Getting Started! – Seminar
This powerful workshop is exclusively for new entrepreneurs and new developers who are considering opening a sports, recreation, or athletic facility*. Getting Started! Is a fast-paced learning experience, held in beautiful Tampa Bay, Fla., and led by SFA’s expert consultants. Your Getting Started! seminar will equip you with the facts, tools, and information you need to make informed decisions regarding your sports facility plans. The seminar is dedicated to the needs of first-time facility developers and new entrepreneurs. The Getting Started! seminar will provide you with a step-by-step road map for the facility development process.
Your SFA instructors will be experienced, compassionate professionals who are well-versed in facility start-up and finance, market research, recreation facility design, sports facility management, entrepreneurialism, marketing, and real estate development. Your classmates will be others from outside of your direct market who are new to this business and interested in launching their own sports or recreation facility.
Unlike traditional open enrollment conferences or trade shows, SFA’s Getting Started! seminar includes pre-work and a one-on-one interview with SFA’s intake team. Additionally, SFA will complete a basic demographic review of your market so that we are prepared to comment on the opportunities and challenges you may face.
SFA’s Getting Started! seminar will teach you:
- What it takes to successfully launch a new sport, recreation, or athletic facility
- How to estimate timelines for funding, site selection, city/town approvals, construction/build-out, profitability
- The key factors in site selection
- The 5 reasons facilities fail
- The 3 keys to successful facility ownership
- How to determine your role in the long-range facility management process
- How to evaluate whether you should build from scratch, buy an existing building, or lease space
- What’s involved in raising capital for a new facility
- How to identify and strengthen your resources in preparation for financing presentations
- What documents you will need to prepare in advance of funding presentations, city and town council meetings, and alliance meetings
- What to expect from investors in terms of loan terms, rates, equity (ownership), and involvement in the daily operations
- What to expect from banks in terms of loan rates, mortgage payments, and financial oversight
- How to determine a timeline for leaving your existing job
Getting Started! seminar dates are set based on interest. New dates are set each time we have a minimum of 4 registrants. If you are interested in participating in an upcoming Getting Started! seminar, call (727) 474-3845 today or complete the Contact Us form.
*This workshop is for first-time business owners and first-time sports facility operators. |
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