The Rise Program
Schedule for Spring 2023 Cohort
1
Introduction and Orientation
Program Setting: Expectations, Journey, Stages, Terms
Freelance Components: Why, What, How
Getting the Most from Your Instructors & Coaches
Money Mindset (You, Client)
2
EQ1 – Understanding your Limitations and Vision
Fundementals of EQ and Awareness
Setting Your Visions and Purpose
Various Experiential Exercises
3
EQ2 – Supercharging Your Mindset
Fear Conversation
Mastering your Mindset
Various Experiential Exercises
4
Business Purpose and Objectives
Setting up your Business Basics Overview
Business Objectives
Hero's Journey – Understanding your Story
5
Noumena Tools
Noumena Business Tools
Noumena Finance Tools
Noumena Financial Solutions: Purpose, Uses, Terms, Eligibility
6
Competive Matrix
Your Skills, Strengths, Weaknesses: Building a Competitive Matrix
Competitive Landscape: Where do You Fit Today? In 3 Years?
Who is Your Customer: Defining Clients
7
Business Basic
Financial Statements Basics & Impact
Managing Taxes
Business Planning Advanced: Adjustments, Tracking, Analytics, KPI's
8
Business Basic
Outsourcing to Unleash Time to Boost Revenues: Balancing, Choosing, Managing
Build your Business Plan
Leveraging the Noumena Community: Social, Team, Expertise
9
Your Story and Your Why
Sharing and Reflection
Your Story
Packaging your Story into Value & Services (create your pitch deck)
Reinventing Yourself: Constant Process
Presentation Skills
10
Collaboration
Essentials of Leadership
Leadership Types and Working Styles
Active Listening and Conflict Resolution
How EQ Applies to Business
11
Building & Telling Your Story – Branding
Marketing Essentials: How to tell your story
Branding Practices: How to Position your Business
Using Social Media: Practices and Tips
Building a Referral Network
Pros and Cons of Using Market Networks
12
How To Find Clients and Win Business
Building a Customer Pipeline: Starting, Nurturing Growth
Upwork & Fiverr: Best Practices and Tips
How to Harvest a Pipeline: Managing Prospects & The Funnel
13
Project Scoping and Winning Proposals
Project Scoping: Calculating Opportunity, Impact, Cost, Return, PRICING
Breaking Down Problems into Steps, and Steps into Solutions
The Right Way to Gather Client Requirements
How to Create Winning Proposals
Contracts and Statements of Works: Use, Shaping, Best Practices
14
Managing Clients
Managing Clients: Setting Expectations, Objections, Deliverable Framing
Client Engagement: Feedback, Active Listenting, Review, Refer
Sales Skills
Winning the Project: Closing Techniques
15
How to Deliver
Essential Project Management Skills
Forming Effective Work Habits & Managing Time: How to Work
16
The Business of Business
Creating Reusable Templates and Materials
Invoicing: System, Sending, Reminding, Collecting, Overdue
Work Deliverable: Dispute Management & Conflict Resolution
Billing Structures and Payment Methods
17
An Eye to the Future
How to Build Thought Leadership to Boost Brand
How to Raise your Prices
Adding a New Service: Analysis, Impact, Decision, How to Start
Solopreneurship: Packaging Expertise to Monetize One to Many