WEtech/ EPICentre- Summer Intensive Series (#4)

“The purpose of a startup is to search for a scalable and repeatable business model,” says Steve Blank. Your business model illustrates how your new venture will make money.
2 sessions…May 25 & 29 (4 hours each). In each four-hour session you will generate a deliverable that you will use frequently in the business development process.
May 22 @  8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.  
Session 1 – Designing your Business Model
This session will introduce participants to Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas and the key questions to consider when designing a business model. This is a very hands-on session; all participants are expected to work on several business model designs, including their own business model, before the session is over.
Deliverable: A business model designed around the participant’s value proposition
May 29 @ 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.   
Session 2 – Validating Your Business Model
In this session, you will learn how to analyze external forces, such as macro, industry, and competitive threats and opportunities, and how to implement findings in your business model design. The session will also cover key business model analytics, including customer acquisition cost and customer lifetime value, and their importance in finding and validating a sustainable business model.
Deliverable: A framework for validating your business model that analyzes external forces and key business model metrics

* Entrepreneur’s Toolkit Workshops are experiential, hands-on workshops facilitated by experienced entrepreneurs. The workshops offer ventures tools, mentoring and peer feedback to solve specific problems and develop essential business components.

Cost of workshops: The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit Workshops cost $100 to attend. There are two different ticket types that can be purchased:

1. ONE Client Refundable Deposit; Purchase this ticket if you are a client of a Regional Innovation Centre (Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs). When prompted on the registration page, list the Regional Centre of which you are a member and your current advisor’s name. You will be refunded your full ticket price at the end of the workshop series.
2. General Attendance Fee; Purchase this ticket if you are not currently a member of a Regional Innovation Centre. You will receive a 10% discount on your ticket price at the end of the workshop series.

**If you are unable to attend a workshop session, please let us know four business days in advance. We regret that failure to do so may result in the loss of your deposit.
**The post-workshop survey must be completed within four days of the last day of a workshop series for a registration deposit or discount to be refunded.
If you would like more information on our workshop programs or how to become a client of a Regional Innovation Centre,  contact workshops@marsdd.com