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September 30 – December 11, 2024
Launch or Grow Your Business with Hofstra's Entrepreneurship Training
Are you ready to start your own business or take your existing venture to new heights? Enroll in Hofstra University's 10-week Entrepreneurship Assistance Center (EAC) Program and gain the skills, knowledge, and support to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality.
This comprehensive 60-hour training program covers all aspects of starting and operating a successful business, from ideation and market research to financial management, marketing, sales, and growth strategies. Participants will receive hands-on training, mentorship, and a certificate of completion upon graduating. The program fee is $350. Early bird pricing of $100 off if registered by September 15th. Scholarships available based on eligibility.
Program Highlights
1. Workshops: Over the course of 18 workshops, you will learn how to:
- Draft your Business Model Canvas and conduct customer discovery.
- Create a customer profile and conduct a competitive analysis.
- Use digital marketing techniques, social media, branding, and media strategies.
- Develop an executive summary and pitch presentation.
- Improve your sales strategies.
- Understand different forms of business ownership.
- Apply for loans, assess credit, and obtain insurance.
- Create an operating budget.
- Manage your employees.
- Develop financial management skills including recordkeeping and financial statements.
2. Mentoring – Receive at least 10 hours of technical assistance from the EAC’s experienced network, including staff, instructors, and experts in banking, loans, insurance, and legal fields. Participants will also join Business Mentor NY.
3. MWBE Certification Assistance – Eligible companies receive counseling and technical assistance on MWBE certification through New York State Empire State Development.
4. Graduation Materials – Participants will complete the program with:
- Executive Summary
- Business Model Canvas
- Pitch Presentation
- Data from Customer Discovery Interviews
- Financial Statements
”I can’t begin to tell you how truly lucky I feel to have attended Hofstra’s EAC program. It really gave me the strength and ability to move forward. I’m now ready for the next chapter...whatever that may be, but now I have the tools to say YES to the challenge.”
Maria Negron
Owner/Operator
Pride Supplies
EAC Program Spring 2024
Pitch Competition First Place Winner
Background
Since 1991, the EAC Program has empowered over 1,461 entrepreneurs, helping them start 432 businesses, create 1,097 jobs, generate $39.45 million in revenue, and secure $19.63 million in financing. Join this proven program and take your entrepreneurial journey to new heights.
