Entrepreneurship Training | Paul Terry & Associates

our servicesentrepreneurship training

Paul Terry has over 30 years of experience designing and teaching subject-specific business workshops and comprehensive entrepreneurship training programs. Paul teaches classes in association with non-profit organizations and educational institutions and offers classes directly to small business owners. Customized workshops can be designed to fit client requests.

training topics

Starting a small business
Writing a business plan
Managing business complexity
Business action planning
Building confidence and solid business support systems

Time management for business owners
Small business growth and risk assessment
Operating a joint venture
Planning your transition or business exit
Managing other people

Classes

4-week Action Planning Intensive

Is your business running you, rather than the other way around? Is the stress of your business spilling over into your personal life? Are you struggling to grow your business past break even? With the Action Planning Intensive, you get insight, support and managed direction with a group of four small business owners at a similar stage of business growth. Meetings are directed and facilitated by Paul Terry. The group meets weekly for four 2-hour sessions, with additional one-on-one support by phone/email.

Reduce your sense of isolation
Gain new perspectives, inspiration and practical information
Expand your skills to manage future business complexity
Create do-able action plans to tackle each current challenge
Get an accountability team to keep you on track toward your goals

12-week Business Planning Class

Paul led and co-taught the 12-week Business Planning Class at Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center’s South of Market location in San Francisco for over 30 years. This class covered every aspect of starting and developing a small business, including marketing, management, operations, finance and record-keeping. Paul continues to advise Renaissance on its business management course offerings.

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Managing your small business venture

Paul teaches a business management class at U.C. Berkeley Cooperative Extension, San Francisco campus. This class focuses on the practical aspects of managing a small business venture. Class topics include time management, decision-making, managing others, and creating a business action plan to reach a specific management goal.

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from our blogread about entrepreneurship training

testimonialssee what our students are saying

Your class gave me the ability to get my business open and to succeed. You are honestly the reason The Good Hop came into existence. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
– Melissa Myers, The Good Hop

Taking the Renaissance Business Planning class was a pivotal moment for me – the moment I really committed to my business and went all in. I thank Paul for that. Paul Terry is an excellent teacher. He has a wonderful approach in the classroom, and a way of helping start-up entrepreneurs get over both the financial and emotional hurdles related of small business ownership.”
– Isobel Schofield, Bryr Clogs

Paul is an extraordinary teacher, program designer and business consultant. He brings enormous creativity, intelligence and experience to his work. Paul’s consulting services have helped Renaissance grow strategically and effectively.”
– Sharon Miller, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center

I took the 4-week action planning class with Paul. There were four small business owners in the course: a moving company with several employees, a green design and construction company, an online retail business, and my movement and health-oriented business. We were all there to figure out how to expand, so I got to see Paul work with a variety of issues. The class was fun, with hard work to do, and effective for all of us. We all had success in finding clear directions for our respective businesses.”
– Deborah Bowes, Feldenkrais Center for Movement & Awareness

Paul is a tireless and passionate advocate and enabler of small business ownership and growth. He has a special talent for teaching. He helps entrepreneurs face their realities and figure out ways to overcome obstacles of all kinds without becoming overwhelmed. He is a patient, kind and empathetic instructor while also pushing his students to do their best.”
- Heidi Gibson, The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

Paul is not only extremely knowledgeable about what it takes to build businesses from the ground up, but also has hands-on experience working with hundreds of small business owners and organizations across a variety of sectors. Wonderful qualities for a teacher! His approachable nature and unwavering patience is a huge help to any business owner ready to take the next step, grapple with a challenge or take a venture to the next level.”
– Luisa Alberto, Sow Juice

Paul has a knack for presenting information in ways that are engaging, informative, and smart. I've experienced him both as a teacher, a co-teacher, and a consultant. In all formats, Paul strikes a balance between humor, strength, and knowledge about the subject matter. I've learned immense amounts about running a business from him, and continue to do so in my interactions with him.”
- Gail Lillian, Liba Falafel

our servicesentrepreneurship training

training topics

Classes

4-week Action Planning Intensive

12-week Business Planning Class

Managing your small business venture

from our blogread about entrepreneurship training

testimonialssee what our students are saying

Learn more about classes

185 Arkansas Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

415-255-0131

pta@paulterry.com

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