CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.– (CLARKSVILLENOW) The Clarksville Entrepreneur Center will soon offer CO.STARTERS.
CO.STARTES is a nine-week, cohort-based program that equips entrepreneurs of all kinds with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. This program has been made possible through grant funding from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development & Anne and Bob Zelle and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Drawing from the experience of successful entrepreneurs and startup veterans from around the globe, CO.STARTERS walks creative small-business owners through lean, effective business modeling methods in a simple and intuitive way, and with the help of a supportive community. Rather than treating a startup like a large corporation and writing a detailed business plan, CO.STARTERS participants are encouraged to build and test small models first. In the process, participants receive real-time customer feedback, update their models to meet customer needs and avoid creating businesses based on incorrect assumptions.
In Clarksville, CO.STARTERS will be implemented and facilitated by the Clarksville Entrepreneur Center. Our mission is to provide the services, space and support critical to the development of entrepreneurs. The nine-week CO.STARTERS program will kick off on January 23, 2018
The challenges and obstacles that small business owners and entrepreneurs face are often intimidating. Adequate support and resources are crucial to navigating the early days of a new venture.
Small business remains one of the fundamental economic drivers for local economies and job creation, but these smaller-scale startups have not received the same level of support as their high-growth counterparts. CO.STARTERS aims to narrow that gap.
For more information on CO.STARTERS, visit costarters.co. To learn about CO.STARTERS in Clarksville visit http://clarksvilleec.org/co-starters/.