Queens StartUP! Testing Your Business Model

Flushing Library, International Resource Center (IRC) 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

Do you know the key elements in building a successful business? How can you plan your business at a very early stage while maintaining contact with customers? This workshop focuses on using Business Model Canvas to run experiences and help you figure out how your startup creates and delivers value.The Queens StartUP! Business Competition assists […]

Free

Queens StartUP! Entrepreneurial Financing

Flushing Library, International Resource Center (IRC) 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

This workshop focuses on providing financial model templates to help early-stage entrepreneurs with forecasting so they can be equipped to submit the application for the StartUP! Competition.The Queens StartUP! Business Competition assists and awards start-up entrepreneurs with a grant worth up to $10,000 in funding and services to help make their business successful. Visit the […]

Free

2020 Queens StartUP! Competition One-Day Qualifier

Spaces LIC 31-00 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY, United States

This workshop will provide you with the framework to make financial projections and qualify you for a chance to win 10K for your startup! About this Event Don't have time to attend all required workshops but still want a chance to compete for the 2020 StartUP! Competition and win 10K cash award for your startup? […]

$50

Pitch & Presentation

How to Ace Your Startup Pitch and Tell a Unique Story This free webinar is part of Queens StartUP Competition. Join the finalists and our presentation expert on how to best tell your stories. About this Event This workshop will be hosted online. You will receive a link to access the webinar one day before […]

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2020 Queens StartUP Final Pitch

Join Queens StartUP! for our annual business competition and watch 9 finalists pitch their startups and compete for $30K cash prize. About this Event This is an online event. You will receive Zoom instructions post registration. We're excited to host the final pitch for the 14th Annual Queens StartUP! Competition. 9 finalists from three categories […]

Identify and Validate Customer Needs and Problems

As an entrepreneur, before starting selling your product or service, how confident are you that you fully understand the customer's problems? Do you know how to evaluate your business ideas and distinguish those from real business opportunities? In this workshop, we're excited to dive into the research process and strategies entrepreneurs can use to understand […]

Develop and Test Your Business Model

Do you know the key elements that make a business operate successfully? Do you know how to plan your business at a very early stage while maintaining contact with customers? As a startup, you want to be in touch with customers as early and often as possible to test things out rather than sitting down […]

Branding Strategies for Startups

"If you don't give the market the story to talk about, they'll define your brands' story for you." The branding expert David Brier described the importance of branding perfectly. Good branding is crucial to effective marketing and will make your startup stand out in a crowded field. In this online workshop, we will go over […]

Financial Statement Basics for Startups

Whether you already own a business or are beginning to think about becoming an entrepreneur, one thing you can do to set yourself for success from day one is to know your number. Because Great ideas are plentiful but profitable and sustainable ideas are much rarer. To learn how to effectively read your financial statements […]

Building Effective Minimum Viable Products (MVP)

According to Eric Ries, the Author of the Lean Startup, “A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.” In other words, an MVP is the smallest thing you can build that delivers customer […]

Free

Pricing Strategy for Startups

For many entrepreneurs, pricing is as complicated as a math problem. But in reality, it’s as much an art as it is a science. Pricing is one of the most important pillars in marketing. It’s a powerful tool to help your company maximize profits and to influence how consumers value your products. In the workshop, […]

Free

Startup Marketing Channel Strategies

Are you looking to launch a new product or service in the next few months? Do you need help reaching more customers after a recent launch? If the answer is yes, this workshop is for you. Our instructor Sharon Lee will go over some key pre-launch and post-launch strategies and tactics that early stage founders […]

Free

Classes are sponsored by the Small Business Association.