Part 1
Hosted by Jeannie Ralston, NextTribe co-founder and Michelle Breyer, COO of SKU start up incubator.
Tuesdays June 8, 15, 22, 29
(Each session is 90 minutes to 2 hours, starting at 7 pm ET, 6 CT, 5 MT, 4 PT)
$49 for non-members; $39 for members.
The four sessions will cover:
June 8th: Your Story. What do you bring to the business you’re planning?
June 15th: Your Idea. What is the customer problem you’re solving for and how will you make money? Guest speaker: Jeannie Edmunds, a.k.a. “Start Up Jeannie,” an advisor and mentor to new and growing businesses.
June 22nd: Your Market. Who will be buying the product or service and what are the trends in the industry? Guest speaker: Ricki Fairley, founder and CEO of award-winning Dove Marketing.
June 29th: Your Competitors. What is your competitive advantage and how will you stand out in the market? Guest speaker: TBA
If you cannot attend all of the sessions, we will record each one and make them available to you.
To sign up for Part 1, click here.
Part 2
Hosted by Jeannie Ralston, NextTribe co-founder, with guest experts speaking at each session.
Tuesdays, July 6, 13, 20, 27
(Each session is 90 minutes to 2 hours, starting at 7 pm ET, 6 CT, 5 MT, 4 PT)
$119 for Parts 1 & 2, non-members; $99 for Parts 1 & 2, members.
The four sessions of Part 2 will cover:
July 6th: An overview of legal considerations. Guest speakers: Helene Pretzky, California attorney with a practice solely focused on entrepreneurs, and Michele Martell, intellectual property attorney.
July 13th: An overview of building a workable business model. Guest speaker: Ava Seave, strategy consultant and adjunct professor at Columbia University Business School.
July 20th: How to put together a pitch deck. Guest speaker: Kana Livolsi, CEO and co-founder of Dos Mundos Creative, which specializes in helping clients develop their pitch decks.
July 27th: Funding options. Our guest speaker is a specialist in the various kinds of funding available to you, including crowdfunding, depending on your type of business and your financial needs.
If you cannot attend all of the sessions, we will record each one and make them available to you.
To sign up for Parts 1 and 2, click here.
Part 3
Everyone who attends the workshop will be invited to submit their pitch decks between July 27th and September 7th. We will choose 5 to 6 worthy ideas to move forward, allowing the entrepreneurs behind those ideas to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors at the end of September. Our panel will be made up of women in our age group who regularly invest in start ups and are eager to help other women succeed. These women have access to funds and the women we choose to pitch will have direct access to them.
You must attend Parts 1 and 2 of the workshop to submit your pitch deck for consideration.
An administrative fee ($40 for non-members and $20 for members) will be charged for pitch deck submissions. A separate submission procedure will be announced before July 27th.
