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8-Week Sunday Afternoon Business Series
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Frightened by business plan writing, how to find funding, how to manage your time, or how to get yourself organized? Need to hone your business skills? Want to better understand branding? Learn how to read a P-&-L Statement? Make a Cash Flow Forecast? Write a mission statement? Want to learn to lead a Strategic Planning session? Need a small-group business coach? We can help!
The business of Thrive wasn’t built by someone with big pockets or a big bank loan. In fact, we opened just months after the collapse of Washington Mutual and the beginning of the dream-diluting and widespread, “not in this economy” conversation. And for restaurants, unless you were a low-overhead pizzeria with a proven track record, banks weren’t lending — most wouldn’t even accept our application. At 27, Thrive’s Founder, Monika Kinsman, signed a 5-year lease in the space that is currently our Roosevelt location and raised $150,000 in 3 months, an impossible feat in the economic climate at the time.
Everyone sees that something extraordinary is possible in the world. Not all have the tools to bring it into reality. Whether you have a great idea and are in the beginning stages of business planning, or if you’ve been in business for years but know you need some fresh new skills, this business series is designed just for you.
Most sessions will be held on Sundays from 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. from April – June, 2012. All sessions will be taught by Monika Kinsman and the cost to attend is $149 for any 3-sessions (you choose which sessions you want to attend), or register for all 12-sessions for $499.
Initial Session Topics Include:
- Get Rid of Your To-Do List: Effective Self-Management
- How to Conduct a Strategic Planning Session
- Business Plan Writing – Overview
- Write a Business Mission Statement
- Understand Branding
- Understanding a Profit-&-Loss Statement
- Create a Volunteer Program
- Alternative Funding Methods: Create a Loan Program
- Alternative Funding Methods: Find Investors
- Web Tools: Organize with Google Docs, Promoting with Facebook
- Create Event Registration Forms online
- The Joys of Synchronization: Stop doing everything manually
We are hosting a free information session for those interested in learning more about the business series.
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Fermented Foods
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The consumption of fermented foods provides healthy support for your digestive and intestinal systems. This course is designed to teach students not only the health benefits of these foods, but also how to make their own fermented foods such as kombucha, sauerkraut and kimchee.
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Dehydrated Foods De-Mystified
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Dehydrating foods is a way to maintain the enzymes in your food while getting the warmth and the crunch you’re looking for. In this class, you’ll discover proper temperature gauging, dehydration techniques for even-distribution of heat, and will get a chance to learn how to make flax crackers, kale chips, onion bread, macaroons, and more.
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The Thrive Story: Unabridged!
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Monika Kinsman, restaurateur and brainchild of Thrive, will share the unabridged miracle story of Thrive’s adventure into the soaring and uncontrollable epicenter of Wellness and Vitality it is today. Be you a business student, a business owner, an entrepreneur (or an aspiring one), or just a fan and lover of our food and culture, join us for this epic tale full of woe + triumph. Followed by Q-&-A.
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Dr. Ruhoy received an M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and received a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Nevada. Her most recent clinical endeavor includes residency training in neurology at the University of Washington. Dr. Ilene has worked with the EPA to correlate ecosystem health with human disease. Dr. Ruhoy's research focuses on the sources and implications for human exposure of pharmaceutical residues and other contaminants in the environment. She has written and lectured extensively on the ecological footprint of prescribed medications. Dr. Ruhoy's work also emphasizes green medicine. Dr. Ilene currently resides in Seattle with her husband and daughter.
What is left to say about a guy whose life motto comes from the lips of Willy Wonka himself? "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." There is no better phrase to explain this time in Deane's life right now. He considers his position at Thrive more of a gift and less of a job. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest (Aka: Paradise), you may have found Deane in a little corner of Southwestern Ontario molding young minds to reach their full potential, pedaling his way through farm country, or spending time with family. Other than his love of all things young, (i.e. children, children's books, coconuts) he also has a strong passion for all things green (i.e. plants, fresh cut grass, granny smith apples). He sees his future with Thrive in a very bright light and will soon be molding his love for the natural world into a master's degree in a few years time!
