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Summit Credit Union and StartingBlock partner for 2nd cohort of 1-Year Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs

We’re thrilled to announce that StartingBlock has extended it’s partnership with Summit Credit Union to offer a 1-Year Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs.

  • Applications are open through December 13, 2024
  • Fellowship begins – Feb 4th, 2025 
  • Companies must be based in Wisconsin

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

  • 1 year membership to StartingBlock (24×7 access) + with desk space available
  • Access to StartingBlock member benefits, including 90% discount on Hubspot CRM
  • Pairing with an accountability coach for the duration of the fellowship
  • The fellowship launches with an intensive 12 week boot camp followed by 9 months of speakers and check-ins.  Topics covered will include:
    1. Business Planning 
    2. Business Market/Sector Analysis
    3. Business models
    4. Customer discovery
    5. Revenue models
    6. Partner and resource identification and management
    7. Business pitching
    8. Business leadership
    9. Financial planning
    10. Preparing for funding 

LOCATION

StartingBlock, 821 East Washington, Madison

IDEAL CANDIDATE

  • Is willing to commit full-time to her business
  • Has the desire to scale her business
  • Has a business model that is scalable
  • Has not raised significant outside capital
  • Can benefit from StartingBlock coaching and from access to Summit Credit Union executives
  • Lives in South Central Wisconsin and can readily access StartingBlock in downtown Madison
  • Is organized as a for profit or a benefit corporation

MORE INFORMATION 

More details are available on our website at startingblockmadison.org. Contact the StartingBlock Program staff with questions or to learn more: programs@startingblockmadison.org.

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