5-Month Business Start-Up Bootcamp

Launch your product or tech business in just 5 months

Let us help you launch your innovative idea. In just 5 months, we'll help you build a successful business strategy that is ready for real-world implementation.

Over 5 months, the expected time committment for this program is 50+ hours, or 10+ hours per month. We developed this program for busy, working adults who need flexibility and support to accomplish their goals within an already full schedule.

Begin your journey in our Winter Cohort, starting January 2026:

  1. Register with WCC’s Entrepreneurship Center by completing a business assistance request form. Participants must be 18 years or older to join.
  2. Join a 1:1 introductory interview & referral to bootcamp coordinator
  3. Apply to the program
  4. Be selected to attend
  5. Complete program forms
  6. Attend weekly workshops, mentoring, and participate in hands-on projects
  7. Graduate!

Program sessions & workshops:

  1. Kick-off
  2. Envision and launch your idea: Product development for tech & non-tech companies
  3. Workshop BP-1 (Grounding Your Business)
  4. Workshop BP-2 (Defining Your Solution & Market Fit)
  5. Workshop BP-3 (Marketing, Money & Startup Costs)
  6. Workshop BP-4 ( Finalizing the Plan & Pitching Your Vision)
  7. Customer Discovery, Market Opportunity & UVP
  8. Customer persona & branding
  9. Legal & Insurance
  10. Executive Presence (media training/networking)
  11. Speed coaching
  12. Digital Marketing/Customer Acquisition
  13. Marketing Traction (Cost-Effective Marketing)
  14. Basic Bookkeeping & Budgeting
  15. Financing Your Venture (grants, loans, funding options, competitions)
  16. Forecasting growth
  17. Executive Presence (media training/networking)
  18. Pitch deck development

In addition to program sessions and workshops, you'll experience:

  • 6 dedicated 1:1 mentoring sessions
  • 5 hands-on projects
  • Guided assignments

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