Helping founders find community and connections
A short, intensive business academy by Evolve Grand Forks that equips participants with a North Dakota LLC certificate, exposure to the GFEE ecosystem, and foundational skills to launch a venture.
An SBA entrepreneurial education and training program offered on military installations for service members and their spouses, covering business start-up fundamentals as part of DoD's Transition Assistance Program.
Learn more →An SBA entrepreneurial training program for veterans of all eras, service members, and military spouses held off-installation, focusing on business fundamentals and feasibility evaluation.
Learn more →A cohort-based, 11-session virtual intensive program ($675) for established women business owners, delivering 40 hours of immersive training, a customized portfolio, and a branded pitch deck.
Learn more →A 20-week immersive software developer training program created by Emerging Prairie to fill the demand for skilled engineers in North Dakota, with a goal of 50 graduates per year.
Learn more →A free entrepreneurship training program by CDR for BIPOC and low-income aspiring or existing small business owners in the Fargo-Moorhead metro, partnering with NDC's Build From Within Alliance for training and micro-lending.
Learn more →A free virtual workforce development program for unemployed or underemployed residents of North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, providing skills training and job placement services.
Learn more →A short introductory I-Corps event by the Great Plains Hub designed to expose researchers to entrepreneurial thinking and customer discovery methods in a condensed format.
Learn more →The NSF's national-level I-Corps program providing selected teams with $50,000 in non-dilutive funding and intensive mentorship for technology commercialization, accessible via the Great Plains Hub.
Learn more →NSF Innovation Corps training offered through UND's Center for Innovation, helping faculty, postdocs, and researchers explore the commercial potential of their research and inventions.
Learn more →A free 5-week NSF I-Corps regional cohort for researchers and engineers in the Great Plains, focused on customer discovery and commercialization strategy to take research from lab to market.
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