Founders’ Readiness Retreat
Risk Reduction for Prospective Entrepreneurs
June 9-11
October 6-8
Who should attend…anyone considering the launch of a technology-based business.
- Inventors with exciting technological developments
- University faculty members with revolutionary research results
- Web developers with fresh business concepts
- Career shifters thinking about starting a company
- When your business concepts are still forming
- Before you incorporate, write a business plan or launch a web site
- Before you spend any significant time or personal money
What you will study…key issues and concepts related to planning and launching a new technology-based business.
- Considerations for the business founder: personal expectations, roles and responsibilities, managing pace and maintaining focus
- Capturing the strategic essence of the new business
- The power of the M-Words: Meaning, Motivation, Moxie, Market, Magic, Model, Management, Money, Mastery and Measurability
- Connecting with the business community: the language of business, accounting de-mystified, financial modeling, preparing for investment
- The definition of success and the importance of full commitment
- Check-in after dinner on Wednesday evening. Meet your fellow campers and prepare mentally for a busy day-and-a-half.
- Camp begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday.
- A full day of stimulating topics and activities ends at 9:00 p.m.
- Camp re-convenes with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning.
- Another action-packed morning completes the curriculum.
- Camp ends with lunch on Friday.
- Generous breaks allow time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and still keep up with your existing responsibilities.
What it costs…much less than a failed launch.
Includes: Two breakfasts, two lunches, one dinner, two social hours and two nights in a picturesque cabin in the mountains.
- $300.00: Student attendee
- $500.00: One attendee
- $800.00: Two attendees from same company
Contact Lindsey Eversole, Member Services Manager