Media Release
April 30, 2014
Contact: Jo Ann Giese-Kent, FCEDC Director of Entrepreneurship and Business Intelligence, 920.322.1878 or
joann@fcedc.com
Perspectives from an Entrepreneur, Facilitator, Judge & Innovator
Aspiring or current entrepreneurs, small business owners, plus other like-minded individuals are invited to learn more
about building a great business plan or model from a knowledgeable panel of speakers at the May 13th
Network meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Elks Club, 33 Sheboygan Street, Fond du Lac.
Building the business plan may seem like a daunting task, but with the right preparation, resources, feedback, plus
commitment, you can easily create this essential roadmap for business success whether you are just starting a
business or need to update your current plan. Learn from:
• An entrepreneur who has successfully gone through the traditional business plan process, met his financial
projections the first year, and is continuing to grow each year;
• A facilitator who helps with financial projections and other key business plan components;
• A Governor’s business plan judge who will share what makes a good business plan; and
• An Innovator who has written a traditional business plan plus has completed a new alternative called the
Business Model Canvas, working through a lean-startup process with customer development and validation
as a core first step.
Get helpful tips and templates to make building a business plan or model less daunting!
Participating in the panel
include: Doug Sabel, entrepreneur and owner of Sabel Mechanical; Tom Avery, facilitator/mentor at Ripon College
Creative Enterprise Consultants; Scott Dell, CPA, Asst. Professor at Marian University & Governor’s Business Plan
Contest Judge; and Jay Smith, innovator and CEO of Draiochta Labs.
For more information, check out the May flyer at http://www.fcedc.com/sft386/imaginationnetworkmonthlyflyer.pdf
or call the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation at 920-929-2928. You can also like and sign-up on
Imagination Network’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ImaginationNetworkofWisconsin.
The purpose of the Imagination Network, an inventors and entrepreneurs club, is to educate, nurture and network
area inventors and entrepreneurs. At the monthly meetings, people can connect with and learn from peers and other
resources in a fun and supportive environment. Imagination Network meetings are free and open to everyone in the
Fond du Lac County area, surrounding counties and beyond. Meetings occur every second Tuesday of each month.
Imagination Network is sponsored by the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation and the Center
for Enterprise Development in partnership with the Imagination Network Advisory Council. The Council includes
members from Moraine Park Technical College, Ripon College’s Creative Enterprise Consultants, ADVOCAP, and
several area inventors and entrepreneurs.
