NCAR GRI Business Planning with Mark Given

Hey, this is Mark Given. I teach business planning for the North Carolina Association of Realtors in the Graduate Realtor Institute program, and I wanted to share with you why you should come. Well, why would you listen to me to start with? Before my real estate career, I spent about 20 years as CEO of a multi-state retail corporation with hundreds of employees nearly 50 locations. I sold that company after 20 years and decided it was time for me to do something else. I've bought and sold companies, I've had successes and failures, I've learned from my mistakes, and I've learned from the things I've done right. Here's what I've learned in real estate. There are 5 things that you need to succeed. You need flow systems, seller systems, buyer systems, pricing systems, and a business plan. What we'll talk about in the Business Planning course are the most important elements to creating a successful business plan. We'll teach you how to build, to run a business like a business. In fact, we'll start off with a questionnaire with about 60 things that you should know. We'll see if you do them or if you don't do them. Some of you might not even know what they are. We're going to talk obviously about the difference between income and profit. It's a full day of important principles to help you take your year and elevate your business so that you won't spend all the money and you can build a successful life out of real estate. So I hope you'll come. Please sign up. Business Planning Graduate Realtor Institute, the North Carolina Association Realtors. I'll see you there.