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Using the human body as a model, we believe that a community benefits when every member is allowed to achieve more. Therefore, we endeavor to connect successful business leaders with eager people who desire to be instructed. Our purpose is to equip our students with the necessary tools to succeed.
Our instructors are proven business leaders who are eager to share their “secrets of success” with our students for the purpose of glorifying God and improving the conditions of our community. We believe that when God’s Kingdom rule is extended throughout a community, the conditions of that community improve at every level.
The School of the Marketplace is committed to the success of our students. Our focus is on the practical side of business training. The instruction is not born out of dry academia but is the sum total of years of practical business experience. We want to help produce true servants of God that desire to be wealth generators who then become wealth producers for the purpose of becoming wealth distributors.
The School of the Marketplace is devoted to the belief that the Kingdom of God should extend beyond the walls of the local church and into the marketplace. We believe that the Bible teaches that all believers should be fruitful and multiply, advancing the Kingdom rule of God around the earth. Therefore, we encourage our students to work hard in order to increase and use their influence for the purpose of helping other people, improving the conditions of their community, supporting the ministries of their local church and generally helping mankind.
We accept any and all students who desire to become successful for the purpose of becoming significant. Success is achieved by how much a person makes. Significance is measured by how much a person gives.
Education: We give our students the necessary “know-how” to become successful and achieve more in business.
Motivation: Many people lack the motivation to succeed. Our instructors are uniquely equipped to inspire our students as well as educate them.
Impartation: Spending time with highly motivated people changes a person. Enthusiasm is contagious. That’s why connect our students with local business people who serve as guest lecturers.
Connection: Business is all about people. We see the importance of connecting our students with one another, creating valuable networking opportunities that can produce key relationships now and in the future.
Module One: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT – 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays
Week One: The Kingdom of God and the Marketplace
Week Two: Becoming an Entrepreneur
Week Three: Disciplined for Achievement
Week Four: Discovering Your Success
Module Two: LEADERSHIP – 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays
Week Five: Leadership Goals
Week Six: Developing Your Leadership Skills
Week Seven: Ethics
Week Eight: Team Building
Module Three: SALES – 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays
Week Nine: Customer Service
Week Ten: Successful Sales
Week Eleven: Understanding Your Customers
Week Twelve: Avoiding Sales Destroyers
Second Semester February 9th to April 27th
Module One: MARKETING AND ADVERTISING - 6:30 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays
Week One: Branding Yourself and Your Product
Week Two: Finding Your Demographics
Week Three: Marketing Strategies
Week Four: Getting the Most out of Advertising
Module Two: BUSINESS FINANCE - 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesdays
Week Five: Understanding Your Balance Sheet
Week Six: Understanding Your Income Statement
Week Seven: Understanding Your Pro Forma Analysis
Week Eight: Understanding Your Business Legal Structures
Module Three: COMPLETING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN - 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays
Week Nine: What Lenders Look for in a Business Plan
Week Ten: Understanding Risk Management & Due Diligence
Week Eleven: Review, Open Forum and Credit Summaries
Week Twelve: Business Team Verbal Presentation
Our school year consists of two twelve-week semesters. The first semester starts in September and runs through November. The second semester starts in March and continues through May. Each semester contains three separate modules. These modules represent the major subject divisions of the school year. Each module lasts four weeks.
Each student must return his or her application with a $25.00 non-refundable application fee before classes begin. Students who desire to join after the first day of classes must receive special permission to do so from the initial instructor. Each student will be given an SBI Student Notebook at the beginning of the first semester. The various instructors will give assignments and study notes weekly to the students that must be kept in this notebook.
Students will earn points during the year. Each student must achieve a predetermined number of points in order to graduate. Points will be awarded by class attendance, reading assignments, class notes, homework assignments and group activities. Each student will be part of a team. The instructors will assign these teams at the beginning of the year. Each team will be given certain tasks related to creating an imaginary business. Each student in the team will be awarded points by the overall performance of the team. At the end of the year, the winning team will receive a special award!
Graduation ceremonies will take place the end of May at a location to be announced.
Our tuition is $250.00 a semester. There is a $25.00 application fee due one week before classes begin. $125.00 is due on the first week of classes during both semesters. The balance of each semester’s tuition ($125.00) is due on the first class of the second module (week #5) during both semesters.
An additional 10% late fee will be assessed to each student whose tuition bill is over four weeks late.
Students who owe back tuition for more than 8 weeks will be dismissed from the school until the tuition is paid in full.
The School of the Marketplace is an educational extension of the Soma Family of Ministries. Soma is a network of churches and ministries that relate together for the purpose of fellowship, accountability and strategic outreaches in the United States and abroad. You can learn more about Soma by visiting our website at www.somafamily.com. Soma is a tax-exempt religious organization registered in the State of Ohio. It is governed by a leadership council and is overseen by a lead apostle.
Married students receive a 50% discount on one spouse’s tuition for the first semester if enrolled at the same time. Students paying a one-time payment for the entire year receive a 10% discount on their tuition.
The School of the Marketplace meets in the Soma Headquarters, 75 North Paint Street in historic downtown Chillicothe, Ohio.
Contact Information: 75 N. Paint Street / P.O. Box 913 Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 7 4 0 . 7 0 3 . 5 4 9 7
