Business Readiness Program Blog
BRP's inaugural Idea to First Dollar Pitch Night brought 60+ people to Beloit to celebrate eight early-stage founders who generated $34,000 in Q1, held 866 customer conversations, and built real businesses in eight weeks. Here's what happened.
Ember & Edge is one of the founders in Cohort 1 of the Business Readiness Program, an eight-week business incubator in Rock County, Wisconsin designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs move from concept to execution.
Felicia, founder of The Icing Lab, entered the program with something many early entrepreneurs are still working toward: a functioning brand, an engaged audience, and a product people genuinely love
This interview explores starting a small business in Wisconsin, business mentorship, and the thinking behind the Business Readiness Program.
And that's just a peek at what we we doing, stay in the know!
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