1-DAY BUSINESS GROWTH, STRATEGY & NETWORKING WORKSHOP

FROM IDEA TO BUSINESS

A Practical 1-Day Workshop for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners & Business Leaders

Have a business idea but don’t know where to start?
Already own a business but want to grow, attract more customers, improve profitability, or make better business decisions?

From Idea to Business is an intensive, interactive one-day workshop bringing entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and professionals together to learn practical business strategies, exchange ideas, and build valuable connections.

You’ll spend the day learning how businesses are built, marketed, managed, priced, and grown — while networking with other ambitious people who may become future clients, partners, vendors, mentors, or valuable professional connections.

Come ready to learn, connect, ask questions, and leave with a clearer direction for your business.

DATE

October 29th

TIME

9-5pm

LOCATION

Elements by the Odyssey

16235 South LaGrange Road Orland Park IL 60467

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THE PROGRAM

One Day. Real Strategy. Valuable Connections. A Clearer Business Roadmap.

A full-day intensive covering the fundamentals, strategy, marketing, finances, operations, growth, and real-world decisions that business owners face — all while connecting you with other entrepreneurs and business leaders.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS & GROWTH

Build, position, and understand your business.

  • Evaluate your business idea and its potential

  • Research your market and identify opportunities

  • Understand your ideal customer

  • Improve pricing and profitability

  • Strengthen branding and positioning

  • Understand marketing and customer acquisition

  • Improve operations and business systems

  • Set realistic revenue and growth goals

  • Recognize costly mistakes before they happen

  • Create practical next steps for your business

  • Build a focused 30-day action plan

NETWORKING & CONNECTIONS

BUILD YOUR BUSINESS. BUILD YOUR NETWORK.

Some of the most valuable opportunities in business begin with the right conversation.

From Idea to Business brings together entrepreneurs, established business owners, executives, professionals, and business leaders from across the Chicago area.

  • Meet Business Owners — Connect with people actively building and operating businesses across different industries.

  • Discover Opportunities — Build relationships that may lead to referrals, partnerships, collaborations, vendors, clients, or new ideas.

  • Exchange Real Experience — Hear different perspectives, discuss challenges, and learn from what other business leaders have experienced.

  • Expand Your Professional Network — Meet people outside your normal circle and develop relationships you can continue after the event.

  • Share Ideas & Challenges — Have meaningful conversations with others who understand what it takes to build and grow a business.

  • Create Long-Term Connections — The person sitting next to you could become a future client, partner, vendor, mentor, or valuable professional connection.

What You Walk Away With

You Will Leave With a Better Understanding Of:

How to Start & Structure a Business
Understand the steps involved in turning an idea into a functioning business.

How to Research a Market
Learn how to identify demand, understand customers, and evaluate opportunities.

How to Analyze Competitors
See what competitors are doing, where opportunities exist, and how to position yourself differently.

How to Price With Confidence
Understand expenses, margins, revenue, and profitability before setting your prices.

How Branding Affects Business
Learn how your name, presentation, reputation, and positioning influence customer decisions.

How Google Visibility Works
Understand how customers discover businesses online and why visibility matters.

How to Build Valuable Business Connections

Meet entrepreneurs, owners, executives, and professionals while exchanging ideas and developing relationships that can continue beyond the workshop.

How to Manage Staff Better
Understand how employees, roles, expectations, and accountability affect performance.

How to Prevent Avoidable Losses
Identify common decisions and mistakes that can unnecessarily cost a business money.

How to Understand Business Financials
Develop a stronger understanding of expenses, revenue, profit, and the numbers behind your business.

How to Grow Revenue
Learn practical ways to increase customers, sales, and business opportunities.

How to Make Better Business Decisions
Develop a more strategic approach to evaluating opportunities, risks, and your next move.

Diverse group of business leaders and entrepreneurs seated in a conference room attending a professional small business workshop.

WHY ATTEND?

Business Becomes Easier to Navigate When You Understand What You’re Looking At.

Starting or growing a business can feel overwhelming because there are countless decisions to make.

  • Who is your customer?

  • How much should you charge?

  • Where should you market?

  • Are you actually making money?

  • Should you hire?

  • Should you expand?

  • What should you fix first?

  • Who should you be connecting with?

The purpose of this workshop is to help bring those pieces together.

UNDERSTAND

Understand how the different parts of a business work together and why each one matters.

AVOID

Recognize common mistakes before they cost you unnecessary time, money, and opportunities.

BUILD

Build more confidence in the business decisions you make. 

CREATE

Create a clearer direction instead of constantly guessing what you should do next.

ACT

Turn information into practical next steps you can begin implementing immediately. 

