StartUp Northern Rivers Pre-Accelerator Program Outline

Commencing 4 October 2022

Session 1:

Introduction, Mindset & Purposeful Business
Tue 4 Oct, 5:30 – 8:30pm
-Entrepreneurial Mindset
-Doing Business with Purpose

Session 2 & 3:

Customer Opportunity & Frame the Problem
Wed 5 Oct, 9am – 4pm
-Customers & Problems Worth Solving
-Value Proposition & Solutions

Session 4:

Build Your Tribe & Channels
Tue 11 Oct, 5:30 – 8:30pm
-Inspiring Yourself and your Tribe 
-Case Study and Guest Mentor: TBA

Session 5 & 6:

Viability & Cash Flow
Wed 12 Oct, 9am – 4pm
-Revenue/Benefit Streams
-Profit/Surplus
-Cost Structure

Session 7:

Key Activities & Metrics
Tue 18 Oct, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Identify the key activities to pursue
-Case Study and Guest Mentor: TBA

Session 8 & 9:

Unfair Advantage & Your Ask
Wed 19 Oct, 9am – 4pm
-Identify your Unfair Advantage & Ask
-Bringing together your pitch deck with one-on-one prep

Session 10:

Pitch Practice
Tue 25 Oct, 5:30 – 8:30pm
-Practice pitching to your cohort
-Improve your presentation, test problem-solution/product-market fit
-Case Study and Guest Mentor: TBA

Session 11 & 12:

Bring it Together & Pitch to Panel
Wed 26 Oct, 9am – 4pm
-What else do you need to do to launch your business
-Bring it all together & Pitch to Panel
-Case Study and Guest Mentor: TBA

Demo & Graduation Showcase Night

Tue 1 Nov, 5:30 – 7:30pm
-Celebrate your achievements with industry, friends & family

Ongoing Mentoring & Support