Great Financial Management Overview

for Small Business Owners

and Pathway to Seed Money 

This virtual workshop is a prerequisite for the team lead of all teams applying for the 2025 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 webinar 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 analyze the numbers you need, to propel you to sustainable success. 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 from Houston’s entrepreneurial eco-system.

Virtual Workshop Schedule: 

• 5:30 - 6:00 pm - Optional Login and networking
• 6:00 - 7:30 pm - Program
• 7:30 - 8:30 pm - Funding Panel
• 8:30 - 8:45 pm - Optional Log out & Optional Additional Q&A

Please understand that any registrant attending this financial workshop as a prerequisite for applying to the 2025 HCC Business Plan Competition must be present in the event for at least 2 hours between 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for this 2.5 hour webinar to fulfil this requirement. 

Register Here for January 30 WORKHOP - ON ZOOM
Be sure to click "CONFIRM AND CHECKOUT" to complete your registration.

For your convenience, the workshop is being

 offered on 2 additional dates:

Wednesday, January, 15, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm - on ZOOM

Wednesday, January, 22, 2025 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm - at HCC Alief Hayes Campus
 

Choose the date that works best for you.

This workshop is stand-alone excellent!

There is also another benefit.  
Attending this workhop is a prerequisite for those applying for the  
2025 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 2025 HCC Business Plan Competition:

Featured Presenter:

Ed Rios

Ed has 25 plus years’ experience in commercial banking and finance with an emphasis in the small to medium sized sector with specific experience in asset based, SBA and commercial lending. Ed has developed a portfolio around entrepreneurship, education and investing. He applies his financial skills to build the capacity of startups and small underserved businesses. He has served as a mentor and advisor to various start ups in both the US and UK and is an active Angel and real estate investor. He is former Treasurer and current Advisory Board Member of Undies for Everyone, Advisory Board Member of the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise at the University of St Thomas- Houston and Start Up Panel Advisor and Mentor for Regent’s University London’s Accelerator Program. He is an Adjunct Professor in both Financial Planning and Entrepreneurial Capital at Prairie View A& M and the University of Houston.