CO.STARTERS at Collider Bootcamp | Collider Foundation

Bootcamp is in-person only from 9 AM-4 PM Monday February 19th and Tuesday February 20th.

Entrepreneurship is an exciting journey, but the path forward isn’t always clear.

During this two day bootcamp, you’ll collaboratively work with peers to strategize, problem solve, and apply business basics to your idea or venture. Our goal is to challenge you, stretch your thinking, and give you concrete tools to bring your business to life. This bootcamp is not about listening; it’s about doing.

Part 1: Discover Understand your business model and how to refine it. We’ll cover:

Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset
Building your business model using The CO.STARTERS Canvas
Refining your model with customer discovery
Refining your model through starting small
Part 2: Promote Learn how to market your business. We’ll cover:

Building relationships through marketing
Crafting your message
Choosing your marketing channels
Developing your “pitch”
Part 3: Build Dive into the basic building blocks needed for your financial modeling. We’ll cover:

Distributing your product or service
Knowing your value (before you set your price)
Understanding your costs
Calculating a break-even point
Part 4: LaunchBuild momentum by goal setting. We’ll cover:

Setting priorities
Identifying 30, 60, and 90-day milestones
Getting SMART about tasks
Creating a plan + staying on track
CO.STARTERS Bootcamp will give you:

a safe place to share, experiment, fail, and learn together.
a framework for better identifying and addressing key issues.
connections to people and resources to help you make progress in your business.
concrete next steps to focus on going forward, starting with the most important.
confidence you’re headed in the right direction.

This program is supported by the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Participants who fully complete the program are eligible for up to $25 of transportation or childcare costs to be reimbursed post program. The $50 entry cost also includes a light lunch and snacks.