Great Financial Management Overview
for Small Business Owners
and Pathway to Seed Money
The virtual workshop is a prerequisite for the team lead of all teams applying for the 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition. Other Entrepreneurs are also welcome!
For all proposed, startup and existing business owners. Plan now to understand the numbers that promote and grow your business success. The workshop prepares you for the "what, how and why" when it comes to understanding the financial needs for your business venture.
Know where you stand now and what you need to estimate and nalyze the numbers you needs, to propel you to sustainable sucess. Use this day to change your future!
Topics:
- Understanding the primary purpose of your business.
- How to generate revenue from your business idea.
- Understanding concepts such as burn-rate, breakeven, and cash flow.
- Determining cash needs of business.
- Financing cash needs.
- Financial record keeping.
Funding Panel: Hear from and ask questions of a panel of our financial resource partners within Houston's entrepreneurial eco-system
Virtual Workshop Schedule:
- 1:45 - 2:00pm - Optional Login and Networking
- 2:00 - 3:00pm - Program Presentation
- 3:00 - 4:30pm - Funding Panel
- 4:30 - 4:40pm - Optional additional Q&A and log out
Please understand that any registrant attending this financial wokshop as a prerequisite for applying to the 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition must be present in the workshop for at least 2 hours between 2:00pm - 4:30pm for this 2.5 hour workshop to fulfil this requirement.
Click here to register for the January 16 workshop on ZOOM
Be sure to click "confirm and checkout" to complete your registration.
For your convenience, the workshop is being offered on two additional dates:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 10:30am to 1:00pm at HCC Alief Hayes Campus
Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm - on ZOOM
Choose the date that works best for you.
This workshop is stand-alobe excellent!
There is also another benefit.
Attending this workshop is a prerequisite for those applying for the 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition.
For those interested in learning more about applying for the free training and advising and chance to win seed money offered this spring in the 2026 HCC Business Plan Competition: hccs.edu/businessplancompetition
Featured Presenter: Nannette Ray, MBA, President & Managing Partner, TNR Advisors & Management Consultants, LLC
Nannette Ray has a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Information Systems and Master's degree in Finance with over 25 years of accounting and entrpreneurial experience. Nannette has successfully started and sold three of her own small businesses. She focuses her attention and career on helping other business owner understand by making data-driven decisions which leads to building generational wealth.