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SUMMARY:Venture School Classes Begin
DESCRIPTION:Venture School Fall 2024 Applications due September 12\nThe NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has partnered with the University of Iowa to bring Venture School to Mason City\, Iowa. Venture School is the state of Iowa’s premiere entrepreneurial training program. Established in 2013\, the eight-week Venture School program is built from a streamlined curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps at Stanford University and the University of California\, Berkeley. \nSince its inception\, Venture School has helped guide over 250 teams across the state of Iowa\, and is designed to benefit Iowa startups\, small businesses\, non-profits\, and corporate innovation teams. While Venture School is designed primarily for start-ups\, it also has value for non-profits and businesses looking to introduce a new product or to expand into new territories. \nParticipants will gain marketing and make valuable connections to help them take their innovative idea to the next level. Venture School is currently looking for hardworking teams and individuals throughout the North Iowa and Southern Minnesota regions to join the upcoming Fall program. \nParticipating teams will also be eligible to compete for cash awards both locally and at the state level during the Venture School launch day at EntreFEST  in Summer 2025. \nBenefits\n\nGain focus and clarity for your business idea and build your foundational business model\nTest and prove your business idea through guided customer discovery interviews to find product-market fit\nLearn from experienced entrepreneurs\, coaches\, and instructions\nMake valuable connections with local communities and other external groups that can help you define your key activities and get the resources you need to start and grow your business\nCreate a business model that becomes the core foundation of how you provide and deliver value to your customers and clients\nAvoid wasting the time\, energy\, and money and create a sustainable business model that will deliver your customers what they need\, want and are willing to pay for\n\nDetails\nCost: $299 per team \nWhen: Fall 2024 \nSchedule: \nOrientation (in person): September 19 \nClasses (virtual): Thursdays\, September 26 – November 7 (no class Thursday October 3) \nFinal in-person presentations: Thursday\, November 14 \nTime: 5:30 – 9:00pm \nRegistration Deadline: September 12\, 2024 \nContact Candi Karsjens at candi.karsjens@niacc.edu with questions\, or if you are a local entrepreneur interested in becoming a Venture School coach. \nApply now for Fall 2024\nApply for Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School Launch Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:Teams from the Fall 2023 cohort of Venture School present their business pitch to a panel of judges\, with the top prize winning $1\,500 in seed money. Additional prizes will be awarded. \nThe Fall 2023 cohort will compete in person after attending classes virtually for 7 weeks of training\, customer discovery\, and developing their business model alongside local entrepreneur coaches. \nDoors open at 5pm. Competition begins at 5:30pm. \nLearn more about Venture School in North Iowa. \nContact Ashley Page at ashley.page@niacc.edu with questions or if you are a local entrepreneur interested in becoming a Venture School coach. To apply for the Spring 2023 cohort\, visit the University of Iowa Venture School Program and select the Mason City cohort in the drop-down menu. Or submit an Interest Form.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-launch-day-competition-5/
LOCATION:NIACC Activity Center\, 500 College Dr\, Mason City\, IA\, 50401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School Launch Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:Teams from the Fall 2022 cohort of Venture School present their business pitch to a panel of judges\, with the top prize winning $1\,500 in seed money. Additional prizes will be awarded. \nThe Fall 2022 cohort will compete in person after attending classes virtually for 7 weeks of training\, customer discovery\, and developing their business model alongside local entrepreneur coaches. \nDoors open at 5pm. Competition begins at 5:30pm. \nLearn more about Venture School in North Iowa. \nContact Candi Karsjens at candi.karsjens@niacc.edu with questions or if you are a local entrepreneur interested in becoming a Venture School coach. To apply for the Spring 2022 cohort\, visit the University of Iowa Venture School Program and select the Mason City cohort in the drop-down menu. Or submit an Interest Form.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-launch-day-competition-4/
LOCATION:NIACC Activity Center\, 500 College Dr\, Mason City\, IA\, 50401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Venture School
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220916
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SUMMARY:Venture School Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Applications for the Fall 2022 Venture School program are due September 15. \nTo apply\, visit http://www.venture-school.com and select the Mason City cohort in the drop-down menu. \nThe University of Iowa Venture School is the premier statewide program for entrepreneurs and is built from a streamlined curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps at Stanford University and the University of California\, Berkeley. Venture School emphasizes real-world entrepreneurship and innovation based on a leading-edge curriculum. Participants will encounter the chaos and uncertainty of creating new ventures based on customer discovery. \nFall 2022 Venture School program will be held as a hybrid class. An in-person orientation will be held Thursday\, September 29 to explain the course expectations and to meet the Coaches. Following classes will be held via Zoom October 6 – November 10. The Launch Day Pitch Competition will be held in-person on the NIACC campus on Thursday November 17. \nContact Candi Karsjens at candi.karsjens@niacc.edu with questions or if you are a local entrepreneur interested in becoming a Venture School coach.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-application-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School Launch Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Spring 2022 cohort of the North Iowa Venture School will compete in the Venture School Launch Day Competition Thursday\, March 24th. Each team will present their pitch to a panel of judges\, followed by a Q&A. Up to $5\,000 in prizes will be awarded. The event will be held via Zoom and in-person at the Activity Center at NIACC with social distancing and masks required. \n12 teams are participating in the North Iowa Venture School this fall. Venture School is a premier statewide program for entrepreneurial training and is built on curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps. The Venture School teams will also be eligible to compete for cash awards at the state level at the 2022 EntreFEST Venture School Launch Day Competition. Last year’s North Iowa graduates were awarded $13\,000 in prize money during the 2020 EntreFEST pitch competition. Learn more about how Venture School accelerates the startup process.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-launch-day-competition-3/
