Startup Sprint
FREE Workshops and Resources for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
The Startup Sprint series will provide you with a speedy beginning, to make your business idea a reality! This series will feature alternating weeks of educational workshops from Mid-State Technical College instructors and Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions with local professionals. Learn QuickBooks one week and pepper an accountant with your specific questions the next. The goal is to give you the training and resources necessary to get your business off and running. Ready. Set. SPRINT!
Registration is easy. Simply complete the registration form and you will be sent all of the class details (including room numbers & zoom links). Register Today!
Launch Party/Social
A virtual launch session, bringing together participants and stakeholders from across the entire region! A Zoom link will be emailed following registration.
Week One -
Creating a Business Plan
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (5:30-8:30PM)
Great ideas often need a plan of action to become a reality. In this presentation, participants will learn about the major components of a business plan and how they can begin to formulate their own individualized business plan to support their idea.
Week Two -
Small Business
Development
LOCATION: Virtual (Zoom Link Emailed)
TIME: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (6:30-8:30PM)
Explore the opportunities and offerings available at the University of Wisconsin Steven Point’s Small Business Development Center.
Week Three -
Start, Grow, & Sustain Your Business
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (5:30-8:30PM)
Starting a small business is all about money, but before you can start spending, you have to first understand how to effectively manage a budget, implement cash controls and keep the books. This session will start with the foundations for basic accounting and finance principles to give you the basics you need to get started strong. You'll learn how to keep your business and personal finances separate and to protect your savings. This session will also introduce how to get your seed money through small business loans and crowd funding.
Week Four -
AMA(Ask Me Anything) with a Lender
LOCATION: Virtual (Zoom Link Emailed)
TIME: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
(see registration email for updated date/time)
Meet with a professional Lender and ask anything related to Small Business Lending/Equity in Lending. Send in your questions in advance or join the virtual meeting to ask your questions LIVE.
Week Five -
QuickBooks
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 (5:30-8:30PM)
For a modest investment in time and money, small organizations can now harness the power of accounting software, such as QuickBooks. Explore the basics of accounting, and how to save time and reduce errors using QuickBooks. We’ll start by looking at the basics of accounting for small businesses and finish with QuickBooks operations.
Week Six -
AMA(Ask Me Anything) with an Accountant
LOCATION: Virtual (Zoom Link Emailed)
TIME: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
(see registration email for updated date/time)
This virtual Accountant panel is a great resource to get your financial questions answered. Send in your questions in advance or join the virtual meeting to ask your questions LIVE.
Week Seven -
Legal Issues & Your New Business
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 (5:30-8:30PM)
This presentation will include guidance on legalities, LLCs, sole proprieties, S-corps, C-corps and how business owners can avoid legal trouble as they start, grow, and sustain their business.
Week Eight -
AMA(Ask Me Anything) with a Lawyer
LOCATION: Virtual (Zoom Link Emailed)
TIME: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
(see registration email for updated date/time)
This virtual legal panel is a great resource to get your legal questions answered. Send in your questions in advance or join the virtual meeting to ask your questions LIVE.
Week Nine -
Marketing Strategy and Social Media Marketing
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
(see registration email for updated date/time)
This presentation will help you craft business messaging that is in-line with the way your customers use social media, while staying consistent with you overall brand messaging. Social media tools will be featured to help you understand which social media platforms work well for your business. If time allows, measurement tools can be reviewed and discussed to help you set goals and measure the success of your new messaging strategy.
Week Ten -
AMA(Ask Me Anything)
with a Software Developer
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 (5:30-8:30PM)
Having a web presence is essential for any small business. This session is designed to help you develop, understand and optimize your website. Whether you are starting from scratch or just looking to update/add features to an existing website, this course is for you. Start by learning strategies of successful web design, and wrap with opportunities for hands-on web programming. Website monetization and transaction management will also be addressed.
Week Eleven -
Building and Developing a Staff for Small Business
LOCATION: Mid-State Technical College
Stevens Point Campus (Zoom option available)
TIME: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (5:30-8:30PM)
It takes an army! This session will focus on building and developing a staff of employees including recruitment, professional development, and HR related potential issues.
Week Twelve -
Small Business
Round Table
LOCATION & TIME: TBD
(see registration email for updated location, date/time)
Meetup at a local business to review, recap and catch up!
Week Thirteen -
Closing Party/Social
LOCATION & TIME: TBD
(see registration email for updated location, date/time)
Meetup at a local business to review, recap and catch up!
Registration is easy. Simply complete the registration form and you will be sent all of the class details (including room numbers & zoom links). Register Today!