Financing Opportunities

          There are many different way to obtain financing opportunities. During this week's course we were given a number of sources for finding new and innovative financing opportunities for your business. The websites provided specifically for this blog post offer different types of financing opportunities and how to obtain them. Each an every one of these website offers their own advices and tips in how to obtain financing opportunities.  All have their own particular and specific focus in the information they provide in their websites. For instance, oweesta focuses in supporting “economic growth in Native American communities. Out of the various websites recommended for this discussion, only a few sparked interest in writing about them. Of course, there are numerous more that offer many different things and type of information about financing opportunities.

          The first website, Opportunity FinanceNetwork specifically focuses on communities that have low income and believe that have no chance of getting the opportunity to start a business or follow through with an idea or concept.  This website promotes innovative and easy ways to financing opportunities. Just like National Community Investment Fund (NCIF), which is primarily for “underserved communities”. Both of these websites direct their information towards poor communities. Also, cfed expandingeconomic opportunity helps those that have close to nothing and want to be “living the American dream”. They help you achieve your goals and dremas when it comes to financial matters that may seem impossible for your situation. Association for EnterpriseOpportunity (AEO) is a website that focuses on supporting microbusinesses and help entrepreneurs establish and maintain businesses financially. Information is presented more professionally in their site and includes statistical data and factsheet research in in micro business initiatives and matters. 

          All these websites offer a bundle of information of numerous different topics in financing businesses and finding new opportunities in your careers and industries. Each site has a page just for the members or subscribers they have, a description of who they are and their mission and what they offer. The requirements and qualifications for obtaining financial opportunities will depend on the target audiences each of the website is intended to reach. There are forms and policies that you can fill over their pages and they will place you in a certain order depending your current economical conditions and their ideas or business concepts. This way they can help each and every person with their specific needs in their particular situations.

Business Plan Development Mastery Journal

            Business Plan Development is one required course for graduation in Full Sail’s Business Entertainment Master Degree Program. This course is an essential part of our education and training for becoming a successful professional in our careers. In the previous months of this degree program we have been preparing and learning how to go through with a business plan. The courses before teach us how to build and assemble correctly a business plan. This month we were able to use everything learned and practice to build our own business plan. The original goal for this course was exactly this, apply every single lesson learned that we may find necessary to construct a successful business. This course, Business Plan Development, has definitely been more than an educational adventure. It has been a very useful month, because we have had the opportunity to make our own decisions and learn from our own mistakes. These experiences will undoubtedly help us shape better our businesses and gain more success out of them.

            The goal for this month’s course was met by practicing the facts and lessons learned in previous courses. Others may find this course a little too practical, but the truth is a more efficient way to learning everyday and real life decision-making and getting to know the professional advantages and disadvantages of building a successful business. One of the most interesting and intriguing lessons of this month’s course was Jayson Whitmore’s interview of the importance of a business plan. There were other topics discussed at this interview that are definitely very beneficial for us as students wanting to become successful business owners. Some of these are the ideal business concept and vision; about taking chances and applying what you know, doing business using the Internet, building a virtual team and professionalism. This interview was truly an inspirational piece that anyone who might be thinking about starting a business should definitely watch and listen.

            In this educational experience at Full Sail I have found many options that will benefit my business’ successful future. I feel this month will definitely be of much benefit for future references and experiences along the way. I was able to practice real life decision-making considering real options and current positions of my personal business plan concepts and vision. I hope everyone finds this course as important as I do, because they can find a place where mistakes can be made for the better good of their own visions. This course has helped me shape and polish a business plan that carries out extremely focused ideas. What we have learned in this course is indispensable for our future businesses and professional careers.