February 3 – March 17

The spring 2025 Innovation Bootcamp program will examine the unique challenges faced by female innovators and entrepreneurs.

Curriculum will include a mixture of learning sessions, group projects, and one-on-one coaching.

The program will be held at the Delta Innovation Hub, UGA’s faculty startup incubator, located at 210 Spring St., Athens, GA 30602.

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Session 1: February 3– Entrepreneurship: The Journey of Self; Identifying your “Why”

• 4:00pm – 4:30pm: Dinner and networking + Program Introduction
• 4:30pm – 5:00pm: Cohort introductions
• 5:00pm – 5:40pm: Identify your “Why” and pitch application
• 5:40pm – 5:50pm: Break
• 5:50pm – 6:20pm: Trust your Team activity
• 6:20pm – 7:00pm: Entrepreneurship: The Journey of Self

Session 2: February 10 – Marketing & Branding

• 4:00pm – 4:10 Welcome
• 4:15pm – 6:15pm: Workshop Breakouts (choose and rotate through three 40-minute sessions)
  • Collaborations, Content, and Creative Marketing
  • Basic Graphic Design or How to Tell Your Brand Story
  • Sustainable Marketing for the Busy Entrepreneur
  • Tailoring Communication to your Audience & Using ChatGPT
  • Market Research and Identifying your Customer
• 6:15pm – 6:45pm: Marketing & Branding Panel Q&A

Session 3: February 17 – Pitching & Thriving as a Female Entrepreneur

• 4:00pm – 5:00pm: The Power of Storytelling in/with Your Pitch
• 5:00pm – 6:15pm: Thriving as a Female Entrepreneur panel
• 6:15pm – 7:00pm: Small Group Sessions/Dinner with Panelists

Session 4: February 24 – Down to Business Workshops

• 4:00pm – 6:30pm: Workshop Breakouts (rotate through four 30-minute sessions)
  • The Mechanics of Starting a Business
  • Law and Liability
  • Leaning into your community/finding funding
  • Financial management overview
  • Succession planning & hiring
  • One Page Business Plan
• 6:30pm – 7:00pm: Q&A

Session 5: March 3 –   Customer Discovery, Lean Canvas Business Plan, Finding Funding

• 4:10pm – 4:50pm: Customer Discovery
• 4:50pm – 5:00pm: Break
• 5:00pm – 5:45pm: Lean Canvas Business Plan
• 5:45pm – 7:00pm: Finding Funding Panel

Session 6: March 10 – Entrepreneurship Challenges for Females & Pitch Practice Rotations

·       4:00pm – 4:45pm: Survival Kit of Entrepreneurship for Females

• 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Practice & pitch coaching

Session 7: March 17 – Pitch Event and Next Steps

• 4:00pm – 4:45pm: Keynote speaker
• 4:45pm – 5:15pm: Dinner
• 5:15pm – 7:00pm: Pitch Event & Celebration and Next Steps