Launch My Business - Start-Up Boot Camp
Launch My Business - Start-Up Boot Camp
The Clatsop SBDC has assembled a thorough 5-session course covering everything you need to know to successfully refine your business concept and create a solid working plan. Coupled with individual coaching from an expert SBDC advisor, this course covers the start-up journey and provides actionable insight into what you need to know to get your business off the ground.
The five boot camp sessions will be held in person from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Clatsop Community College Lexington campus in Astoria. Advising sessions with a Clatsop SBDC advisor will be scheduled in the week following each course.
Video: Katie Earl of Onward Adventures Shares Her Start-up Boot Camp Success Story!
Course Agenda & Topics
October 9th: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
October 23rd: Getting to Know Your Market & Customer
November 6th: Developing Your Financial Forecast
November 20th: Preparing for a Successful Launch
December 4th: Present Your Business Plan
The Start-up Boot Camp is open to those who have recently started a business or are preparing to start a business. Reserve your spot today and you will be contacted by an Advisor to confirm your registration.
Cost: $99
Interested in registering a second person who is, or will be, part of your business? Use code 2ndPer to register the 2nd person for only $49!
Speaker(s): Meyer Freeman & Eric Stromquist Meyer took on the role of Lead Business Adviser in March 2023 after three years as a part-time adviser with the Clatsop SBDC. He has advised more than 370 local entrepreneurs and business owners, helping them start, grow and sell their businesses. Originally from Knappa, Meyer returned to Clatsop County after a 20-year career in Portland with nonprofit Sport Oregon. In 2022 Meyer launched his own business, Playful Pickleball, offering pickleball lessons on the North Coast. Eric spent over 40 years around the Portland restaurant scene, starting as a server with McCormick & Schmick’s while completing his BS degree at PSU, then becoming director of their retail products division. He co-founded Hot Lips Pizza in 1985, also working as a consultant and instructor at Portland’s SBDC. He joined Western Culinary Institute in 1996 as an instructor, eventually becoming VP of Academic Affairs before co-founding Oregon Culinary Institute in 2006 where he served as President until 2015.
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Fee: $ 99.00
Non-credit Class/Workshop Refund Policy: For a class with three sessions or more, students must drop the class within two business days of the class start date in order to receive a full refund.