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| Commerce Commissioner Al Anderson and Dr. Jeff Stamp with the 2012 Innvoate ND Idea Champions along with Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley |
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Innovate ND is a program that assists entrepreneurs in the development of their business idea though access to coaches from entrepreneurial centers across North Dakota to help people with innovative ideas builds a business from the idea up.
Innovate ND is looking for current and former North Dakotans or entreprenerus who want to turn ideas into ventures. So whether you have never started a company or already are a company, the future of North Dakota depends on your passion to create ideas that can become profitable ventures that produce value in the marketplace for both consumers and your investors.
How to Participate in Innovate ND:- Sign-up online at InnovateND.com - There is no enrollment deadline!
- With a nominal $250 entry fee, participants gain:
- Access to a venture building process
- Online entrepreneur education and access to the Innovate ND Idea Studio through September 2013
- Business planning tools
- Six in-person boot camps conducted by Dr. Jeff Stamp which will be held at entrepreneurial center across the state in December, January, February, March, April, and May
- Access to a statewide entrepreneurial community
- Choose an entrepreneurial center or centers that you would like to work with from the resource database.
- Work with the coaches at the centers to determine a unique timeline that works for you to reach your business venture goals, develop a business plan or refine your current business plan. You and your coach will work together to determine a game plan that works for you and the stage of your business venture. Their assistance is free to you through May 13, 2013.
- Attend the boot camps.
- Non-participants can attend any of the six boot camps for a minimal fee.
- Use the educational content listed in the Idea Studio.
- Work with the coaches at the centers to track your progress in developing your business venture.
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