October 2008

Success Checklist 5

The items below are goals, activities and skills we suggest you accomplish by the time you are finished with the fifth segment (5/6) of your education.

• Finalize long-term and short-term career plan and goals.
• Assemble a list of products you want to carry and include suppliers’ contact information. 
• List elements '
  to include on your Web site.
• Complete a competition analysis.
• Clarify your differential advantage.
• Draft a business plan, emphasizing marketing.
• Finalize startup financing requirements and sources.
• Arrange startup financing.
• Make a business startup checklist.
• Finalize your resume.
• Design your marketing materials.
• Print an interim business card.
• Schedule job interviews. 
• Role-play job interviews.
• Create a practicum-client feedback survey.