Building a Successful Diverse Business 2024 | Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | 21 April 2024 | Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, USA

This one-week program is designed for emerging entrepreneurs who are looking to build a strong foundation of business knowledge and learn how to be a better supplier to corporations.

During this program, participants work closely with Tuck’s accomplished faculty on key areas that entrepreneurs need to master for success, including strategy, marketing, financial analysis, operations, management, and leadership. Participants learn to market to the right customers and showcase their value; assess financial statements to manage cash flow and increase profits; and hone their approach to leadership so they can recruit, motivate, and retain their most talented employees.

The program is designed for owners and key decision-makers who seek to learn the core skills needed to establish a high-performing business in the marketplace. The program welcomes MBEs, WBEs, DoBEs, and other underrepresented entrepreneurs. Participants should have at least three years of ownership experience and annual revenue of $250,000 or more. Key direct reports are also encouraged to apply.

Program sessions and objectives include:
• Strategy
• Focusing Your Strategy on High-Performance
• Managing Your Business for Growth
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Developing a Marketing Advantage
• Marketing the Service Side of Your Business
• Operations
• Operations Strategy: Aligning the Organization for Superior Execution
• Financial
• Overview of Financial Statements: Balance Sheet and Income Statement
• Information for Decision-Making
• Statement of Cash Flows
• Financial Statement Analysis/Analyzing Your Business
• Financing Your Business – Preparing Pro Form Financial Statements
• Financing your Business – Obtaining a Loan

2024 Sponsors

• Ameren
• AON
• AT&T
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Cardinal Health
• Charter Communications
• Dallas Forth Worth
• Disability IN
• EY
• FSRSD
• FreddieMac
• Driving Diversity
• Georggia Minority Supplier
• Great Lakes Women Business Council
• GNEMSDC
• Ideal Group
• Ingersoll Rand
• Lilly
• Marketsource
• MSDUNK
• Pacific Gas and Electric Company
• tech Scale
• Retail Business Services
• Southern Company
• Sundial
• Power Engineers
• TIAA
• USbank
• Wells Fargo