‘Startup 101’ Offers Invaluable Lessons On Starting A Business
Texas A&M invites campus and Bryan-College Station community members to attend all or any of three upcoming “Startup 101” workshops, programs designed to educate and assist aspiring entrepreneurs to kick-start new business ventures.
The first workshop will be on Wednesday (Nov. 4) from 6-8:30 p.m. at Mays Business School, Wehner Bldg., Room 114.
Subsequent workshops at the same time and location will be Nov. 11 and 18. The cost of the three-night program is $30 for Texas A&M students and $60 for non-students. Food will be included at each nightly session.
Startup 101 will feature a variety of expert speakers including Richard Lester, director of Texas A&M’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship (CNVE), who says there are numerous benefits to participating in the program.
“First, to become acquainted with a broad collection of aspiring entrepreneurs from around our region,” he notes. “Next, to learn new skills that will be invaluable in the launching new ventures or managing existing small businesses.”
Lester recommends participants attend all three workshops to get the full benefit of the program.
“Three nights, six great topics,” he asserts. “What value proposition must be offered to support a specific target customer? How will the revenue be gained? What relationships do your customers want? How will the product or service be distributed to your target customer?”
There will also be sessions in new venture financing, social media strategies, IT strategies and lessons from the Bryan-College Station Small Business Development Center, among others.
In addition to Lester, the speaker roster includes Beth Kahlich, SEO and marketing consultant; Chris Scotti, owner of TechBridge and Aggie Angel Network operations manager; Chuck Hinton, oilman and director of NSF I-Corps for CNVE; and Jesse Durden, president of the real estate development and investment firm CapRock.
“Participants will hear from a broad and diverse group of professionals from the academic and practitioner worlds,” explains Lester. “Each speaker will provide real-word expertise and advice based on years of significant experience and research.”
You can register for Startup 101 online.
For more information, email tamu.society@gmail.com.
Startup 101 was launched almost a decade ago by the CNVE; the planning and administration of the program is today the responsibility of the Texas A&M Entrepreneurship Society, a student-led organization whose members are interested in the study and practice of entrepreneurship. Members are welcome from any major and classification. The organization is mentored by CNVE staff.
Media contact: Lesley Henton, Texas A&M Division of Marketing & Communications.
