Business Planning for Public Health Programs

Course Description:

Do you need a new approach to generating revenue? Do you have a program that you want to continue after your grant runs out? Then business planning may be the answer. This 45-minute module will help you understand the basics of business planning and determine if writing a business plan is appropriate for your public health program.

Objectives

After completing this module, participants should be able to:

• Describe the parts of a business plan.
• Explain how business planning can be helpful for a public health agency or non-profit organization.
• Describe the function of business planning.
• Identify when it is appropriate to do a business plan

Intended Audience

• The primary audience is managers in local health departments.

Format

• This HTML-based online module has interactive exercises (Flash-based) and should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

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