Business Seminar: The First 5 years, a Business Primer
Tue, Feb 24
|Westerville Library Meeting Room B
Starting a business is one thing. Surviving, and growing, through the first five years is another. This seminar breaks down the legal, financial, and operational fundamentals every business owner needs to make informed decisions early and avoid costly missteps.
Time & Location
Feb 24, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Westerville Library Meeting Room B, 126 S State St, Westerville, OH 43081, USA
Guests
About the event
Most businesses don’t fail because the owner lacked effort or ambition. They fail because early decisions were made without a clear understanding of how legal structure, financial realities, and day-to-day operations compound over time.
This seminar is designed for business owners who want to think beyond launch and focus on building something durable. The first five years of a business are a period of constant pressure, growth, cash flow, risk, and responsibility all collide at once. Small missteps during this stage often don’t show immediate consequences, but they tend to surface later as costly distractions or hard limitations.
Rather than offering motivational advice or abstract theory, this session focuses on helping business owners develop a more grounded way of thinking about their business as a system. The goal is to give participants a clearer framework for making decisions early, understanding tradeoffs, and recognizing where structure and planning create leverage instead…