CONNECT
Build relationships with entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and professionals who understand the challenges of building a business. 

Information Creates Clarity. Connections Create Opportunity. Action Creates Results.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Practical • Interactive • Action-Focused

This is designed to be a working business experience — not simply a day of presentations.

One Full Day October 29th

A focused full-day experience covering business fundamentals, strategy, operations, profitability, marketing, and growth.

Business Presentations

Structured sessions covering the topics business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs need to understand.

Practical Exercises

Work through concepts using your own business, idea, goals, and situation.

Worksheets & Materials

Receive practical materials you can use throughout the workshop and reference afterward.

Real Questions & Discussion

Ask questions, discuss business situations, and learn from practical examples.

Real-World Examples

See how different business decisions can affect marketing, pricing, operations, profit, and growth.

Networking Opportunities

Meet other entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and professionals attending the workshop.

30-Day Business Action Plan

Use what you’ve learned to create a focused plan for your next 30 days.

Ibrahim Bazed, Owner and CEO of Eagles Media Enterprises and business growth specialist

Hosted By

Ibrahim Bazed

Owner / CEO • Business Growth Specialist • Consultant

With more than 20 years of business experience, Ibrahim brings a practical perspective to business growth, management, strategy, operations, marketing, and decision-making.

The workshop is structured to help attendees understand both the details and the bigger picture of building and growing a business. Rather than focusing only on theory, Ibrahim will lead practical conversations around real business situations, decisions, common mistakes, opportunities, and strategies attendees can apply to their own businesses. The event also creates an environment where attendees can learn from one another, exchange ideas, and build valuable professional relationships throughout the day.

20+
Years of Experience
Business Growth
Consulting
Practical
Strategy

Who Should Attend

Future Business Owners
You have the ambition but not the roadmap. Learn what to think about before spending money, choosing a niche, pricing, branding, marketing, and opening the doors.
Current Small Business Owners
You are already operating but want stronger revenue, better systems, improved visibility, or a clearer path to growth.
Aspiring Entrepreneurs

You have skills, experience, a passion, or an idea and want to understand how to turn it into a real business.

CEOs & Executives

Sharpen operational thinking, evaluate profitability, identify weaknesses, and develop a stronger strategy across the organization.

Company Teams & Staff

Help employees better understand how the business works, how their role affects performance, and how stronger day-to-day decisions can improve results.

New Business Owners

You recently launched and want a clearer understanding of customers, pricing, marketing, operations, and what you should focus on next.

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You walk in with questions. You walk out with knowledge, direction, actionable next steps — and a stronger business network.”

One Full Day
A focused, complete business workshop designed to maximize your time.

Lunch, Coffee & Breaks
Included during the workshop.

Real Answers. Real Strategy.
Practical conversations about real business challenges

A Working Session Worth Your Time
Come prepared to think, participate, ask questions, and work on your business.

Reserve Your Spot

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

Secure your seat today. Complete the form and our team will reach out to confirm your registration and share final details.

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WORKSHOP INVESTMENT

1-DAY WORKSHOP: $349

No Refunds. Once your registration is confirmed, it is final.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. Travel, transportation, hotel accommodations, and other personal expenses are not included in the registration price.

Yes. Registration is required and seating is limited.

Yes. Participants will have opportunities to complete exercises, ask questions, participate in discussions, and work toward creating their own 30-Day Business Action Plan.

No. The concepts apply across many industries because the workshop focuses on business fundamentals such as customers, pricing, marketing, profitability, operations, strategy, and growth.

Lunch, coffee, and breaks are included both days. You’ll want to bring a notebook or laptop, since you’ll be building a growth roadmap to take home with you.

The workshop is hosted by Ibrahim Bazed, Owner and CEO of Eagles Media Enterprises, who brings more than 20 years of hands-on business experience across management, strategy, operations, marketing, and decision-making.

Registration is capped at 50 attendees total. Keeping the group small is intentional — it keeps the sessions practical and hands-on rather than a large lecture-style seminar.

Yes. Registration includes an option for corporate or group registration for teams who want to attend together.

All workshop registrations are final and non-refundable.

No. The workshop is designed for both people who are considering starting a business and people who are already operating one.

Yes. Participants will receive practical materials and exercises designed to help them work through their business ideas, goals, strategies, and next steps.

READY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP?

Your Idea Could Be the Beginning of Something Bigger.

Whether you’re starting with an idea or already running a small business, From Idea to Business is designed to help you move forward with greater clarity, practical knowledge, stronger decision-making, and a plan you can actually use.

You don’t need to know everything before you begin.

You need to understand what matters, know what to do next, and be willing to take action.