The Fall 2019 Entrepreneurship Academy is a series of workshops exclusively for students in the College of Arts and Sciences.

This non-credit series of workshops is presented by Career Success and  taught by successful Arts and Sciences alumni as well as local members of the entrepreneurship community.

The program provides a foundation for understanding what is required to develop an idea into an entrepreneurial venture.

Those that complete the program have the option to deliver a final pitch and be considered for cash awards for best presentation.

The Academy will meet weekly from 7-9 pm on the following dates:

September 10, 2019 : Ideation

September 17, 2019 : Value Proposition and Customer Validation

September 24, 2019 : Target Markets and Marketing Essentials

October 1, 2019 : Business Plan

October 8, 2019 : Financials and Funding

October 15, 2019 : Building Your Pitch

November 8, 2019 : Final pitch presentation

A unique feature of this program is that each participant will have access to an alumni mentor to assist them with developing their idea and business plan!

Program goals:

• Understand the challenges of becoming a successful entrepreneur and how this career path relates to your personal goals and values

• Refine and further develop your concept

• Understand the types of business models and determine what model is best suited to your concept

• Identify your target market and how you can test your ideas

• Develop the basics on how to construct a business plan

• Discover what goes in to financing a concept and the resources available

• Understand and apply what makes an effective pitch

• Gain familiarity with internal and external resources

• Understand the basics of creating a marketing plan

Registration is open and space is limited. Please register through Handshake  or contact Scott Kustis at kustis.1@osu.edu