LaunchPad is back this Thursday!
May 10, 2022
LaunchPad is where the entrepreneurially-minded connect. Featuring a “Startup Week-lite” format, this monthly event series brings you opportunities to expand your networks and grow your business.
Mix & mingle with fellow movers, shakers, entrepreneurs, creatives, founders, freelancers, engineers, researchers. Build networks in & out of your industry. Learn what and connect with who you need to launch your: startup, business, product, idea, collaborative, nonprofit.
From 12 – 8 p.m. CONNECT at The Hub and enjoy free, open coworking
And SPUR TANGIBLE PROGRESS — attend workshops curated to help you move your endeavor forward. Don’t just watch a presentation, actually do some work, & leave with a tangible take-away you can implement tomorrow.
At the May 12, 2022 LaunchPad, experience:
3:30-5:30 P.M. SBIR Outline Review
Experts from Entrepreneurs’ Center and Parallax Advanced Research’s APEX program join forces to help you build your Small Business Innovation Research program proposal. They ‘ll answer the questions you have as you work to get funding for your startup.
3:30-5:30 P.M. Top 10 Must-Haves for Financial Forecasting
Don’t up mess your financial foundation — build your financial projections correctly, right from the start! Arthi and Patrick from the Book+Street team will help you piece together the custom lego blocks of your business and understand the impacts of revenue, expenses to financial projections, and rules of cash flow to help you build your vision in a sustainable manner.
5:30-7:30 P.M. You Will Fail — Here’s Why That’s Good.
You can’t outlearn failure — even Beyonce fails sometimes! A product drop or event failure is not a personal failure. In fact, failures can be stepping stones to success. Join founders LeKeisha Grant & Christina Mendez as they help you learn how to move through your own.
5:30-7:30 P.M. No, You Can’t Pick My Brain.
Entrepreneurs, and especially women, often undercharge and experience imposter syndrome. In this session, Whitney Barkley, founder of Speakerazzi and Director of the Greater West Dayton Incubator, will help you understand how to set the right pricing and market your worth.
