Deadline: 5 April 2024
Are you ready to turn your business idea into reality? Join the exciting venture in Cherokee County – the 192-year-old Startup Community! Secure your spot in the future of entrepreneurship in the free 4-week LaunchPad Bootcamp series for Cherokee County Emerging Entrepreneurs and have the chance to earn up to $5,000 to advance your business idea or launch your new product. Only 15 slots available!
Where will you go with launchpad?
- Week 1: Ideate
- Exploring any new opportunities requires a deep understanding of the problem statement and the needs of those customers who are willing to pay for a satisfactory solution. In week one you will:
- Discover the customer journey and research market size
- Define the problem concisely
- Ideate personal goals for the business
- Exploring any new opportunities requires a deep understanding of the problem statement and the needs of those customers who are willing to pay for a satisfactory solution. In week one you will:
- Week 2: Investigate
- Investigating authentic opportunities can be an energizing process. It’s critical to collect lots of data from a neutral point of view to optimize your initial solution design. In week two you will:
- Challenge assumptions with customer data
- Solidify the problem statement after customer interviews
- Investigate existing solutions
- Investigating authentic opportunities can be an energizing process. It’s critical to collect lots of data from a neutral point of view to optimize your initial solution design. In week two you will:
- Week 3: Refine
- Refining your understanding of the market and potential solutions will help you work more efficiently while being under-resourced. Validated customer knowledge is power! In week three you will:
- Map the customer buyer journey
- Define the minimum SELLABLE product
- Refine your idea deck
- Refining your understanding of the market and potential solutions will help you work more efficiently while being under-resourced. Validated customer knowledge is power! In week three you will:
- Week 4: Launch
- How are you supposed to know what you don’t know? Here – they’ll put you through the framework to help prioritize action items, so you can make your first launch. In week four you will:
- Incorporate without going broke
- Define north star metrics and framework for future accountability
- Create a launch checklist
- How are you supposed to know what you don’t know? Here – they’ll put you through the framework to help prioritize action items, so you can make your first launch. In week four you will:
- Walk away with: Idea Deck, Founder Checklist, Go-To Market
Are you a fit for launchpad?
- Are you a Cherokee County emerging entrepreneur with a business idea/concept OR are you gearing up to launch a new product?
- Do you want to transform your innovative idea into a business?
- Are you interested in developing your business model?
- Are you looking for a go-to market strategy for a new product?
- Do you have a side gig that you want to turn into a business?
- Whether you just have an idea or concept, or you want to launch a new product, this 4-week bootcamp series is designed for you.
For more information, visit Cherokee Office of Economic Development.