LOCATION:NIACC Activity Center\, 500 College Dr\, Mason City\, IA\, 50401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School Launch Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2021 cohort of the North Iowa Venture School will compete in the Venture School Launch Day Competition Thursday\, November 11th. Each team will present their pitch to a panel of judges\, followed by a Q&A. Up to $5\,000 in prizes will be awarded. The event will be held via Zoom and in-person at the Muse-Norris Conference Center at NIACC with social distancing and masks required. \n12 teams are participating in the North Iowa Venture School this fall. Venture School is a premier statewide program for entrepreneurial training and is built on curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps. The Venture School teams will also be eligible to compete for cash awards at the state level at the 2022 EntreFEST Venture School Launch Day Competition. Last year’s North Iowa graduates were awarded $13\,000 in prize money during the 2020 EntreFEST pitch competition. Learn more about how Venture School accelerates the startup process. \n\nGlobal Entrepreneurship Week\nThis event is part of the NIACC Pappajohn Center & SBDC’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Learn more about the 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Week in North Iowa.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-launch-day-competition-2/
CATEGORIES:Global Entrepreneurship Week,Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School Launch Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2020 cohort of the North Iowa Venture School will compete in the Venture School Launch Day Competition Thursday\, November 19th. Each team will present their pitch to a panel of judges\, followed by a Q&A. Up to $5\,000 in prizes will be awarded. The event will be held via Zoom and in-person at the Muse-Norris Conference Center at NIACC with social distancing and masks required. \n12 teams are participating in the North Iowa Venture School this fall. Venture School is a premier statewide program for entrepreneurial training and is built on curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps. The Venture School teams will also be eligible to compete for cash awards at the state level at the 2021 EntreFEST Venture School Launch Day Competition. Last year’s North Iowa graduates were awarded $13\,000 in prize money during the 2020 EntreFEST pitch competition. Learn more about how Venture School accelerates the startup process. \nGlobal Entrepreneurship Week\nThis event is part of the NIACC Pappajohn Center & SBDC’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Learn more about the 2020 Global Entrepreneurship Week in North Iowa.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-launch-day-competition/
CATEGORIES:Global Entrepreneurship Week,Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School - Orientation
DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2020 cohort of the University of Iowa’s Venture School program will be held on Thursday evenings\, October 1st through November 19th at the NIACC Pappajohn Center. \nU of I Venture School is a premier statewide program for entrepreneurs and is built from a streamlined curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps at Stanford University and the University of California\, Berkeley. Venture School emphasizes real-world entrepreneurship and innovation based on leading edge curriculum. This program works for startups\, small businesses\, non-profits\, and corporate innovation teams. Your team will accelerate the startup process by testing your business model hypotheses immediately. You will get out of the building to talk to customers\, partners\, and competitors\, rather than relying on statistics and secondhand market research. \nEach team is assigned a local entrepreneur as their mentor. Participating teams will be eligible to compete for cash awards both locally and at the state level during the Venture School launch day at EntreFEST 2021. Last year’s graduates were awarded $13\,000 in prize money during the 2020 EntreFEST pitch competition. \nThe cost for the course is $299 (for 2 team members). Contact Candi Karsjens at candi.karsjens@niacc.edu with questions or if you are a local entrepreneur interested in becoming a Venture School mentor. \nTo apply for the Fall 2020 cohort\, visit www.venture-school.com and select the Mason City cohort in the drop down menu.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-orientation/
LOCATION:Pappajohn Center #117\, 500 College Dr\, Mason City\, IA\, 50401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Venture School
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SUMMARY:Venture School
DESCRIPTION:Bring your idea to life with Venture School\nThe NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has partnered with the University of Iowa to bring Venture School to Mason City\, Iowa. Venture School is the state of Iowa’s premiere entrepreneurial training program. \nParticipants will gain marketing and make valuable connections to help them take their innovative idea to the next level. Venture School is currently looking for hardworking teams and individuals throughout the North Iowa and Southern Minnesota regions to join the upcoming spring program. \nMentorship\nVenture School is an opportunity for North Iowa’s business leaders and experts in the field to connect with new entrepreneurs. Mentoring is a valuable experience for both mentors and mentees. \n\n\n\n\n\nBenefits\n\nBring focus and agility to your business idea.\nTest and prove your business hypothesis through guided customer discovery for product-market fit.\nLearn from top entrepreneurs\, mentors\, investors\, and instructors.\nGain valuable connections with local communities and external groups that will help you get the resources you need to grow.\nCreate a business model that is both strategic and tactical through an evidence-based approach\, whether you are a profit or non-profit entity.\nAll teachings are applicable to virtually all industries and company levels\, whether you are a true startup or an early stage existing business.\n\nDetails\nCost: A team of up to two members will cost $299. Every additional team member that joins the cohort will be an additional $99. However\, many monetary awards can be won at the end of the program! \nWhen: Thursdays\, February 20 – April 9\, 2020 \nTime: 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. \nWhere: NIACC Pappajohn Center Room #117 \nApplication Deadline: September 16\, 2019 \nVenture School accepts applications year-round for its Fall and Spring classes. Find out more and apply at Venture-School.com
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