Each workshop is strategically positioned to maximize the potential for learning, growth, and different stages of funding. And we will help startups overcome well-known roadblocks by providing development and professional services along the way. The first step in your journey is to apply for our 120-Day Startup Program. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Our 120-Day Startup program combines the first three workshops in our stage-based roadmap into one intensive program. We teach a systems-based approach to test viability and establish demand. We will show you how to drive customer interest into your tech product or service before you have to build it. Individuals and teams with ideas for a software-based or enhanced product with high-growth potential who are located in southern Missouri are eligible to participate.
The Pre-Accelerator provides focused coaching and an innovative set of structured no-cost services to support the successful formation, launch, and traction of promising tech startups. Entrepreneurs who successfully complete the 120-Day Startup Program and receive pre-seed investments from the network's regional fund (or other similar programs) will be eligible to complete the pre-accelerator. During the pre-accelerator, we will help you set up your business and build and launch a minimum viable product. Additionally, the pre-accelerator will teach you how to generate leads, close sales, acquire customers, and pitch investors for pre-seed and seed funding.
In the 6-month Accelerator program, we will help companies who successfully complete our Pre-accelerator (or similar program and traction) expand their customer and sales growth. At the end of the 6-month Accelerator, you will have a complete picture of the requirements for the success of your startup as it continues to grow. We provide critical coaching on how to plan for the internal growth of your staff and business and work with you to create a product roadmap that will continue to produce more customers and revenue. Entrepreneurs who successfully complete the Pre-Accelerator and receive pre-seed or seed investments from the network's regional fund will be required to complete the 6-month Accelerator.
