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48Hour Launch Info Meeting: Thursday @ 5:30 Tuesday, October 06, 2009
SpringBoard is pleased to announce a new project to inspire entrepreneurship citywide. 48Hour Launch unites creative individuals to launch at least one start-up business. In just one weekend.
48Hour Launch, or 48HL, brings bright minds together to participate in an intensive period of community building, planning, incubation, and launching. The first in a series, East Tennessee’s 48HL will be held in Chattanooga on November 13-15, the event is hosted at CreateHere. The first 48HL happens to coincide with the beginning of Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 16-20.
But how does it work? 48HL starts with idea generation. Participants submit and vote on start-up ideas at http://48hourlaunch.org, and start the weekend off with presentations from the top handful of start-up ideas, which have been refined and fleshed-out since voting.
48HL is a collaborative project, so we bring entrepreneurs, writers, designers, developers, programmers, and marketing specialists together. The group divides into teams, each tackling a start-up idea. The Dream Teams take the reins, and it’s a weekend full of innovation, development, and business planning. 48HL provides the mission controllers with room to think, technology, energizing snacks and coffee—lots of it.
As the weekend draws to a close, the teams present their launched businesses. Key team members then commit to take those businesses live, and become the proud parents of collaborative start-ups. After a weekend of entrepreneurial fervor, participants leave with businesses in tow, and inspiration to boot.
Interested in learning more? 48HL will host an informational meeting on Thursday, October 8 at 5:30 pm, hosted in the Market Street Tavern banquet room.
For more information on the East Tennessee 48HL, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address); or call 423.648.2195. Visit 48HL online at http://48hourlaunch.org.Posted by
