Special Programs

WBF ENTREPRENEURIAL INSTITUTE is Looking for Teachers

The Women's Business Forum is currently seeking presenters for our upcoming WBF Entrepreneurial Institute.

This is a series of classes to teach the fundamentals of running a successful business. The classes will be offered during lunch for 1 hour. The classes will start in May or June and run on the 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of each month for 8 months.

These classes will provide the instructors with a unique marketing opportunity to the class participants as they will become acquainted with your knowledge; and to the community at large through WBF’s publicity surrounding the classes. As such, instructors will not be compensated for their time.

The topics will be:

  1. Setting up a business
  2. How do you know if you have a marketable idea
  3. Building a Business Pla
  4. Keeping your books and basic tax issues
  5. Building a Marketing Plan
  6. Insurance and legal information
  7. Banking and Funding
  8. Technology 101 for the Small Business

Interested presenters should contact Bonnie Gepner at [email protected] for proposal guideline questions. Proposals should be submitted to Cindy Bergvall at [email protected]. Questions can be addressed to Cindy via email. Note: proposals must be for a topic from the curriculum noted. Proposals are due by March 31, 2014.

Request for Proposal

Request for Proposal – Special Programs

Type of program: Fundamentals of Business

Description of program: This is a series of classes to teach the fundamentals of running your own business. The classes will be offered during lunch for 1 hour. The classes may be taken individually or all 8 classes can be taken as part of the certificate program. See the attached list of topics.

We believe that the classes will provide the instructors with a unique marketing opportunity to the class participants who will become acquainted with your knowledge; and to the community at large through WBF’s publicity surrounding the classes. As such, instructors will not be compensated for their time.

Format:

  1. One hour instructional time from 12 pm to 1 pm on a specific topic
  2. 15 minute free phone consultation available to the first 4 interested attendees. This time would be scheduled at the end of the session at a mutually agreeable time between the instructor and the attendees. After 15 minutes, the attendee would need to compensate the instructor.
  3. Individual classes could be taken or all 8 can be taken for the certificate program
  4. Instructors will not be compensated for their time
  5. Instructors are responsible to provide any necessary handouts to the group. Reproduction costs are to be borne by the instructor
  6. After each class a short evaluation will be completed by the participants and provided to the WBFEI committee so that they can monitor and adjust the program as appropriate

Duration (check length of presentation): 1 hr for presentation followed by a 15 minute free phone consultation with 4 participants (for a total of 2 hrs) This does not include any anticipated prep time.

Location: Bee, Bergvall & Co Warrington office (936 Easton Rd, Warrington)

Range of cost: Because of the marketing opportunity offered to instructors, instructors will not be compensated.

Date of program start, end date: We anticipate selecting 8 different instructors for the once a month classes that will be held from May to December. However, please feel free to submit a proposal for more than one topic.

Required proposal elements: Please include details on your experience that support your ability to teach this topic. Also include details on applicable presentation experience. Note the topic from the curriculum you are proposing to speak on. Your proposal must be on a topic from the curriculum.

Proposal due date: March 31 2014 to [email protected]

About WBF Special Programs

The Women’s Business Forum™ (WBF) develops both free and paid programs that benefit our members and support our mission to educate, mentor and inspire women to build and grow successful businesses.

Potential program facilitators have the opportunity to conduct fee-based programs that support WBF members in reaching their business goals.

  • Facilitators must be supporting members of the WBF and will be paid through WBF
  • Special programs will be promoted and branded as WBF events
  • Attendees of special programs will have access to high-quality coaching and business-building workshops at pricing that may be greatly discounted from facilitator’s customary fees


Facilitator selection will be conducted by the WBF Programs Committee. All proposal submitters will be notified of selection outcome.