Springboard
Providing resources and removing barriers for small businesses and non-profits. Because no entrepreneur should have to go solo.
SpringBoard is a resource hub for Chattanooga’s entrepreneurs, helping businesses and non-profits move forward with confidence, for the good of their owners and the community as a whole.
Our “Economic Gardening” model for business development is an innovative approach, grounded in success around the country. By focusing on nurturing the vital assets that already exist in our community, and leveraging them to benefit entrepreneurs and customers alike, we create a holistically healthy economy.
Smart solutions for growth:
- 8-week Business Planning Course
- Over 8 weeks, entrepreneurs build a comprehensive business plan, learn valuable management and marketing skills, and receive constructive feedback from advisors, peers and prior grads. One night per week for three hours. The course fee ranges from $100–$500 and is done on a sliding scale. Download a Business Planning Course Application [PDF].
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Upcoming Dates:
- February 9 thru March 30—This session of the Business Planning course will meet on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 PM.
- Panel Discussions
- These quarterly seminars share relevant and practical insights from local business owners and influencers.
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Upcoming Dates:
- TBA — Topic: TBA
- Peer Roundtables
- Springboard’s Peer Roundtables are a series of twelve monthly meetings for CEOs of businesses that exceed half a million dollars in annual revenue. At each Peer Roundtable, a facilitator guides ten to twelve local CEOs from twelve different industries in discussing their experiences and insights in a confidential setting. Springboard developed Peer Roundtables to drive innovation, hone decision-making and improve business performance.
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Peer Roundtable groups are forming now. Download the application [PDF] and return to:
CreateHere
Attention: Springboard
55 East Main Street, Suite 105
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Questions about SpringBoard? Email sheldon@createhere.org for more info.