March 2020
SKILLPOP: FLORAL ARRANGING BASICS
Designing and creating a gorgeous floral centerpiece that reflects your personal style sounds fun and appealing; but figuring out how and where to begin can feel overwhelming and intimidating. In this class, you’ll learn to creat a lush from-the-garden style arrangement form beginning to end! Beginning with how to prepare your flowers for styling, we'll walk through the fundamentals of what takes your floral design from good to great as you create an arrangement to take home.
Find out more »CHARLOTTE ANGEL FUND
Charlotte Angel Fund (CAF) invests in early stage companies throughout North Carolina and contiguous states. CAF members are individuals who are residents of or have interests in the Charlotte area, and who wish to invest at an early stage in promising companies with strong management teams and compelling business opportunities in large markets. CAF meetings are open to everyone (even if you are not an investor in the fund). Davidson students are highly encouraged to attend - and learn more…
Find out more »1 MILLION CUPS
It's not a sales pitch, and it's not an investor pitch.The goal is to have people understand what you do and some of the challenges you have had in building your business. Come to enjoy fresh coffee while you watch exciting presentations by fellow entrepreneurs followed by an open discussion/forum.
Find out more »LEAN STARTUP PRACTICES
The Lean Startup approach to starting a company will likely flip your assumptions on their head. Rather than writing a lengthy business plan, building a product, and then trying to find customers, the Lean Startup approach positions a startup concept as a hypothesis you’re trying to test. It involves gathering early feedback, improving or altogether changing your product, and then scaling, so that you improve your odds of success and don’t waste your time, money or resources. Not only will…
Find out more »SKILLPOP: PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS
Get ready for crisp, frame-worthy photos! Stacey Lanier, local photographer and owner of Stacey Lanier Photography will give you a jumpstart into the world of photography as she guides you through the fundamentals. You'll gain an understanding of how to find the right lighting, composition techniques, shutter speed, and much more. Plan to put your new knowledge into action as we wrap up with some guided on-site shooting, and leave feeling more confident and equipped to continue practicing and refining…
Find out more »FINANCING A STARTUP
POSTPONED - Date TBD The Financing a Startup course will provide an overview of what every founder wants to know about financing options, setting financial milestones and attracting investor capital. Learn how to get your startup “investor-ready” and what investors expect at seed and later stages of development. This course is offered in four weekly evening sessions.
Find out more »LEAN STARTUP PRACTICES
MOVED TO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION The Lean Startup approach to starting a company will likely flip your assumptions on their head. Rather than writing a lengthy business plan, building a product, and then trying to find customers, the Lean Startup approach positions a startup concept as a hypothesis you’re trying to test. It involves gathering early feedback, improving or altogether changing your product, and then scaling, so that you improve your odds of success and don’t waste your time, money or…
Find out more »FINANCING A STARTUP
POSTPONED - Date TBD The Financing a Startup course will provide an overview of what every founder wants to know about financing options, setting financial milestones and attracting investor capital. Learn how to get your startup “investor-ready” and what investors expect at seed and later stages of development. This course is offered in four weekly evening sessions.
Find out more »LAUNCHLKN SOCIAL – POSTPONED
As we all band together and hunker down against COVID-19, we know you are dreaming up new ideas, exploring topics that will engage us in future discussions, and hopefully staying healthy. We are postponing our March social until further notice, but we are looking forward to catching up with all our fellow entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts very soon. Until then, be well and enjoy a new craft beer while you are hanging out at home. See you soon.
Find out more »LEAN STARTUP PRACTICES
MOVED TO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION The Lean Startup approach to starting a company will likely flip your assumptions on their head. Rather than writing a lengthy business plan, building a product, and then trying to find customers, the Lean Startup approach positions a startup concept as a hypothesis you’re trying to test. It involves gathering early feedback, improving or altogether changing your product, and then scaling, so that you improve your odds of success and don’t waste your time, money or…
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