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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CEO Bootcamp for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Accepting Applications
Edina, Minn., March 10, 2025 – Aspiring entrepreneurs can sign up for a free intensive workshop April 5 and 6 that consolidates months of training into a single weekend to help launch
their idea.
“CEO Start Bootcamp” participants will collaborate with other aspiring entrepreneurs and business experts to strategize, solve problems and apply business basics to validate their idea
or venture.
Participants will explore their business model, craft their message, outline a financial model for success and next steps to launch. The goal is for new entrepreneurs to walk away with
an understanding of how to create a sustainable venture, the ability to articulate their business model and be confident in the steps ahead.
The bootcamp is open to ages 18 and up from Edina or anywhere in Hennepin County. Participants must have a business idea, be willing to talk about it with others and question, shape
and fine-tune that idea. They must be able to attend the entire two-day session, which runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5 and 6 in Edina. Nonprofit ideas and franchise organizations are
not eligible for this bootcamp.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and workshop space is limited to 20 entrepreneurs. Learn more and apply at bit.ly/CEOSB.
The bootcamp is a condensed version of the 11-week CEO Start program from Hennepin County Economic Development. The City of Edina is partnering with Hennepin County and the Edina Chamber
of Commerce on this pilot bootcamp program.
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