A business plan business conference can be a chance to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of your concept and, more directly, the shortcomings in your business plan document. These forums take shape in different ways, though they are often organized by local entrepreneurial or marketing groups. The Small Business Administration and SCORE also host small gatherings on business plan development and business start-up logistics designed to serve as a resource for business people just starting out. Your business plan should be in at least draft form in order to benefit fully from a conference like this, though you can learn something even if you haven't yet put pen to paper.
Questions to ask of participants/organizers/colleagues:
• What are the most common mistakes you've seeing right now in the industry?
• What contacts do you have that might help me get my business off the ground?
• Can you tell me whether the use of funds I'm proposing would be favorable to an investor?
• What pointers do you have, from having pitched your own idea?
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