to reaching your market, making a sale, and protecting your business.
• REFINE - Refine your strategy before launch and make sure your finances are in order.
• LAUNCH - Plan for launching, leading, and growing your business.

This is a "blended" or "hybrid" hands-on learning experience with in-person sessions and online facilitated activities. On completion of the workshop, your will have prepared these essential documents to guide the next steps in your entrepreneurial journey.

• Business Plan - Plan out the key elements of your business from marketing to pricing and everything in between.
• Business Design - Visualize your business concept, see new opportunities, and design or redesign your business model with this template.
• Pitch - Develop the clear and concise story of your business, to be shared with friends, potential customers, investors, and the market at large.
• Financial Forecast - Create a financial forecast that will help you predict, measure, and analyze the growth of your business for the next 3 years.

This program is offered through the Port Orange South Daytona Chamber of Commerce with facilitation, mentoring and expertise provided in partnership with Volusia/Flagler SCORE serving Daytona Beach / Port Orange / New Smyrna Beach, FL.

Kauffman FastTrac was launched by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and carries out Mr. Kauffman’s belief that everyone has a fundamental right to turn an idea into an economic reality, regardless of who you are or where you’re from, with zero barriers in the way.

Port Orange South Daytona Chamber of Commerce - A united voice for business, offering a welcoming atmosphere to provide opportunities for your business to grow, to build relationships and to enhance the quality of life in our communities.

SCORE.org - Dedicated Expert Volunteers. Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 17 million entrepreneurs start, grow or successfully exit a business. SCORE's 10,000 volunteers provide free, expert mentoring, resources and education in all 50 U.S. states and territories.

course setup

10-minute refresher on how to set up your FastTrac course, you can watch this video. Please remember, each time you host a new class, you will have to follow the instructions above to create a new class to enroll your students, as our tech team is unable to correct issues that stem from incorrectly created courses. If you have any issues, please reach out to support@fasttrac.org with a screenshot of your issue.

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See discussion IDEATE https://learn.fasttrac.org/courses/1959/discussion_topics/3646

This is likely enough to get started.

Have a quick look through the Modules - navigation menu on left. There is a lot here. Are there a couple of items that will be most applicable to you? We can get you working on those areas.

There is a ridiculous amount of material provided. Although it is all good, it isn't practical to try to cover it all. Just know that it is there if you ever need it.

I suggest that you look at the first few items in the module. We talked about the Business Model Canvas - the 1-page business plan. It is included. For you, that may be adequate, rather than the extensive business plan that gets assembled by working through the entire set of activities.

As always, if you have questions, please ask. I'm happy to respond to emails. Phone is fine too. ..vt

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IDEATE

IDEATE: Get started making your idea a reality and exploring the entrepreneurial life.

• You
  • Personal Vision Statement
• Your ideas
  • Talking About Your Idea
• Reality - what, for who, how, how much, how many and WHY
  • Business Concept Statement
• SWOT Analysis evaluates the strategic position of organizations and is often used in the preliminary stages of decision-making processes to identify internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving goals.
  4 questions . Strengths . Weaknesses . Opportunities . Threats
• Elevator Pitch
• IDEATE Knowledge Check

SWOT Analysis

SWOT analysis evaluates the strategic position of organizations and is often used in the preliminary stages of decision-making processes to identify internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving goals.

• 4 questions . Strengths . Weaknesses . Opportunities . Threats

Review the SWOT activity description. Now do a SWOT analysis for your business. Share your analysis. What did you discover from this activity? Review the post of others. Comment on any posts that help you with your own SWOT analysis.

IDEATE . New or improved service or product? . one sentence . WHY . WHAT . FOR WHO . WHEN

Business Model Canvas . 1 page business planning tool . 3 scenarios 10 minutes each maximum . What did you discover?

76-187 2. POSITION - 10/12 Market Research - 10/19 Business Model Canvas Pricing Strategy . Legal Strategy . Business Exits . Market research . what do you know . what do you need to know? Why? . who knows this? How can you find out?

193-333 3. COMMIT - 10/26 Reaching Markets . Brand . Marketing . Distribution & Sales - 11/2 Financial Management Cycle . Sales Projections . Cost Projections Intellectual Property . Laws, Regulations, Contracts . Business operations . Marketing . Financial management

339-431 4. REFINE - 11/9 Building the Organization, Team, Advisors - 11/16 Cash Needs & Profit Taking . Financial Assumptions & Funding Business Plan . Funding . Management

437-543 5. LAUNCH - 11/23 Launch . Process Optimization . Workflow - 11/30 Measuring / Analyzing Financial Planning . BMC +4mon + 12mon . share pitch . share business plan

545 6. PITCH - 12/2 Presentations, Pitch & Wrap-up

Introduction

Getting to know you

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What you enjoyed doing as a kid

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