
Training Courses Available from Arbor Dakota
Arbor Dakota has experience at formal consulting and training programs for entrepreneurs. We have been providing training for venture capital firms, accelerators and incubators and their portfolio companies for more than 12 years and have a wealth of course materials to choose from. We also teach at the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship (Building Killer Entrepreneurial Teams and Entrepreneurial Marketing). And we have conducted private training for organizations of all size. Below is a listing of the courses that can be offered. We normally do between a one hour and two and a half hour training program followed by individual office hour sessions for participants. We also have video training available for a CEO Master Class for Entrepreneurs.
CEO Master Class – 10 Topic Video Series Click Here to Learn More
Responsibilities of Early Stage CEO
5 Stages of CEO Evolution
Characteristics of a Good Entrepreneurial CEO
Evaluating CEO Performance
Building a Killer Entrepreneurial Team
Implementing Blue Ocean Strategy
Strategy Development, Communications and Execution
Essential Steps for Entrepreneurial Companies to Beat and Displace Established Competitors
Biggest and Most-Costly Entrepreneurial Challenges
The Importance of Challenger Sales for Early-Stage Companies…with Implementation
Metrics That All SaaS Companies Need to Understand
Building and Implementing a Successful Partner Program
Questions All Investors Ask (and how to answer them)
Building, Communicating and Working With a Board
Executing a Startup Turnaround
Creating a Culture of Innovation
The Challenges of Selling Market Disruption
Implementing a Land and Expand Strategy
Hiring Your First Salesperson
Everyone Loves Your Product Until They Have to Pay For It
Product Launch Essentials
Five Critical Business Priorities of all B2B Companies
20 Reasons Your Startup Isn’t Getting Customers (and what to do about them)
Scaling Your Business (How and When)
Finding Work-Life Balance as an Entrepreneur
Sales Essentials for Entrepreneurs
15 Things Sales Expects From Marketing
Creating a Quality Sales Operations Function
Building a Sales Process That Gets Prospects To the Finish Line
Performing Quality Technology Demonstrations
Performing Quality Sales Presentations
Using Mentors – Things Mentors Wish Mentees Knew
Financial Reporting That Drives Results
Implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) That Improve Performance
Auditing Your Sales Function
Auditing Your Marketing Function
Decision Making in Tough Times
Building a Killer Software Demo
Developing a Pricing Model That Will Work For Your Business