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SpringBoard returns Tuesday, June 01, 2010
We’re excited to announce that SpringBoard will be back in action with a new round of business planning courses for artists, artisans, and creative entrepreneurs beginning June 8 and continuing through July 27.
Entrepreneurship is one of our community’s strongest internal engines for economic and cultural growth, but many small businesses that begin with a strong vision find themselves with little idea of how to sell their concept to investors or customers. SpringBoard teaches the practical application of business best practices, positioning start-ups for success.
Since SpringBoard started in 2008, we’ve been privileged to watch over 200 creatives build their knowledge of best business practices and share collective wisdom. Over its 16 sessions, SpringBoard has represented a wide variety of creative enterprises including commercial painting, restaurants, custom outdoor-wear, pet care, and handmade furniture, marking the continuation of a watershed period of creative entrepreneurialism in Chattanooga. In the last class alone, graduates created more than 50 net new jobs in the Chattanooga region.
Kim Smith, a recent SpringBoard graduate and owner of one of the freshest startups in Chattanooga, said, “SpringBoard has given me simple tools to create my business and ensure its success. It’s been a lighthouse of information for a startup like Jk3 Softwear Inc.“
David and Keeli Crewe, founders of Main Street’s Area 61 gallery and showroom, said, “SpringBoard has been enlightening in many ways. It’s helped us clarify the best practices for running our business and outline new goals for growing it in the future. Most of all, it’s been great to go through the process with other new entrepreneurs—developing our business plans together, sharing ideas, networks, encouragement, and generating renewed enthusiasm.”
Space is limited for the next round of SpringBoard classes. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur interested in taking the next step in developing your business, take action and pre-register for SpringBoard by contacting Enoch Elwell at 423-648-2195 or by email at enoch [at] createhere [dot] org.
