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SUMMARY:ICAP 2.0 Final Presentations | Shen. Valley Cohort | Business Model Development For Tech. Start-Ups
DESCRIPTION:Join us as 12 teams involved in the ICAP 2.0 Short Course deliver their final presentations. This event is free and open to the public. We just ask that you RSVP!\n\n \n\nAbout ICAP and This Cohort\n\nICAP is a statewide technology-commercialization program offered by the Virginia Network of Small Business Development Centers\, George Mason University\, and local sponsors (SVTC\, SBDC\, JMU X-Labs).\n\n\n\nBased on the National Science Foundation's I-Corps  program for Lean Startups\, ICAP 2.0 helps inventors and entrepreneurs take the right first steps in bringing new technologies and innovations to market.\n\n\n\nDuring this free 3-week program\, individuals worked with ICAP instructors and teammates to learn techniques to help identify potential customers\, learn their needs and how to build a successful business model from that knowledge.\n\n\n\nThe Short Course is the beginning of an ICAP process that guides companies through the Five Steps to Startup Success:\n\n	Validate one's business model\n	Build the right team of three or more members\n	Develop a minimum viable product (MVP)\n	Create early sales traction\n	Establish distribution channels and key partnerships\n\n \n\nWho was Eligible?\n\nAll Virginia early-stage technology innovators and entrepreneurs (faculty\, students\, or the community at large) who were seeking to explore the commercial prospects for their innovations were encouraged to participate in this regional cohort.\n\n \n\nThis Cohort is hosted by the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center\, JMU X-Labs\, and the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council.\n\n \n\nMore information and registration for Feb. 9\, 2018 ICAP presentations
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:black">Join us as 12 teams involved in the ICAP 2.0 Short Course deliver their final presentations. This event is free and open to the public. We just ask that you RSVP!</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><strong>About ICAP and This Cohort</strong><br />\nICAP is a statewide technology-commercialization program offered by the Virginia Network of Small Business Development Centers\, George Mason University\, and local sponsors (SVTC\, SBDC\, JMU X-Labs).</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black">Based on the National Science Foundation&#39\;s I-Corps&trade\; program for Lean Startups\, ICAP 2.0 helps inventors and entrepreneurs take the right first steps in bringing new technologies and innovations to market.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black">During this free 3-week program\, individuals worked with ICAP instructors and teammates to learn techniques to help identify potential customers\, learn their needs and how to build a successful business model from that knowledge.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black">The Short Course is the beginning of an ICAP process that guides companies through the Five Steps to Startup Success:</span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="color:black">Validate one&#39\;s business model</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black">Build the right team of three or more members</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black">Develop a minimum viable product (MVP)</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black">Create early sales traction</span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:black">Establish distribution channels and key partnerships</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><strong>Who was Eligible?</strong><br />\nAll Virginia early-stage technology innovators and entrepreneurs (faculty\, students\, or the community at large) who were seeking to explore the commercial prospects for their innovations were encouraged to participate in this regional cohort.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black">This Cohort is hosted by the&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.valleysbdc.org/"><span style="color:blue">Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center</span></a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://jmuxlabs.org/"><span style="color:blue">JMU X-Labs</span></a>\, and the&nbsp\;<a href="https://svtc-va.org/"><span style="color:blue">Shenandoah Valley Technology Council</span></a>.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><a href="https://svtc-va.org/event/final-presentations-shen-valley-cohort-icap/"><span style="color:blue">More information and registration for Feb. 9\, 2018 ICAP presentations</span></a></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:JMU Lakeview Hall 298 Port Republic Rd Harrisonburg\, VA 22807
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URL:https://chamber.hrchamber.org/events/details/icap-2-0-final-presentations-shen-valley-cohort-business-model-development-for-tech-start-ups-3603
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