Launch Denver Spring 2025 Cohort

Launch Denver is a FREE 10-week Business Startup virtual workshop hosted by Metropolitan State University. We meet in person for three sessions and always on zoom. The program is designed to guide you through the process of entrepreneurship, starting and growing a business. This powerful program is taught by a variety of professors, alumni and community partners, including The World Trade Center Denver.

Potential Goals of Launch Denver:

• Learn the fundamentals of business from subject matter experts
• Write or strengthen your business plan
• Discovery your relationship to money and how to attract abundance to fund your passion
• Determine the feasibility of the endeavor based on financial forecasting
• Create a pitch deck to share with stakeholders
• Create an MVP (minimum viable product) to generate feedback
• Pitch your idea to potential stakeholders/investors/judges
• Network with other entrepreneurs
• Gain access to resources and financial support through the micro loan program

If you want to participate in this powerful program, complete the application at this link:

http://bit.ly/3VdknJZ

Zoom access will be sent to you based on your signing up at that link.

Spring 2025 Schedule of dates and topics

1: FEB 12—Orientation, Fundamentals of Starting a Business, Guest Entrepreneur, (in person room TBD and Zoom)
2: FEB 19—Goal Setting, Vision & Mission, SWOT, Market & Competitive Research using IBIS World
3: FEB 26—Branding Strategy & Digital Transformation with Kayla Klein of Creative Alchemy (Zoom).
4: MAR 5—Business Structure, Strategic Marketing Plan, Website & SEO (Zoom)
5: MAR 12—Money as Your Business Partner workshop
6: MAR 19—Organizational plan, Funding Your Business, Financial Forecasting, Key costs & streams of revenue (Zoom)
MAR 26 Spring break
7: APR 2—Financial Feasibility Adjustments (in-person room TBD and Zoom)
8: APR 9—Legal & Insurance Concerns (Zoom)
9: APR 16—Promotion & Social Media Strategy, Pitch Presentation Preparation (Zoom)
10: APR 23—Pitch Presentations and Graduation Ceremony (in person room TBD and Zoom)

Sign up today: http://bit.ly/3VdknJZ