CO.STARTERS at Collider

Collider supports our local entrepreneurs with innovative events, education, space and storytelling to help foster an inclusive, diverse, and healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Collider

A 10-week program to turn your idea into action!

Collider Coworking@MBC

CO.STARTERS Core is a 10-week long, cohort-based program that equips starters of all kinds with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. All you need to have to join the program is: (1) an idea, (2) openness to question, shape and fine-tune that idea, and (3) willingness to talk about your idea with others. Starters enter into a local facilitator-led, collaborative process with a small and supportive group of 10-15 like-minded peers. Working together, you’ll develop and fine-tune your ideas, critically examining every part and determining next steps through real-time feedback from people in the community. This approach enables entrepreneurs to rapidly uncover flaws in their concepts and find viable models more quickly. You’ll leave the CO.STARTERS Core with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business and repeat the process with your next great idea.<h3></h3><h3>Our next CO.STARTERS Core Session starts January 31, 2023!</h3>This cohort will meet every Tuesday night from January 31-April 4 from 5:30-8:30PM. We will be using a hybrid model for this cohort. The first and last sessions will take place IN PERSON in Rochester, MN (at Collider@MBC, 221 1st Avenue SW, Suite #610). All other sessions will be hybrid (offered in-person and virtual).. Space is limited so register today! *Program fees are nonrefundable. Please register by January 17th to be guaranteed your course materials for the first week of this program.<h3>Dates for this cohort include: January 31, February 7, 14, 21, and 28, March 7, 14, 21, and 28, and April 4.</h3>This program is brought to Rochester, MN by our lead sponsor ThinkBank. A big thank you to our other program sponsors Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Fredrikson &amp; Byron, and Launch Minnesota!<h3>What’s covered in CO.STARTERS Core?</h3>Week 1: Knowing Yourself: Introduction, Assumptions, Working Styles, Team Building, ObstaclesWeek 2: Knowing your Customer: Customer, Problem, Alternatives, Idea TestingWeek 3: Finding the Right Solution: Solution, Benefit, Advantage, Starting Small, Brand IdentityWeek 4: Getting the Relationship Right: Marketing &amp; Message; Getting, Keeping, &amp; Growing CustomersWeek 5: Building Blocks: Distribution, Revenue, Typical Offering, PriceWeek 6: Structures &amp; Systems: Legal &amp; Accounting Considerations Week 7: Discovering the Bottom Line: Startup &amp; Ongoing Needs, Fixed &amp; Variable Costs, Break-Even PointWeek 8: Financial Modeling: Break-Even Points, Sales Projections, Cash Flow, Raising CapitalWeek 9: Planning for Growth: Growth Plans, Goal Setting, Celebration PrepWeek 10: Celebration!<h3>How much does CO.STARTERS Core cost?</h3>This 10-week program costs $150 per participant, which includes the curriculum, facilitation through Rochester-based certified CO.STARTERS Core facilitators, and access to a community of support. Collider Foundation has a limited number of scholarships available on a first-come-first-served needs basis through our community supporters. Please contact us at hello@collider.mn to see if you qualify for a scholarship.

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