CO.STARTERS Get Started Workshop

Help aspiring entrepreneurs take the first step.

what is it?

This introductory workshop helps participants explore their ideas and define next steps.

This three-hour workshop makes for a great starting point or recruitment tool for other programs. If you're brand new to building entrepreneurial ecosystems, this is an easy program you can implement quickly to connect entrepreneurs with each other.

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Why it works

Because this workshop represents such a short commitment, it’s a highly versatile tool. Use it for the complete entrepreneurship novice or business owners who are new to the lean startup method.

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An easy entry point

Give people an easy front door to starting a business. The Get Started Workshop is three hours of discussion, experimentation, and planning—just enough to offer an exciting taste of the entrepreneurship journey.

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Business—the very basics

This workshop covers the very basics—knowing yourself, your customer, and how to start small. We don’t get into the weeds here. It’s just enough to help participants define their next step.

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Spark connection in your community

The first step to growing your community is to get entrepreneurs talking to each other. This workshop will introduce creative people to each and give them a launch pad for future collaboration.

what's inside?

Workshop content

The Get Started Workshop is broken down into three sections.

Explore Your Idea

Participants are introduced to the CO.STARTERS Canvas and outline their ideal customer and the problem that customer has.

Refine Your Model

The group covers the concept of customer discovery; participants learn the importance of starting small and brainstorm how they might test their ideas.

Define Next Steps

Each participant leaves with a plan for what they can do in the next hour, day, week, and month to move their venture forward.

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Who it's for

CO.STARTERS Get Started Workshop is great for any idea that needs clarity and direction—whether it's an entrepreneur who's early-stage, time-strapped, or just plain stuck.

This workshop will help participants:

Explore and test their idea out to see if they want to pursue it further

Understand the lean startup method and why it's important to start small

Meet other people who have ideas and want to start new things in the community

Get connected with the local entrepreneurial ecosystem

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Don't take our word for it.

"I would absolutely recommend the Get Started Workshop. I think this workshop is a great way for budding entrepreneurs to receive practical tools to kickstart their ideas. Sometimes being in a space with like-minded people is very helpful. The connections I made inspired me to roll up my sleeves and keep working."

Learn more about bringing CO.STARTERS Get Started Workshop to your community.

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