StartHere Cedar Valley
StartHere is an eight week program created to help entrepreneurs get their ideas for a new product or service off the ground. Whether you're new to starting a business or you've done it before, StartHere will help provide the peer support, tools, and accountability to help you turn your idea into a detailed, working business model.
This application is closed. For more information, contact patrick.luensmann@uni.edu
Are you ready to StartHere?
- 8 weeks of hands-on support and feedback from other business founders
- Walk away with a 3-month plan and 3 months of on-going support after the program to keep your idea moving
- Guest speakers from some of the most notable companies in the Cedar Valley
- A peer group of other starters & business founders
- Access to an entire community of startup resources and support
StartHere is for starters, creators, and builders who have an idea for a new product or service. Whether you're new to starting a business or you've done it before, the only real prerequisites are that you have an idea you're ready and willing to pursue and you are willing to dedicate one night a week to working on that idea in collaborative, group-based environment.
Whether you're new to starting a business or you've done it before, the only real prerequisites are that you have an idea you're ready to pursue and you are willing to dedicate one night a week to working on that idea in collaborative, group-based environment.
When it comes to learning entrepreneurial skills or how to start a business, there are plenty of options. You could read books, take an online course, attend workshops, or plain old trial and error. Our cohort-based workshops are different. Participants learn by doing.
With the support of an experienced entrepreneur and facilitator, you'll identify your assumptions about the problem you're solving and how your business will work, then talk with real customers to validate those assumptions and move your idea forward. You'll be held accountable and supported throughout the program, as the certified facilitators help facilitate, steer, and reinforce your progress through real-time feedback, live workshops, and 1:1 coaching.
What sets this program apart is that it is taught and led by practicing entrepreneurs. Everything in this program has been tested and used in the real world. You'll leave the program knowing how to communicate your idea clearly and concisely, understand your customers better than they do, and how to create a sustainable business model for your idea moving forward. All alongside a peer group of support and resources to help you do it.
- 8 weeks of hands-on support and feedback from other business founders
- Walk away with a 3-month plan and 3 months of on-going support after the program to keep your idea moving
- Guest speakers from some of the most notable companies in the Cedar Valley
- A peer group of other starters & business founders
- Access to an entire community of startup resources and support
StartHere is for starters, creators, and builders who have an idea for a new product or service. Whether you're new to starting a business or you've done it before, the only real prerequisites are that you have an idea you're ready and willing to pursue and you are willing to dedicate one night a week to working on that idea in collaborative, group-based environment.
Whether you're new to starting a business or you've done it before, the only real prerequisites are that you have an idea you're ready to pursue and you are willing to dedicate one night a week to working on that idea in collaborative, group-based environment.
When it comes to learning entrepreneurial skills or how to start a business, there are plenty of options. You could read books, take an online course, attend workshops, or plain old trial and error. Our cohort-based workshops are different. Participants learn by doing.
With the support of an experienced entrepreneur and facilitator, you'll identify your assumptions about the problem you're solving and how your business will work, then talk with real customers to validate those assumptions and move your idea forward. You'll be held accountable and supported throughout the program, as the certified facilitators help facilitate, steer, and reinforce your progress through real-time feedback, live workshops, and 1:1 coaching.
What sets this program apart is that it is taught and led by practicing entrepreneurs. Everything in this program has been tested and used in the real world. You'll leave the program knowing how to communicate your idea clearly and concisely, understand your customers better than they do, and how to create a sustainable business model for your idea moving forward. All alongside a peer group of support and resources to help you do it.
Format
During Start Here, you'll dig deep into the idea you have for a new product or service. You'll examine every part of it and identifying your next steps through real-time feedback with the facilitators and, most importantly, your customers. Over the 8 weeks we'll cover:
Foundations
- Week 1: Knowing Yourself
- Week 2: Understanding the Problem
- Week 3: Identifying the Best Solution
Tools of the Trade
- Marketing, Messaging, and Distribution
- Week 5: Figuring Out Your Costs, Pricing, and How to Make Money
- Week 6: Sales Projections, Cash Flow, and Understanding your Financial Model
Planning for Growth
- Week 7: Business Plans, Resources, and Partnerships Needed
- Week 8: Business Structures, Systems, and Next Steps
- Week 9: Celebration!
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The Fall 2023 cohort will meet on Tuesday nights from 6PM-9PM, September 5th-October 24th. StartHere costs a flat fee of $299. Scholarships and payment schedules are potentially available.