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Entrepreneurial Training Program - Small Business Development Center Check out our new Marketing Video Series (now available in Spanish)! Entrepreneurial Training Program The Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) is a course offered at select UW campuses for prospective business model testing and existing business model improvement. NEW: Some locations offering online and hybrid options , find out more.
Start or Improve your Business with ETP Incorporating instruction, guest speakers, and coaching, the Entrepreneurial Training Program is designed to help new business owners chart their course to success. It equally benefits existing business owners looking to improve or grow. No-cost consulting is available and highly recommended but optional.
Follow the Lean Startup Framework to: Answer the question – Will people buy my product or service? Quickly develop an investment-ready business plan Use time and money in smarter ways Graduates of the ETP program are more than twice as likely to start a business as a result! Approximately 125 people participate in this premier business program every year.
See some of those successes . Space in the Entrepreneurial Training Program is limited and will be filled on a first-come/first-served basis. See the locations that regularly offer ETP above; click through to find all current class offerings at that center.
If the program is not offered at a location or a time convenient for you , please connect with your nearest center to learn about other classes and assistance . The ETP course fee is $1250. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation offers qualified applicants Entrepreneurial Training Grants that cover most of the $1250 course fee.
The grant covers 80 percent of the tuition, reducing your cost to only $250. Grant recipients must meet attendance requirements and complete a satisfactory business plan within the given timeframe by the hosting UW campus. Contact your SBDC Center to Apply!
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Explore All ETP Client Successes Special thanks to our partner Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for grant funds that make ETP possible. Entrepreneurial How-To Series Watch our How-To video series on your own schedule to get key questions answered!
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Small business owners and entrepreneurs in Wisconsin who enroll in and complete the 8-10 week ETP course at a participating UW campus; must meet attendance and business plan completion requirements. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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