In keeping with our theme, Making Money In 2020, here is a dream come true for those motivated enough to take advantage of a program like this which Project Manager Douglas Saenz describes as:
CareerSource Broward’s Start-Up Now is a unique entrepreneurship training program in South Florida that helps people bring their innovative ideas to life. We partner with the Innovation Hub @ Broward College to bring you a demanding and profitable hands-on learning experience that will challenge you. This rigorous yet rewarding program has launched 27 companies.
Facilitated and mentored by entrepreneurs, investors and C-level professionals, we offer you about $25,000 worth of best practices, education and mentoring. Your commitment is to start your business and meet specific deliverables.
I describe it as Awesome!!! Basically, it is a structured program that teaches you how to (1) determine product-market fit, (2) write a business plan, and (3) create a pitch deck. Currently, all program costs are underwritten by our sponsors.
However, it is not for the faint of heart because it is a rigorous program. You, have to be committed and willing to give it your all.
After a four-week Boot Camp covering the basics of entrepreneurship, marketing and accounting, the Lean Launchpad phase helps you determine product-market fit. This methodology is used by start-ups and establish companies launching new products.
Next, Start-Up+ teaches you how to write a business plan and pitch, and shows you what to look for in the critical next steps. The final phase – Launch – holds you accountable to your business
plan and provides the encouragement and push to execute your plan.
If you are licensing your product, you must still determine product-market fit. And licensing instead of manufacturing it yourself is simply a different go-to-market strategy.
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