Seven Week Course
Welcome to your crash course in social entrepreneurship. For seven weeks you will be thrown into the startup world where you will learn the hustle and flow of entrepreneurship.
Here's what you'll be doing for the duration of the class:
Week One: What's Your Social Issue?
In the first class, we’ll delve into your business idea and discover what social problems you’re addressing for your community. Then we’ll talk about overcoming the three unique challenges social impact companies face through customer development.
Week Two: Building Business Models that Work
A traditional model needs to be tweaked so you can generate revenue while solving social challenges. Business starts with a plan so we’ll help you customize a plan that works for you.
Week Three: Budgeting on a Shoestring
How do you run a business on a shoestring budget when you can’t even afford the shoestrings? We’ll work through creating revenue streams and a minimum viable product so you can afford some ramen while you build your business.
Week Four: Mind Your Mentor
We’re midway through and you’ve worked hard. It’s time to share your idea with someone that could help you get started. We’ll hand-select from our favorite mentors to help you dig in and work on your business.
Week Five: Gaining Traction
How do you gain traction even when you feel like it’s snowing and you have old tires? You can get through the storm by breaking down this behemoth project into prioritized items. We’ll show you how to get started and sustain a system that keeps moving your business forward.
Week Six: Let’s Make Sales
Now it’s time to get people talking about you so you can find your customers. We’ll go through different sales and marketing techniques. And we’ll give you some great networking tips from the trenches.
Week Seven: Bringing It All Together
It’s time to work on your pitch and put all that you’ve learned with us to the test.
