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SUMMARY:CO.STARTERS Core Business Training: Special STEM and R&D Focus
DESCRIPTION:To register for the cohort\, click here. \nThanks to our sponsor\, Beckley Area Foundation\, the price has been drastically reduced to $52. Regular price is $500! \nOver the course of ten sessions\, you will identify your assumptions about why and how your businesses will work and then talk to customers in order to validate your ideas. This approach enables you to rapidly uncover flaws in your concept and find viable models more quickly. You’ll leave the program with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business\, articulate your model\, and repeat the process with your next great idea. \nThis is a 10 course entrepreneurship development course that will have special content geared towards people in the STEM and R&D fields who are at the beginning stages of launching a business. We will go over how to get funding\, federal contracts\, and certifications that will propel you forward. Including but not limited to: HubZone\, Exporting\, SBIR/STTR\, and Patent 101. This course is very interactive and your attendance to each session will be required for your success.  \n\nOctober 3rd – Kickoff Session 1: Knowing Yourself – Introduction\, Assumptions\, Working Styles\, Team Building\, Obstacles (This session will be in person at the WV Hive offices\, located at 205 S. Kanawha Street\, Beckley WV) If participant is unable to attend in person\, accommodations for virtual attendance can be made.\n\n\nOctober 10th – No class this week\n\n\nOctober 17th – Session 2: Knowing Your Customer – Customer\, Problem\, Alternatives\, Idea Testing\n\n\nOctober 24th – Session 3: Finding the Right Solution – Solution\, Benefit\, Advantage\, Starting Small\, Brand Identity\n\n\nOctober 31st – Session 4: Getting the Relationship Right – Marketing & Message; Getting\, Keeping & Growing Customers\n\n\nNovember 7th – Session 5: Building Blocks – Distribution\, Revenue\, Typical Offering\, Price\n\n\nNovember 14th – Session 6: Structures & Systems – Legal & Accounting Considerations\n\n\nNovember 21st – No class this week\n\n\nNovember 28th – Session 7: Discovering the Bottom Line – Startup & Ongoing Needs\, Fixed & Variable Costs\, Break-Even Point\n\n\nDecember 5th – Session 8: Financial Modeling – Break-Even Point\, Sales Projections\, Cash Flow\, Raising Capital\n\n\nDecember 12th – Session 9: Planning for Growth – Growth Plans\, Goal Setting\, Celebration Prep\n\n\nDecember 19th – Session 10: Celebration – You have come a long way! It is time to be recognized and to celebrate with your peers. Your group gets to decide how this happens.\n\n 
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/co-starters-core-business-training-special-stem-and-rd-focus/
LOCATION:WV Hive Business Hub\, 205 S. KANAWHA STREET\, BECKLEY\, WV\, 25801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,business model,business plan,entrepreneur,entrepreneur education,Funding/Accounting,Networking,pitch,WV Hive Sponsored
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SUMMARY:Effective Online Presence: Selling Online
DESCRIPTION:To register\, click here. \n  \nPresenter Roxy Turner of MARZ Strategies will showcase cost effective ways to sell online using ready to use sales platforms. Whether you are a retail store\, a service or are just starting out selling your products\, this program explores the tools necessary to create an online presence.
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/effective-online-presence-selling-online/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Refocus: A CO.STARTERS Workshop
DESCRIPTION:To register\, click here\nFeeling stuck as an entrepreneur? Find a new way forward for your small business in this two-hour interactive workshop.\nAssess. Adapt. Act now to save your business.\nThis two–hour virtual workshop will help you find the focus and clarity you need to shift your mindset and learn how to meet your customer’s changing needs. If you feel stuck\, join us to identify your best next steps together. \nIn this workshop you will: \n\nDetermine immediate next steps needed to stabilize\n\n\nRe-examine your venture using the CO.STARTERS Canvas\n\n\nStrategize how to better solve your customers’ changing needs\n\n\nLearn how to adapt or refine your business model\n\n\nFind peer support during this time of isolationw\n\n 
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/refocus-a-co-starters-workshop-13/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business,business model,business plan,entrepreneur,entrepreneur education,pitch,WV Hive Sponsored
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