CO.STARTERS at Collider

Get your business idea unstuck and moving forward with CO.STARTERS at Collider! Sessions will run each Tuesday evening from July 16th-September 10th from 5-8PM. The first and last sesssions must be attended in person. The other sessions can be attended in person or virtually. Participants must attend at least 7 sessions to successfully complete the program.

Participants can register up to the start of the session on July 30th, if space is still open.

Program Overview

• Interactive Learning: Engage in a multi-session program led by experienced facilitators in a collaborative, small-group setting.
• Flexibility and Focus: Choose from our flexible program options to fit your busy schedule. We offer 9 week cohorts to really dig into the material as well as intensive, quick bootcamps. Our next 9 week cohort will start on July 16th.
• Community and Support: Tap into a rich network of fellow entrepreneurs and receive real-time feedback to refine your business strategies.

What You'll Gain

• Deep Insights: Through a structured curriculum, explore every aspect of business creation from concept to customer.
• Valuable Connections: Build lasting relationships with other entrepreneurs that enhance your learning and provide new opportunities.
• Practical Tools: Leave with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business and the confidence to repeat the process with future endeavors.

All you need to have to join the program is:

• An idea.
• Openness to question, shape and fine-tune that idea.
• Willingness to talk about your idea with others.

This program is a great fit for entrepreneurial starters with a business idea that they want to test out or people already with an operating business (that's 2 years old or less) who want to refine their business model. CO.STARTERS is also a great fit for intrapreneurs, working on concepts within their organization or community.

What to expect:

Each CO.STARTERS session is led by a local facilitator and is a 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 helps entrepreneurial starters like yourself to rapidly uncover flaws in your concepts and find viable models more quickly. You’ll leave the CO.STARTERS with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business and repeat the process with your next great idea.

• Knowing Yourself: Introduction, Assumptions, Working Styles, Team Building, Obstacles
• Knowing your Customer: Customer, Problem, Alternatives, Idea Testing
• Finding the Right Solution: Solution, Benefit, Advantage, Starting Small, Brand Identity
• Getting the Relationship Right: Marketing & Message; Getting, Keeping, & Growing Customers
• Building Blocks: Distribution, Revenue, Typical Offering, Price
• Structures & Systems: Legal & Accounting Considerations
• Discovering the Bottom Line: Staartup & Ongoing Needs, Fixed & Variable Costs, Break-Even Point
• Financial Modeling: Break-Even Points, Sales Projections, Cash Flow, Raising Capital
• Planning for Growth: Growth Plans, Goal Setting, Celebration Prep

Cost varies based on available funding. Enrollment into the program includes the curriculum, facilitation through Rochester-based certified CO.STARTERS facilitators, and access to a community of support. Program fees are nonrefundable.

The CO.STARTERS 9 week program is valued at over $2,000 per participant.

We are able to offer reduced registration fees based on financial need. To see if you qualify, please fill out .

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Collider Foundation, 221 1st Avenue Southwest, Rochester, United States