Business Bootcamp! (and other opportunities)
Step 1. Bootcamp Info and Registration
South Dakota FAST Launch will conduct a virtual boot camp training program on starting and growing businesses as well as developing and commercializing innovations. Any entrepreneur or existing company can register for the bootcamp.
Business Bootcamp – A Seven-hour Crash Course in Starting a Business
- November 16 (Saturday) Bootcamp workshop from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (required, virtual option only) Business Bootcamp
STEP 2: Developing a Business Model: Customer Discovery
Participants of the bootcamp are eligible to apply for up to $1,500 to support a customer validation process.
During the bootcamp participants will learn about customer discovery and can apply for funding to support their proposed efforts. Only participants in the bootcamp are eligible to apply. The FAST Launch management team will review and approve applications for funding.
The awardee will need to submit a report summarizing the results to receive payment from South Dakota Biotech for the approved amount.
Customer Discovery
- Friday, October 25, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Customer Discovery (virtual option only)
- Friday, November 1, 2-4 p.m. Customer Discovery (virtual option only)
Customer Discovery Application
Visit https://www.sdbio.org/blog/south-dakota-fast-launch for additional startup opportunities, including market research funding,