Week 1: Kickoff / July 7th

The Brick City Entrepreneurship Training Program will kickoff on Thursday, July 7th with a 9am breakfast event. Program participants will get an opportunity to network with one another, meet the team, review the program plan and key dates, as well as enjoy breakfast with fellow entrepreneurs.

👋 In-Person Event - Kickoff Breakfast

Objective: Networking, Icebreakers, Orientation to program

Date/Time: Thursday, July 7th from 8am - 9am

Venue: VentureLink@NJIT

Speaker: Jimmy Newson

🏫 Educational Modules - None

Week 2: Lean Startup & Markets / Week of July 11th

The week of July 11th is all asynchronous learning, specifically two, foundational entrepreneurial principles like Lean Startup Methodology and market research. The educational modules and their associated activities are to be completed by the end of the week, at which point you will be eligible to sign-up for a 1:1 mentoring session with Chelsea, Will, or Jonathan.

👋 In-Person Event - None

🏫 Educational Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Lean Startup - taught by William Lutz, GM Entrepreneurship at NJII

Module 2: Markets and Buyers - taught by Chelsea Samuelson, Dir. Growth at NJII

Week 3: Customer Discovery and Lunch / Week of July 18th