Clarify Your Idea & Your Why

Goal: Turn your idea into something clear, viable, and meaningful.

• Understand the problem you solve

• Identifying your “Why” (purpose, mission, values)

• Who will you serve + what do they truly need

We’ll help you answer the question:
“What exactly am I building, and why should it exist?”

Lead Facilitator: Loocie

Business Formation & Foundation

Goal: Set up the business correctly from day one.

• Choosing a business structure (LLC, sole prop, nonprofit, etc.)

• Registering your business

• Business accounts + bookkeeping basics

We’ll help you answer the question:“How do I structure and protect my business?”

Lead Facilitator: Sharon Taylor

The Blueprint of a Business Plan

Goal: Create a simple, funder-friendly business plan.

• Do you need a business plan?

• Review the main components of a business plan

We’ll help you answer the question:
”How do I build a roadmap and show funders I’m ready?”

Lead Facilitator: Sharon Taylor

Build Your Brand Identity

Goal: Create a brand that people trust, feel, and remember.

• What branding really is vs. isn’t

• Crafting your voice, look, and feel

• Do’s and don’t of building your first visual identity

We’ll help you answer the question:
“How do I show up professionally and stand out?”

Lead Facilitator: Christin “Loocie” Glover

Startup Funding, Grants & Loans

Goal: Learn how to secure the money to get started.

• Types of startup funding (grants, loans, microfunding, pitch prizes)

• What funders look for

• Where beginners should start

We’ll help you answer the question:
“How do I get funding to launch my business?”

Lead Facilitator: Sharon Taylor