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Fordham Startups
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The Fordham Accelerator for Business
An Innovative Resource Supporting Entrepreneurs and Startup Ventures
The Fordham Accelerator for Business, sponsored by the Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration provides educational resources and a portfolio of programs and services designed to prepare aspiring entrepreneurs to launch a business. Services offered span the entire process of new business development, from idea development through new business incubation.
Who Can Attend:
These programs are open to the entire Fordham Community, including undergraduate and graduate students of any discipline, as well as alumni, veterans, faculty, staff, parents, and friends. Many programs are also appropriate for professionals already running a business who want to pivot, launch a new product, or get a skills refresher.
Class sizes are limited to maximize personal attention, and a nominal fee is charged.
Students who wish to obtain academic credit must secure an independent study with a faculty advisor.
Programs:
The Accelerator’s flagship clinic, Fordham Startups, launched in 2011, offers an intensive “Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp.” The first program of its type at Fordham, the Startups provides a concentrated "how-to" program designed to prepare entrepreneurs of all ages to launch or build a business.
Fordham Accelerator for Business Programs vary by semester, with new programs being launched and tested based on current markets and student feedback. In addition to Startups, other programs include Idea Gym, Leadership and Business Development Boot Camp, Explore, Develop, Operating and Marketing Plan Development, and Club FABU, which offers a variety of events on topics of interest to entrepreneurial audiences, such as IP Management, Hiring a Team, and Product Sourcing.
Summer 2013 PROGRAMS
- FORDHAM STARTUPS
Fordham Startups is a pre-incubator program designed to educate, support, and inspire entrepreneurs of all ages who want to launch a business. The program is designed for people with ideas who want to move them forward to a building a business and market. The intensive 2-weekend format will address all primary areas of the business plan. Each participant will be matched with a mentor and will have the opportunity to complete the development of a pitch presentation.
Summer 2013 Class Dates, Times & Location:
Two Intensive weekends, Friday through Sunday
May 31 – June 2 and June 7 – 9
Fri. 5:30 – 9 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Lowenstein Center, Lincoln Center Campus
STARTUPS REGISTRATION
Open to the Fordham Community and Beyond: including undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty, staff, family, and friends in the Metro New York area.
Cost (includes lunch and snacks):
$350 for current Fordham students
$500 for all other participants (scholarships available).
Please bring check or credit card with you to the first meeting.
For More Information:
Please contact Jean Howard, Program Director at jhoward12@fordham.edu.
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EXPLORE – Can your idea become a business? New for Summer 2013!
Focused on the viability of a business idea, this intensive weekend helps participants develop a process through which an idea may be vetted. Market definition and research approaches will be discussed. Participants will finish program with market data and understanding of viability of idea based on market assessment.
Summer 2013 Class Dates, Times & Location:
Friday through Sunday
June 7 – 9
Fri. 5:30 – 9 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fordham Westchester Campus
Open to the Fordham Community and Beyond: including undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty, staff, family, and friends in the Metro New York area.
Cost (includes lunch and snacks):
$175 for current Fordham students
$250 for all other participants (scholarships available).
Please bring check or credit card with you to the first meeting.
For More Information:
Please contact Jean Howard, Program Director at jhoward12@fordham.edu.
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DEVELOP – Take your Entrepreneurial Business Concept to the Next Level New for Summer 2013!
An in-depth continuation of the material covered in the Startups program. The prerequisite for this intensive weekend is a viable idea and market definition. Participants will have an opportunity to develop the framework for the business. Focus is on operations, team development, financials and funding.
Summer 2013 Class Dates, Times & Location:
Friday through Sunday
June 21-23
Fri. 5:30 – 9 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fordham Westchester Campus
Open to the Fordham Community and Beyond: including undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty, staff, family, and friends in the Metro New York area.
Cost (includes lunch and snacks):
$175 for current Fordham students
$250 for all other participants (scholarships available).
Please bring check or credit card with you to the first meeting.
For More Information:
Please contact Jean Howard, Program Director at jhoward12@fordham.edu.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Leadership and Business Development Boot Camp—Coming August 2013 at Fordham Westchester!
Fordham Accelerator for Business
Fall 2013 Programs (tentative schedule September - December)
- Pitch Workshop and Presentations
- Startups
- Operating Plan Development
- Marketing Plan Development
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